Chief Executive Officer, Thg
Search every verified Matthew Moulding interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Matthew Moulding, CEO of THG, discussed his approach to business and leadership in several 2020–2021 interviews. He stated that during chaotic periods, he aims to "clean the center ground" because most people are undecided, and he saw the opportunity to list a business when others were not doing so. Moulding also said he has observed many businesses "gone bust chasing the ace of valuation" and emphasized that the people he works with matter more to him than "today's price." He described the "golden share" he holds as having the sole purpose of preventing a hostile takeover, which he wants because the company had created 3,000 jobs that year. Moulding attributed some of the success he sees in American business culture to "good old positivity," suggesting that attempting to think more positively is a useful starting point. He also reflected on the challenges of running a business, noting that it does not get easier and that if it does, it is time for a change. He advised that entrepreneurs should focus on who they want on their journey rather than chasing valuation.
“I have this kind of view that when there's chaos running around you should try your best to clean the center ground because most people are undecided if they want it or not so you can take it the easiest. And so I just thought, you know what, no one's going to be listing a business in this environment but so but the op...”
“I see it all the time so many other businesses around me that have gone bust chasing the ace of valuation and it terrifies me. And so the people you're doing it with matter to me way more than today's price and then everything else will take care of itself.”
“The one ingredient I think those guys have better than ourselves is just good old positivity. And you'd be surprised in how far that carries you. You know, I think if if if there wasn't an attempt to try and think a bit more positively first, then I do think that's a pretty decent start point and you'd be surprised on...”
“The golden share that I have has one purpose and only one purpose alone. And what that is is I can prevent a hostile takeover of the business. That's it. That's all it does. Now, it, you know, I want that because when you go into a public market, you know, we've created 3,000 jobs already this year.”
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