The Boss

The woman who wants everyone to get a pension
Romi Savova is the founder and chief executive of pension firm PensionBee.
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Business
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5 October 2020
The woman who quit smoking and built a global hypnotherapy firm
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Business
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28 September 2020
The black-owned coffee firm that became a bestseller
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Business
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21 September 2020
How her own illness led one woman to set up a global firm
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Business
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14 September 2020
The women behind one of Gucci's most-liked Insta posts
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Business
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7 September 2020
The search engine boss who wants to help us all plant trees
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Business
Posted
31 August 2020
The Iranian immigrant who conquered online video tech
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Business
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24 August 2020

The two students who took on Coke and Pepsi
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Business
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17 August 2020
'People told me my plans for a skincare firm were crazy'
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Business
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10 August 2020
The boss who bounced her way to £3m from just £200
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Business
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3 August 2020
'I was standing at the wrong end of a machine gun'
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Business
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20 July 2020
'Someone needs to help parents control their kids' spending'
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Business
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13 July 2020
'My chronic acne inspired me to start my own skincare company'
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Business
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29 June 2020
'I used to hate road cycling, now I design biking gear'
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Business
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22 June 2020
'I was heartbroken, I never thought I would find someone'
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Business
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15 June 2020
'My first collection failed, it was heartbreaking'
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Business
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8 June 2020
The gaming boss who can't put the games down
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Business
Posted
6 July 2020
Carly Fiorina's journey from secretary to CEO
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Business
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1 June 2020
The man who sells 700 million sandwiches a year
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Business
Posted
25 May 2020
The man who bought 60,000 oil and gas wells
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Business
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18 May 2020
The tech boss who lost more than a billion
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Business
Posted
9 March 2020
The high-flying circus firm for pop and rock stars
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Business
Posted
11 May 2020

Watch/Listen

The challenge of doing business in Argentina. Video, 00:01:46
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Business
Posted
14 January 2019
The pizza chain that's a hit in Vietnam. Video, 00:01:49
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Business
Posted
22 May 2017
CEO in shining armour. Video, 00:02:04
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Business
Posted
15 May 2017
India's 21-year-old hotel boss. Video
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Business
Posted
6 September 2015
The 88-year-old sari company. Video
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Business
Posted
29 August 2016

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