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How I failed: “I didn’t want to tell them I’ve reached the end of my rope”, with journalist Emma Gunavardhana

How I failed: “I didn’t want to tell them I’ve reached the end of my rope”, with journalist Emma Gunavardhana

FromSecret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter


How I failed: “I didn’t want to tell them I’ve reached the end of my rope”, with journalist Emma Gunavardhana

FromSecret Leaders with Dan Murray-Serter

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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jun 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Emma Gunavardhana, or Emma Guns as she’s often known started her career with a bang. She landed her dream job early doors - editing OK Magazine back when that was a really big deal. But when she left the comfort of that job to make it as a solopreneur, everything went to pot. 
Wind forward four years and Emma was at her lowest ebb, considering selling her car and moving back in with her parents at the age of 38 - a has-been who couldn’t make it in London.
Find out what happened and what she learnt is the key to pulling yourself out of the abyss.
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Released:
Jun 30, 2022
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