Скачать или смотреть No one would hire me - so I built my own business! Brandon on lifting barriers for blind people!

23 year old Brandon is one of the 2025 winners of a regional Enterprise award from The Kings Trust. In this chat with Fearne, Brandon explains how, before starting his braille business with the help of the Trust, he had applied for over a thousand jobs without any success. He always struggled to get past the interview stage either due to a lack of experience or due to his visual impairment. 

Fearne and Brandon explore misconceptions about his visual impairment, the importance of supportive mentorship, and why starting a business has to come with some hilarious trial and error!
Plus, Brandon tells the story of how not being able to access shower instructions led to him setting a hotel fire alarm off, proving just how vital it is that public spaces are accessible for everyone.
...and stick around to the end of the episode because there’s a big surprise in store for Brandon!

All Things Dotty makes accessible products for visually impaired people, their families, and businesses – everything from braille menus and greetings cards, to colouring books and art work. 

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📍 Chapters:

00:00 - 04:10 — Rejection, Resilience & the Job Hunt Struggles
04:11 - 07:10 — Discovering the King's Trust & Starting a Business
07:11 - 10:00 — Braille Menus, Big Dreams & The Power of Independence
10:01 - 13:10 — Balancing Full-Time Work with a Growing Business
13:11 - 16:00 — Restaurant Accessibility, Legal Rights & Big Ambitions
16:01 - 19:00 — Fire Alarms, Hotel Drama & Why Signage Matters
19:01 - 22:00 — Winning the Award & The Power of Recognition
22:01 - 25:00 — A Letter from the King & That Buckingham Palace Envelope
25:01 - 26:37 — Finding His Happy Place by the Sea

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