Nightclubs to a $30 million business. None of it was the plan - Sacha Cornford

She left school three months early, worked nightclubs, trained as an electrician, and once went two years without an oven. Now she co-runs a traffic control business turning over $30 million a year. Sacha Cornford has lived more lives than most founders, and built one of Queensland's fastest-growing businesses through the middle of it.  In this episode she shares about the broke single-mum years, a late ADHD diagnosis, the breakdown she had while buying the company she now runs, and the business partnership that makes it all work. Along the way she talks about why a business is a vehicle and not a legacy, why the best deals leave everyone slightly unhappy, and why you should pick a business partner the way you pick a spouse. 0:00 The school dropout now running a $30M business 4:00 She walked out of school early with a near-perfect score 9:04 "Your business is not your legacy" 16:20 Two years with no oven, choosing petrol over groceries 25:32 The ADHD diagnosis that came after she'd blown up her life 38:09 "I was manic." The breakdown in the middle of buying the business 42:09 The owners walked a month before Christmas. She bought it anyway. 48:08 What healing from a breakdown actually takes 57:39 How she and her partner break a deadlock 58:21 Why the best deals leave everyone slightly unhappy 1:03:14 The one thing she'd tell a founder in the trenches *This episode touches on mental health, breakdown and burnout. If it resonates, support is available in Australia through Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue at beyondblue.org.au.* Connect with Sacha over at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sacha-cornford-77098821/  \--------- See behind the scenes over at https://www.instagram.com/danmoussa\_thirdwayadvisory/ Or Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-moussa-thirdway/ And if you need help to find the hire that will completely change your business reach out over at https://www.thirdwayadvisory.com.au/ Hit follow wherever you're listening so you don't miss a single episode.