#4 – How Founder Of We Buy Cars Today Thomas Deldago Built a Multi-Million Pound Business Car By Car | Scott Laidler

Hello Guys,

On this episode, I’m joined by successful entrepreneur Thomas Delgado.

Thomas is the founder and owner of the hugely successful ‘We Buy Cars Today’ enterprise. During our conversation, we delve into Thomas’s inspiring story of how he started the business and literally grew it car by car as he would drive all around the country making deals. It wasn’t long before Thomas had to expand. Today Thomas runs his company We Buy Cars Today, a high tech modern business with a multi-million-pound turnover.

We delve into Thomas’s motivations and inspirations as an entrepreneur and how he feels about the work/life balance. I found it a motivational conversation and it’s an excellent showcase about what can be achieved through hard work, perseverance especially in what Thomas would call an ‘unsexy business’

I think there are plenty of insights into how to become a successful entrepreneur in this episode,

Checkout Thomas’s book recommendations here:

Unsexy Business: How 12 entrepreneurs in ordinary businesses achieved extraordinary success and how you can too by Jamie Waller

(https://www.amazon.co.uk/Unsexy-Business-entrepreneurs-businesses-extraordinary/dp/0857197134)

The Power of Your Subconscious Mind by Joseph Murphy

(https://www.amazon.com/Power-Your-Subconscious-Mind-ebook/dp/B00URU8BEU)

The Magic of Believing by Claude M. Bristol (https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Believing-Claude-M-Bristol/dp/0671745212 )

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

(https://www.amazon.co.uk/Principles-Life-Work-Ray-Dalio/dp/1501124021/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1546968580&sr=8-1&keywords=principles+by+ray+dalio)

This is the official site for Thomas’ Business: www.webuycarstoday.com

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What you will hear in this episode:

How Thomas started his multi-million pound business.
The resourcefulness and lengths he would go to to make it work as a ‘one-man show’, ‘winging’ all the jobs within the company all at once.
How Thomas first set out hiring people and lessons learnt along the way.
The importance of investing heavily in technology to stay competitive and provide a slick and convenient service also for the customer.
Challenges of being a young entrepreneur and why he doesn’t really believe in a work-life balance.
The growth of the business and the marketing and driven promotion they work with regularly.
Being shortlisted for a Great British Entrepreneur Award.
The uncertainty of Brexit and the possible effects on his business.
Quick tips when you are looking at buying a secondhand car.
Health practice that he has built to keep his mind and body in good condition in a way that benefits his business by linking this also to personal development.

The importance of learning from others and surrounding yourself with those that overachieved to open your mind and push you further.
His interest in breaking down the walls and myths of starting your own business and his belief that we should be helping and inspiring youth now.