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Amanda Blanc is the group CEO of the insurance company Aviva. She is one of a handful of women at the top of FTSE 100 companies and has spoken out against the sexism and misogyny many \\u2013 including herself - have encountered during their careers. In 2022 she called out disparaging comments made to her by some of the male shareholders at her company\\u2019s own AGM. Her published riposte received some 1.6m views in the space of a few days.

Amanda was born in Treherbert, a former mining village in the Rhondda Valley. Both her grandfathers worked down the mines and she says the miners\\u2019 strike of 1984 left a lasting impression on her and taught her the value of community. After studying modern history at Liverpool University, Amanda joined a graduate training scheme at Commercial Union. By the age of 29 she was the company\\u2019s youngest and first female branch manager when she took up the post in Leicester.

She joined Aviva in 2020 and the following year she was appointed Women in Finance Charter Champion by HM Treasury. She was named the Sunday Times Business Person of the Year for 2022.

Amanda is married to Ken Blanc, who also worked in insurance but gave up his job to support her career. They have two daughters and live in Hampshire.

DISC ONE: Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush \\nDISC TWO: Town Called Malice - The Jam\\nDISC THREE: Thank You for the Music - Abba \\nDISC FOUR: Tainted Love - Soft Cell\\nDISC FIVE: This is Me - Keala Settle\\nDISC SIX: Dignity - Deacon Blue \\nDISC SEVEN: The Man \\u2013 Taylor Swift\\nDISC EIGHT: Land of My Fathers - Welsh rugby fans at Six Nations Championship, 2013

BOOK CHOICE: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott\\nLUXURY ITEM: A photo album\\nCASTAWAY'S FAVOURITE: Tainted Love - Soft Cell

Presenter Lauren Laverne\\nProducer Paula McGinley