A former star of The Apprentice has has outlined her journey from leaving school with just three GCSEs to running two businesses in Manchester with a combined turnover of £6m.
Ruth Hall, who had the surname Badger at the time, became a household name when she appeared on the second series of The Apprentice, where she came second.
Her rise in the public conciseness came after she secured her first job was at the age of 14 and had joined the board of a finance company by 24.