Resilience & Diligence: Liz Jackson MBE on her experience going blind, navigating school, entrepreneurship & building her career

WorkL Founder, Lord Mark Price speaks to Liz Jackson MBE, Sales & Marketing Director at Initium Corporate Finance (formerly BCMS). At the age of 2, Liz was diagnosed with a degenerative eye disorder which meant that by the time she was 25 she was blind. Amazingly at this age, Liz set up an award winning company, Great Guns Marketing, which she ran for 17 years and was awarded an MBE in 2017 by the late Majesty Queen Elizabeth for services to business.In this episode, Liz talks about her early school days and the struggles that came with going blind and the impact it had on her education. Liz also shares how she got into her first sales role and transitioned from being an employee to business owner to now working with entrepreneurs and being a co-owner at Initium Corporate Finance.This podcast is brought to you by WorkL. Visit WorkL.com to find a job in the happiest workplaces, take our Happy at Work test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.

Om Podcasten

Welcome to the The Happy WorkLife Podcast where people with inspiring careers reflect on how happy they have been in their working lives. We hear from a range of people working in a variety of industries and find out which roles gave them the most satisfaction and importantly what they have done to get happier at work. Hosted by Lord Mark Price, WorkL.co founder, peer and former Managing Director of Waitrose, and former Deputy Chairman of the John Lewis Partnership. Visit WorkL.co to find a job in the happiest companies, take our happiness test, network, get career support from experts and much more. Work Happier with WorkL.