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How I failed: The danger of doing business with friends, with Footlights Founder Jo Fisher
How I failed: The danger of doing business with friends, with Footlights Founder Jo Fisher
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13 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
Description
Would you go into business with a friend?
Jo Fisher is the Founder and CEO of Footlights, a performing arts company, which has 17 franchises and works with schools across the north of England.
She got into business at a ridiculously young age. As a young child she used to sit in the entrance to her house and sell items her neighbours no longer wanted to make money for sweets. She left school at 14 to work full-time and launched her first business, an underwear business, when she was just 18. When it started to grow she decided to bring in her best friend as a partner…and that’s when things started to go wrong.
What happened? Listen to find out.
If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear it. What would make the show better?
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quickbooks.co.uk/secretleaders
Jo Fisher is the Founder and CEO of Footlights, a performing arts company, which has 17 franchises and works with schools across the north of England.
She got into business at a ridiculously young age. As a young child she used to sit in the entrance to her house and sell items her neighbours no longer wanted to make money for sweets. She left school at 14 to work full-time and launched her first business, an underwear business, when she was just 18. When it started to grow she decided to bring in her best friend as a partner…and that’s when things started to go wrong.
What happened? Listen to find out.
If you have any feedback, we’d love to hear it. What would make the show better?
hello@secretleaders.com
Sponsor links:
quickbooks.co.uk/secretleaders
Released:
Sep 15, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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