Ep.8 - Media entrepreneur Richard Bridgwood on building and selling a multi-million-pound TV company (Peppa Pig included!)
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Richard Bridgwood was the founder of Contender which was a media and film distribution company which he and his team built from scratch over 12 years and sold to one of the biggest entertainment and media companies in the world, Entertainment One.
If you’ve got kids, you’ll be familiar with one of his companies’ creations, Peppa Pig which nowadays is a global sensation worth hundreds of millions if not a billion dollars. There’s a lot of money in children’s entertainment!
So, part of Richard’s current business legacy is helping bring Peppa Pig to life and so many hours of joy to countless preschool kids - and their grateful parents!
Richard is a lovely guy, very down-to-earth and very honest as he reflects back on his entrepreneurial journey and the lessons he’s learned.
The key lessons I picked up include:
Show Note Links
Richard Bridgwood
Cranfield Business School Accelerator Programme
Angus Thirwell
Karan Bilimoria
James Corsellis
Entertainment One
Darren Throop
Book recommendations
What They Don’t Teach You at Harvard Business School
Entertainment Industry Economics
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