Whenever Karren Brady strutted into Birmingham City football club’s HQ, she inspired a mixture of fear and male admiration. Dressed in a chic designer suit, accessorised with Prada heels and a Chanel handbag, there was no question managing director Karren, then just 23, was boss.
Even her car, a top-of-the-range Porsche, was flasher than those owned by the team’s highest-paid players.
She was a trailblazer, and an inspiration to girls and young women across the UK –
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