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Mark Esho MBE

Owner and founder of Easy Internet


Services and Motivational speaker
Adam Frisby

Adam Frisby Founder of In The Style


online retailer. Having left school with no
qualifications, Adam tried several jobs
before spotting a gap in the market.
Tim Cook

The CEO of one of the world’s biggest


companies has been campaigning for
supporting LGBTQ+ rights in business
since 2014.

“ I'm proud to be gay, and I consider


being gay among the greatest gifts God
has given me,"
Martine Rotblatt

CEO of United Therapeutics Regarded


as the highest-earning CEO in the
Biotech industry, Martine Rothblatt came
out as a trans woman in 1994.
Nina Devani

Nina Devani founded Devani Soft aged


14. Specialising in computer security
software, Devani launched the company’s
first app Prompt Me Nina after her
father’s Facebook account was hacked.
Vera Wang

Vera Wang started her business aged 40.


She is now 72 years old and one of the
most successful fashion designers in the
world.
Robyn Exton

Founder of Her dating app for lesbians


at the age of 26 after spotting a gap in
the dating app market.
Arianna Hu ngton

Arianna Hu ngton founded the


Hu ngton Post in 2005, a media
business that is now worth in excess of
$30 million
Ingvar Kamprad

One of several entrepreneurs known to


have ADHD. He credits his ADHD as
something that allowed him to have the
creativity to create the now global brand
Ikea.
Richard Branson

One of many dyslexic entrepreneurs.


Having dropped out of school early,
Richard went on to found Virgin Records,
Virgin Airlines, Virgin media and most
recently Virgin Galactic.

“Having dyslexia enabled me to think


di erently and be successful”
Muhammad Yunus

Bangaledshi Muslim economist and


social entrepreneur, Muhammed won the
2006 Nobel Peace Prize for his work
setting up Grameen Bank. Helping poor
families access micro credit.

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