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
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.
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