{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63be7c0f3d134f00100df497/66dae6d02a66f4e730e0ff97?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Dame Stephanie Shirley on women in business, entrepreneurship and why she changed her name to Steve","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63be7c0f3d134f00100df497/1725621735947-62744483-bb9c-448b-87bf-ba00af39c89f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Dame Stephanie Shirley has a fascinating – and difficult – story to tell. Aged just five, she was one of nearly 10,000 children who were sent to England on board the Kindertransport to escape the dangers posed by Nazi Germany.</p><p><br></p><p>It was a life defining moment that would equip Dame Stephanie with a resilience that would see her set up a successful software business, at a time when attitudes to women in the workplace were very different.</p><p><br></p><p>Ultimately, that business made millionaires of more than 70 co-owners and has enabled Dame Stephanie to set up several charities and not-for-profits in the autism and IT spheres.</p><p><br></p><p>She talks to Management Today about employee ownership, her tips for entrepreneurs and how to become an effective public speaker.</p><p><br></p><p>Credits:</p><p>Presenter: Claire Warren</p><p>Producer: Inga Marsden</p><p>Artwork: David Robinson</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Management Today"}