For this episode Sarah is talking to entrepreneur turned business development manager Emma Perfect who is currently based at Heriot Watt University.

Emma talks about

1. How her career started with glowing fungi
2. The ups and downs of life in a small business
3. The way her current role is feeding her curiosity
4. Why start-ups need strong business skills as well as a great product idea

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