Life-changers: 11 business leaders, 11 big decisions

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: My big decision | Tags: business, entrepreneurs, links, entrepreneur, David Cameron, my big decision, podcasts, EU, interviews, vodcasts, veto, My Big Decision, podcasts, business, decision, interviews, David Cameron, EU

In the week that Prime Minister David Cameron made the historic decision to veto a new European Union treaty, we review our blog interview series on the life-changing decisions made by world-famous leaders in business…

Grant Thornton’s My Big Decision series was launched in 2009 and interviewed prominent business leaders and entrepreneurs about a critical moments in their lives. Find out about the lead-up, the moment itself and the repercussions behind their life-changing decisions.

Browse our index of My Big Decision blog posts – or go directly to the individual podcasts by clicking on the links below:

1. Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Guy Kawasaki, on the moment he decided to go into the computer business.
2. Fast Company founder, Alan Webber, on leaving a life-changing decision to fate.
3. Pizza Express entrepreneur, Luke Johnson, on taking over Pizza Express.
4. Marketing guru, Seth Godin, on deciding to fire his biggest client.
5. Coffee Republic’s founder, Sahar Hashemi, on giving up Coffee Republic.
6. Dotcom entrepreneur turned investor, Julie Meyer, on launching a tech firm during the dotcom downturn.
7. King of the High Street, George Davies, on launching a new brand.
8. Freakonomics author, Stephen Dubner, on giving up a record deal and a life as a rock star.
9. Financial Times economist agony uncle, Tim Harford, on his decision to take a year off to write a book.
10. Online theorist, Chris Anderson, on his move from print to web just as the dotcom bubble burst.
11. Cultural commentator, Fons Trompenaars, on his decision to leave his home country.

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