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Charlotte Henshaw MBE – Learning from your failures
Charlotte Henshaw MBE has represented GB at a remarkable four Paralympic Games.
The Nottinghamshire athlete – who had her legs amputated when she was just 18 months old – has won Paralympic medals at both swimming and canoeing.
And she’ll be going for gold again this summer, in her fifth Games, at Paris 2024.
In Episode 42 of the NBS Business Leaders’ Podcast, Charlotte tells Honorary Visiting Professor Mike Sassi about the highs and the lows of her career so far – and how she sometimes struggles to deal with the anxiety of expectation.
Her passion for her sport – and her love for her home town of Mansfield – shine through. Her thoughtful reflections on her success suggest a future in the highest echelons of sporting administration awaits.