# Decisions That Made Me:  Heather Vernon (Woburn Partners)

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Podcast: [The Bottom Line](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-bottom-line-1067438)
Published: 2025-11-13T12:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Heather Vernon never expected to become an entrepreneur. Her goal after university was to become a teacher, through the Teach First graduate programme - two years of intense learning on the job, schooling disadvantaged children in low income communities. It taught her resilience and prompted a move into politics, initially at a local level, then a job with the Labour party, advising members of the then shadow cabinet. She tells Evan Davis why working at Westminster was initially terrifying and what encouraged her to set up a PR business with a friend. (Image: Heather Vernon Credit: Woburn Partners)

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