How To Build A Business From 2 to 650+ Strong Team - Lewis Allsopp

About this episode

Lewis Allsopp shares his journey of building a successful real estate business in Dubai from the ground up during a financial crisis.

LEWIS ALLSOPP: Building a World-Class Business in Dubai | Leadership, Risk & Growth | Season 2 PremiereWe are BACK with Season 2 — and we’re starting with a story that goes way beyond real estate.Lewis Allsopp, Chairman and Co-Founder of Allsopp & Allsopp Group, has built one of Dubai’s most respected businesses — a 650+ person company started in 2008 during the global financial crash.Yes, it’s a real estate business… but this is not just a real estate story.This is about vision, leadership, resilience, and what it takes to build something extraordinary in one of the most competitive cities in the world.In this episode, we dive into:🚀 Building through crisis - starting a company when others were quitting👬 Working with family - the dynamic between Lewis and his brother Carl📊 Scaling from 50 to 650 employees - what changes, what breaks, what evolves💡 Hiring: ready-made talent vs. raw potential🧠 The psychology of leadership - social pressures, failures, and self-belief💥 How to take big risks (and survive them)🥇 Book smart vs street smart - what actually matters⚠️ Why companies fail - the hard truths no one talks about🌍 Building a personal brand that opens doors💬 How…

People in this episode

Guest: Lewis Allsopp

Topics covered

• business growth
• leadership
• risk management
• team building
• real estate
• personal branding

Keywords

• resilience
• scaling
• hiring
• leadership psychology
• risk taking
• company culture

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Allsopp & Allsopp Group

Books & works: Building a World-Class Business

Places: Dubai, the Middle East

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