Episode Details

When your phone has not been switched off for 18 years, 25 livelihoods depend on your decisions and every crisis follows you home, running a business with your spouse is anything but a conventional job.

In the first of a new On The Bridge Meet the Team series, Alicia Store takes the guest seat alongside her husband and business partner, David Store. As COO and CEO of dsnm Ltd, they speak openly about the work behind their job titles, why their very different strengths have made the company stronger, and what it takes to share both an office and a home.

Alicia describes the weight of worrying about 25 other people’s mortgages, families and futures, as well as the personal sacrifice of returning online the day after giving birth during the COVID lockdown. David explains why continuing to develop Compass is one of the most rewarding parts of his role and admits that his greatest professional regret is not finding a way to build it sooner.

Together, they revisit the crises that brought company momentum to an overnight halt, the late-night legal meetings caused by COVID and the conflict in Ukraine, and the responsibility of keeping a business stable when no one has trained you for what comes next.

They also look back on two Queen’s Awards, visits to Buckingham Palace, the first people to use Compass, their favourite yachts and the destinations they would choose if given the opportunity. Then come the truly important questions: who is funnier, who is the better driver, who can cook and who is right 95% of the time?

Topics include:
• The responsibilities Alicia and David carry at dsnm Ltd
• Building a team of passionate perfectionists
• Carrying responsibility for 25 people and their families
• Why running a company becomes a 24-hour commitment
• Developing Compass and refusing to let technology stand still
• Leading through COVID and the conflict in Ukraine
• Alicia’s experience of returning to work after giving birth
• Working successfully with your spouse
• Winning two Queen’s Awards
• Favourite yachts, dream destinations and rapid-fire revelations

Guests:
Alicia Store
Chief Operating Officer, dsnm Ltd
Host of On The Bridge

David Store
Chief Executive Officer, dsnm Ltd

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