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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Paige Oldfield

Dad branded 'loser' for giving up job to 'spend more time with kids' hits back

Having founded a hugely success video game company from his box room in Bolton, Lee Chambers had already achieved more at 21 than most do in a lifetime.

But when a terrifying health turn caused him to lose his mobility, the dad-of-two decided to re-evaluate his priorities – choosing to swap the seven-figure business for more time at home with his children.

Lee, now 37, created PhenomGames after losing his graduate job at the Co-operative Bank due to the financial crisis in 2008. The company launched as an e-commerce store, sourcing and selling video games direct to consumers through marketplaces such as Amazon, eBay and Playtrade.

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