John Caudwell
John Caudwell
John David Caudwellis an English businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of mobile phone retailer Phones 4u. He also invests in fashion, real estate and other industries, and chairs Caudwell Children, a charity which benefits ill or disabled children and their families. He is also known for being the UK's biggest taxpayer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth7 October 1952
I do like a healthy dose of adrenalin, but my character is more rounded. I am not timid; I like excitement.
affection children invest love moral time
It's important to show children love, affection and balance and invest time in their moral upbringing.
business died growing people running wealthy
If I died tomorrow, I would regret growing so wealthy and still running the business when there are so many more people I could have helped.
fashion
I was always interested in ladies' fashion.
years nine obvious
As the years passed, and I was nine, 10, 11 years old, it became obvious I was going to start up a business of some sort.
stupid dying sometimes
Sometimes your worst competitors are the ones which are dying because they do stupid things.
jobs believe rights
I believe in workers rights when people are doing a good job.
phones mail saws
I saw that e-mail was insidiously invading Phones 4u, so I banned it immediately.
cancer mail modern-business
E-mails are the cancer of modern business.
people important environment
People are much more important than superficial environments.
giving people advice
Really good customer service will deliver sales. You are training salesmen to give the best possible advice and then to achieve the sale. People actually like you to ask for a sale because it shows you value their business.