About this episode

Sophie Preston Hall shares her journey of building a successful hospitality recruitment business against all odds.

Sophie Preston Hall is a remarkable entrepreneur who built a successful hospitality recruitment business from the ground up with just £300, no business experience, and a determination to succeed. Leaving school at 16 with no GCSEs and severe dyslexia, she worked her way up through hospitality before taking the leap to start her own business as a single mum. Twenty-five years later, that business has become a respected agency built on relationships, hard work, and a genuine commitment to helpi...

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Host: DEBBIE WILLIAMS

Guest: Sophie Preston Hall

Topics covered

• entrepreneurship
• hospitality
• resilience
• dyslexia
• single motherhood

Keywords

• entrepreneur
• hospitality
• recruitment
• dyslexia
• business success

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