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Insights

Writing on what happens to men who build something and then find themselves alone inside it.

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Why successful business owners are secretly isolated — and what to do about it

86% of male business owners have no trusted network outside work. Here is how isolation builds around successful men — and the structure that undoes it.

Pete Hunt

June 29, 2026

5 min read

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Growth

The business case for investing in your emotional life

You would fund anything with this return. The commercial case for investing in your emotional life, with the numbers from inside the Network.

Pete Hunt

June 22, 2026

5 min read

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Leadership

What I have learned from interviewing Sir Steve Redgrave about resilience

Five Games, five golds — and a definition of resilience that has nothing to do with gritting your teeth. What the great oarsman taught me about the crew.

Pete Hunt

June 16, 2026

4 min read

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Growth

When your business is performing but you are not

Revenue is up, the team is solid, and you feel flat. Why the numbers lag the man — and what to do when the gap starts to frighten you.

Pete Hunt

June 11, 2026

5 min read

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Brotherhood

What is a men's accountability group — and why serious business owners are joining them

It is not therapy, not coaching, and definitely not networking. What a men's accountability group actually is — and why serious operators keep joining.

Pete Hunt

June 6, 2026

5 min read

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