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Motorway CEO on why leaders must learn to 'eat their vegetables'

Tom Leathes, co-founder and CEO of car-selling platform Motorway, shares his personal business advice

Tom Leathes, co-founder and CEO of the online used car marketplace Motorway, shares his business advice, in our new video series, My Business Leader Secret. Motorway was founded in 2017 and secured unicorn status in 2021, when investors valued it at more than $1bn. Leathes is a serial entrepreneur but has had to adapt his leadership style as the company scales at pace, he explains.

You can learn more about Leathes' entrepreneurial journey in his appearance on the Business Leader podcast.

Watch the rest of the My Business Leader Secret series.

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