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In this episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast, our host Robert Hanna is joined by Suzanne Dibble.\\xa0

Suzanne is currently a legal entrepreneur and renowned author. She's had a distinguished career working both in-house and in private practice, at a number of well-known multinational firms. \\xa0

She started her high-flying career at DLA Piper, where she had a memorable 6-month secondment working for Virgin Management under Richard Branson. She later worked at ITV as Senior Legal Counsel, where she rubbed shoulders with the stars alongside jointly leading the digital switchover contract (which was worth \\xa31 billion and was move which influenced the entire UK TV industry).\\xa0

After a successful stint at Hamptons International, where she was on the board as Legal Director, she went solo and began her entrepreneurship journey. She set up the Small Business Legal Academy, which has now helped tens of thousands of UK small businesses stay compliant. She also wrote a book, 'GDPR for Dummies', which became an No.1 Amazon Bestseller.\\xa0

In this episode, we discuss:

• Her background and the challenges she faced as a DLA Piper trainee
• Her memories of working with Richard Branson at Virgin Management
• Highlights of her time working as Senior Legal Counsel for ITV and as Legal Director for Hamptons International
• Why she set up the Small Business Legal Academy
• What inspired her to write her book, and why it became such a hit