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Friday 08 November 2024 1:50 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 08 November 2024 1:55 pm

Founder Favourites: The challenges of starting a business and buying a football club

By: Emmanuel Nwosu

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What do fintech and football have in common?

Not much, in the grand scheme of things, but entrepreneur and co-founder of Synectics Solutions Carol Shanahan has a rather unique perspective to share between the two.

In this episode of Founder Favourites, speaking to co-hosts Jennifer Sieg and Emmanuel Nwosu, Shanahan tells the world how she managed to secure her first role in an all-male firm at the age of 17 (with no formal qualifications) and buy Port Vale Football Club despite the advice she was given.

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