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May 2022
18m 47s

Million by 30: Iseult Ward

Bbc World Service
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<p>In this series you will hear from six people from all over the world who’ve hit that million milestone before their 30th birthday. Our second guest is Iseult Ward from Ireland, who tells Sam Fenwick how she started building her social enterprise FoodCloud while still at university in Dublin. Iseult and her team make more than a million meals every mo ... Show More
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