In this episode, Adie McGinnis shares his remarkable entrepreneurial journey—from humble beginnings to building one of Ireland's most successful recruitment businesses, Sigmar Recruitment.

Adie opens up about leadership, company culture, building trust with his team, and navigating two major business collapses. He also reflects on the importance of humility, luck, and finding purpose beyond financial success.

This conversation is a masterclass in building lasting businesses while staying grounded.

Key Topics Covered:

• The early days of Sigmar Recruitment
• How to build company culture
• Leadership through crisis: 9/11, 2008 crash, and COVID-19
• The power of trust, loyalty, and goodwill in business
• When (and when not) to take on external investors
• Why most entrepreneurs ultimately crave freedom over money
• Finding purpose and peace after financial success
• The deeper conversation around aging, purpose, and giving back

Notable Quotes:

"Most entrepreneurs don’t actually chase money — they chase freedom."

"Culture isn't a mission statement. It's how you show up for your people every single day."

"Humility keeps you out of trouble. Arrogance leads you into it."

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adie-mcgennis-b28204/

Paul Ryan is an entrepreneur, 8 figure business owner, mentor, podcaster and creator of the 1-Hour CEO Mastermind. As a CEO, Paul has a depth of 'real life' experience of what it takes to be successful in business and life.

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