“For the vast majority of people, your grades won’t define your life'
It has become an annual tradition for TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson to remind his online followers on A-levels results day every year that he did not achieve the exam results he had hoped for whilst at school.
Fred Done From no qualifications to a billionaire empire… Fred Done, from Ordsall, left school at the age of 15 with no qualifications to his name. He now runs Betfred, which has more than 1,600 betting shops across the country. But she’s now built a million-pound business empire through hard work and determination. Chantelle is the CEO of BBare Cosmetics and Brazilian Booty Lift, Europe’s leading non-surgical contouring company which trains industry professionals how to perform non-surgical lip and tummy tucks.
Despite this, the Co-Founder of Parklife festival and Warehouse Project has gone on to start multiple businesses and make a huge impact on Manchester's thriving music scene. “They allowed me to sit my A-Levels but I got bad grades and managed to get into Manchester Metropolitan university. I went to one lecture and dropped out. I told my mum and she didn’t speak to me for another two years.”
"We are taught to start one career and stick with it - but the fun part is not knowing what you are going to be doing next. When I look to hire people now, I don’t ask for their degree or their A-levels, I look at their experience.Joanne Timperley As a lip-reading matron at the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Joanne Timperley has had a huge impact on countless children and their families.
"Some people worry that hearing loss might hold them back, but I hope they are encouraged when they see me in a matron’s uniform.” “I got a friend to help me set up the website and bought six dresses to start with and slowly after about three months, the site started building.”“I am a prime example of someone who had nothing. But, if you put your mind to it and work really hard, it won’t stop you.”
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