Youthful halcyon days are shattered and Kenelm faces early adulthood disoriented. He is fourteen. A wise old man guides him gently through the realities he must face and those first tentative steps towards independence. Kenelm tries the law and politics but eschews these paths in deep yearning for freedom. Then two revelations occur in quick succession. Kenelm witnesses a businessman in full expression of his entrepreneurial magic and, one scorching summer day in Zambia, Kenelm suffers a near-death incident. He survives to an obsession of launching his own business.

Soon he is dogged by a slew of agonising trials. There’s an investor withdrawal, the lack of start-up cash and staff no-shows. There’s the brand anonymity, chaotic organisation and cash-crunch during uncontrolled growth. An epiphany whilst on a Canadian backcountry expedition changes everything. He achieves revenue growth of 300% in eighteen months, freedom from day-to-day management and then ....

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