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John Purdy discusses how he grew Ergo into a €200 million company
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John Purdy from Ergo joins Karl Fitzpatrick to discuss how he grew the company to a turnover of €200 million, building a spin-off company that achieved unicorn status and why he decided to step down as CEO
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