3 MAGGIE PHILBIN

CEO, Teentech

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My career as a technology reporter very nearly didn’t happen – in a way that now makes my blood run cold. When a letter arrived asking me to join the Tomorrow’s World team, I hesitated. I’d spent four years working on Swap Shop, the BBC’s Saturday morning show, and I wasn’t sure my informal style was what the producers really wanted. So, unbelievably, I asked for a couple of weeks to think about it.

Thankfully I made what turned out to be one of the very best decisions of my life. It felt like coming home. I joined a programme that was at the top of its game, giving me the opportunity to tell significant stories ...

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