Topic
My First Boss
The people who helped shape business leaders
Stories for you
- BusinessYahoo Finance UK
‘I want my staff to feel good’: The company that operates without job titles or clocks
Paul Evans is founder of Mindera, a leading global software firm which operates without hierarchy.
- HealthYahoo Finance UK
'I learned how to stay calm as a junior doctor – it helped me win The Apprentice'
Dr Leah Totton runs a successful chain of skin clinics with business partner Alan Sugar who she met via The Apprentice.
- EntertainmentYahoo Finance UK
'My first day with Hollywood legend Margaret Booth was like no other'
Director Daniel Sackheim talks about his first job in the film industry with Margaret Booth.
- 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.