An Irish woman is hoping to win the Apprentice – and prove you can triumph with dyslexia.
Pamela Uddin is one of the two Irish candidates who have been selected for the BBC series, where she fights to become Alan Sugar’s apprentice.
But the 24-year-old is hoping to show when the series begins this evening that learning and speech difficulties aren’t a hinderance to winning the show.
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She said her dyslexia and stammer left her bullied and feel extremely isolated in secondary school, with things only changing after her Leaving Cert.
She said: “I do not see myself as a role model but I feel I can support people suffering with dyslexia or those who stammer.”
The Waterford native calls herself a “dyslexic entrepreneur” and is the youngest ever Irish person to be on the BBC series.
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She is hoping winning the show will allow her to develop a business doing workshops and lectures with those suffering dyslexia.
If she wins the show, she will gain a £250,000 investment from Alan Sugar to go into her business.
She added: “I am street and people savvy as well as being business savvy.”
Her first job was with L’Oreal in Dublin, a position she held until January.
She then moved across to the UK, and is now working with Unilever where she is in charge of main advertising campaigns.
