The future needs builders, not bystanders.

This weekend at The Entrepreneur Experience 2025 was a powerful reminder of why Broadlake has proudly supported this event for over a decade. Entrepreneurs drive progress, they challenge assumptions, learn through failure with the unrivalled tenacity and resilience.

My key takeaways:
(1) Never underestimate the power of your network (ideas, support, insights and challenge)
(2) Mistakes are where the growth happens
(3) Always be closing

We heard honest reflections on brand clarity, founder bottlenecks, scaling internationally, and staying focused on margin and momentum. Entrepreneurship doesn’t come with a rulebook but the path becomes clearer when you realise others have navigated the same uncertainty before you.
Entrepreneurial thinking isn’t just part of our culture at Broadlake,  it defines who we are. We will ask: What would have to be true to achieve our vision? What’s stopping us?

A special moment this year was when Brian Crowley, our co-founder and director, was inducted into The Entrepreneurs Experience Hall of Fame for his tireless mentoring of emerging entrepreneurs. A proud moment for all of us.

Here’s to builders.
Here’s to redefining possible.

Gavin O Doherty