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Amy Kington: "I got to the top of the mountain but it wasn’t what I was expecting it to be!"

Season 2, Ep. 4

In Episode 4 from series 2 of the 4th Bottom Line, Paul Hargreaves speaks to Amy Kington. Amy is an award winning business leader, entrepreneur, campaigner and was the first ever female academy director at a men’s professional football club in the UK when she worked at Bristol City. In a fascinating conversation she talks about her unique childhood, how she fell out of love with football and why she now focuses her time into helping disadvantaged children across Bristol.

 

If you want to learn more about Paul’s work, follow him on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/paulwhargreaves, visit www.paulhargreaves.co.uk or look out for his two books – Forces for Good and The Fourth Bottom Line.

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