No one would hire me - so I built my own business! Brandon Hulcoop on lifting barriers for blind people

About this episode

<p>23 year old Brandon is the regional winner of the Enterprise category at the 2025 King's Trust Awards. In this chat with Fearne, Brandon explains how, before starting his braille business with the help of The Trust, he had applied for over a thousand jobs without any success. He always struggled to get past the interview stage either due to a lack of experience or due to his visual impairment.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fearne and Brandon explore misconceptions about his visual impairment, the importance of supportive mentorship, and why starting a business has to come with some hilarious trial and error!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Plus, Brandon tells the story of how not being able to access shower instructions led to him setting a hotel fire alarm off, proving just how vital it is that public spaces are accessible for everyone.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>...and stick around to the end of the episode because there’s a big surprise in store for Brandon!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>All Things Dotty makes accessible products for visually impaired people, their families, and businesses – everything from braille menus and greetings cards, to colouring books and art work.&nbsp;You can&nbsp;<a href="https://allthingsdottybraille.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">visit the website here</a>!</p><br><p><a href="https://www.kingstrust.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Find out more about The King’s Trust.</a></p><p>Child on the line is a three-part documentary podcast series celebrating the Volunteer Counsellors of Childline, and the brave children &amp; young people who contact the helpline service.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.childonthelinepodcast.com/</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>