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My First Boss
The people who helped shape business leaders
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- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
'I endured the spiral dive with my boss – the plane engine failed twice and I respected her more'
Teiffyon Parry, chief strategy officer at independent adtech giant Equativ, recalls the inspiring leadership of his first boss.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
'Why I joined VistaJet, the private airline firm bigger than BA'
With over 4,000 staff, VistaJet is regarded as the world’s biggest global private aviation group.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
'I was 21 when Fanfix was sold for millions – I thought I knew everything as a CEO'
British serial entrepreneur Harry Gestetner's company sold his company Fanfix for a reported £52m when he was just 21.
- NewsYahoo Finance UK
'Force of nature': How my British diplomat boss taught me value of kindness
Janet Coyle CBE joined the Foreign Commonwealth Office in 1983 straight from school and worked in the diplomatic service for 20 years.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
'I founded the world's first home heater that mines bitcoin'
Alex Busarov founded the Heatbit Mini, billed as the world’s first and only heater-purifier that gives you 50% cashback on heating.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
Why I have positive approach in business and life – Bison Bank CEO
Portugal-based Bison Bank is going against the norm in capturing international clients under CEO António Henriques.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
'My first boss taught me the illustrative and commercial value of images'
SmartFrame CCO Alan Capel has been a driving force behind innovative commercial strategies and the transition from analogue to digital image standards.
- LifestyleYahoo Finance UK
My first boss: James Brown, journalist and Loaded magazine founder
James Brown is a multi-award winning magazine editor, founder, aged 27, of Loaded Magazine and author of Animal House.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
My first boss: Kyle Whitehill, CEO of Avanti Communications
Former Vodafone chief Bill Morrow helped Kyle Whitehill realise the huge impact a boss can have on you and an organisation.
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
My first boss: Jaidev Janardana, Zopa Bank CEO
UK-based Jaidev Janardana joined Zopa Bank as COO in 2014 before becoming CEO a year later.