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Working Class to World Class

Working Class to World Class

Business

From a bedsit in Bristol to a billion dollar business, with Dame Mary Perkins

From a bedsit in Bristol to a billion dollar business, with Dame Mary Perkins

2022-11-14
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Join me as I talk with the inspiring and charming Dame Mary Perkins, Co-Founder of Specsavers. Hear how her working class roots helped her to challenge convention to build one of the biggest and respected businesses across the world!

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