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Blind Female CEOs

Unemployment remains stubbornly high within the blind community, so how do you become a blind female CEO? Our guests tell us about their journey to the top.

In a recent episode of In Touch, we interviewed Sandi Wassmer, who at the time, we believed to be the UK's only blind female CEO. Among the very positive responses we received were a couple pointing us in the direction of two other blind women in the top job, and who would make excellent guests.

Always keen to respond to listeners' suggestions, we were delighted when Agnes Lunny and Halima Begum, CEOs of Positive Futures and Oxfam GB respectively, agreed to join us. They tell us about their journey to the positions they hold today, the challenges they've faced and what could be done so that others can follow in their footsteps.

Presenter: Peter White
Producer: Fern Lulham
Production Coordinator: Liz Poole

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Sun 9 Mar 2025 05:45

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  • Tue 4 Mar 2025 20:40
  • Sun 9 Mar 2025 05:45

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