At just 26 years old, Charlie Hawker has the reins of his father’s business, and he’s reinventing a ‘dinosaur industry’ in his own ambitious image.

Charlie takes us from counting sheets of labels in his parents’ spare room to steering A4 Labels through manufacturing, sustainability initiatives and ambitious global plans. 

We unpack the emotional reality of handing over the reins in a family business, the pressure of leading through three years of decline, and the quiet resilience it takes not to walk away when things get hard. 

🔑 Key Themes

• Accidental entrepreneurship and organic growth
• Next-generation leadership in a family business
• Modernising a legacy industry
• Resilience through downturns and failed bets
• Sustainability and purpose as competitive advantage

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