May 12, 2022
Gerald Ratner left school at 16 with no qualifications, and went to work in his father’s jewellery business.
In 1984, he took over the business - and after just six years in charge he had created the world's largest jewellery retail company - with 2,500 stores, 25,000 employees, annual sales of £1.2 billion.
Last month I invited Gerald to share the lessons he has learned with my private audience. Afterwards, I joined him on stage to talk about each of the significant acquisitions Gerald made.