Love, Pain & Money: The Making of a Billionaire

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The business tycoon was airlifted to hospital in Florence after the front tyre of his bicycle exploded while he was riding down a mountain at 25mph. That money helped support the Phones4U chain. But by then John had decided the time was right to get out of phone retail too.

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John is pleased to be one of the UK’s largest taxpayers and privileged to be able to support his own charity. Now he is urging other billionaires to do similar by supporting the Giving Pledge, where wealthy philanthropists pledge to give the majority of their wealth to charitable causes. Caudwell was born in Birmingham but moved with his family as a baby to Stoke-on-Trent and raised in Wellesley Street in Shelton, Staffordshire, and with his brother Brian attended Shelton Church of England School, [6] and then Berry Hill High School. His father had a stroke when Caudwell was 14 and died four years later. I've never gone out to collect billionaire friends at all. My friends are various forms of professionals and various forms of business people, not extremely super wealthy, but lovely people, generous with charity, and people that I admire for their values and the way they are rather than admiring them for their wealth. The accident came out of nowhere. I was on my first downhill bend of the ride and my front tyre exploded, sending me crashing to the ground.

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It'll be great having another baby to get up in the middle of the night, listen to the screams, do the nappy changes and the feeds. Stop kidding yourself. She’s not interested in you,’ I thought as I watched her dance," recalls John. "But she was looking at me and smiling, which was extremely confusing. I had zero experience of girls. It wasn’t just the fact that I hadn’t had sex. I’d never so much as flirted with a girl or kissed a girl, other than one thwarted attempt in a tent on one of the communal spaces in the middle of Bentilee. One December day, at an ice-cold auction lot in Stoke, destiny called - in a rival’s mysterious suitcase. Billionaire Phones 4U founder John Caudwell has become a father for the sixth time - at the age of 68. As long as that pride doesn't lead to complacency, it's a positive thing. But I think you've got to be very careful. I've always preached to all my children that pride comes before a fall.”

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What Motorola did was ruthless because they just decided that I'd done a great job for them. I was too powerful - ‘now let's kill him’. And they did. And no small amount of his intellectual energy nowadays is firmly directed at “Brussels bully boys” and “lily-livered” U.K. politicians. “I don't understand how intelligent people, successful people, can’t see the benefits of being out of Europe,” he says, “I think MPs are disgusting. Really disgusting. This shilly-shallying, I don’t understand [it]. Why don’t they understand that saying we’re going to have a no deal is the best way to get a good deal? You can already see the change in attitude from the EU. They’re trembling.”

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John Caudwell is fundraising for Caudwell Children". Justgiving.com. 14 June 2012 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. Tycoon John Caudwell makes 'six-figure' donation to secure Middleport Pottery". Stoke Sentinel. 26 October 2011. Archived from the original on 29 October 2012 . Retrieved 25 February 2016. My eldest daughter is 41 so it probably seems a little bit strange that dad's had another baby before they've had theirs but they're all very happy. Our history". Caudwell Children. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016 . Retrieved 25 February 2016.

John Caudwell - Entrepreneur, Business Leader and Philanthropist John Caudwell - Entrepreneur, Business Leader and Philanthropist

a b c Dawkins, David (10 October 2019). "Billionaire John Caudwell: 'This Might Make Me Sound Capitalistic And Right-Wing—I'm Not' ". Forbes . Retrieved 5 March 2023. Read More : McDonalds issues statement after branch was closed due to suspected Carbon Monoxide poisoning I didn't know there was going to be a worldwide financial crisis but I knew there was going to be a recession.” I went into this book not realizing that it was actually a true story. And it was an interesting story, although I couldn't help but shake my head at a few of Caldwell's decisions.

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Phones4U became a staple of Britain’s high streets and of its TV screens, thanks to its off-the-wall adverts. They included clips with confused “Scary Mary” and early appearances from cult New Zealand comedy duo Flight of the Conchords. Love, Pain & Money retraces the inspirational journey, from the very shaky beginnings of his phone empire to owning yachts, private planes, a fleet of top flight cars, a Jacobean mansion in the Midlands and London's most expensive home (featured in a Channel 4 documentary). It's a fascinating insight into the drive, ambition, focus and vision required to become a billionaire. John said: “It was always edge of the seat, every second of every day, and often for very long hours to hold together this empire.

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Inside the 1 Mayfair development in Audley Square, London, being developed by John Caudwell (Image: John Caudwell) While John remains active in business, he now devotes most of his time to his lifelong philanthropic ambitions. As a signatory to the Giving Pledge, John is committed to giving at least 70 percent of his wealth to charitable causes during and after his lifetime.I've got five children so I didn't really need another child to bring into the world. But I'm absolutely delighted for Modesta so because I'm delighted for Modesta, I'm delighted for me. It's wonderful news and I'm sure I'll really enjoy it. I’ve not been extremely complimentary about the Conservative party these last two years. But I still believe that it’s the best party to run this country, and I’d be terrified of the Lib Dems getting in and even more terrified of Labour.” He attended Shelton Church of England School and then Berry Hill High School before abandoning his A-levels to become an apprentice at Michelin and later becoming a second-hand car dealer. From the age of three of four, I'll start talking to them about the evils of drugs in society and start talking about being a kind and generous person. Almost a brainwashing process." She had gone to Eastwood in Nottinghamshire to see some relatives who still lived in the house she grew up in. She went up to her old bedroom, got into the bed she was born in and never woke up. It was 1964 and my grandma was 80 years old when she passed. My dad did not shed a tear. Nor did I. We were men.