Initial Step
From Council Estate to Keynote Speaker: Toni's Story
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In this powerful episode, we hear from Toni, a keynote speaker and social mobility advocate who grew up on a council estate in Basingstoke. Her early life was shaped by grief, limited opportunity, and the pressure to contribute financially instead of pursuing her creative dreams.
Starting in a fruit and veg shop, Toni thought that was as far as she could go, until a job at Reed Recruitment…