The Decisions That Made Me: Heather Vernon (Woburn Partners)
From teaching to politics to PR - Heather Vernon on her path to becoming an entrepreneur
The Bottom Line · BBC Radio 4
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Show Notes
Heather Vernon never expected to become an entrepreneur. Her goal after university was to become a teacher, through the Teach First graduate programme - two years of intense learning on the job, schooling disadvantaged children in low income communities. It taught her resilience and prompted a move into politics, initially at a local level, then a job with the Labour party, advising members of the then shadow cabinet. She tells Evan Davis why working at Westminster was initially terrifying and what encouraged her to set up a PR business with a friend.
(Image: Heather Vernon Credit: Woburn Partners)