I was raised by alcoholic father & left school with two GCSEs – now I own a million-pound leak-proof potty company
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WHEN Amanda Jenner left school at 15 her headmaster said she would never amount to anything - but he couldn't have been more wrong.
The mum-of-three, 45, from Bournemouth, is the creator of My Carry Potty - the world's first leak-proof training potty which now boasts an impressive £1m turnover.
When Amanda was just seven her mother walked out on the family - leading her father to turn to alcohol to cope.
Amanda found herself suddenly looking after her younger sister and older brother - and school gradually became less important to her.
After leaving school with GCSEs in cookery and drama, Amanda got a job at an insurance telesales company where she quickly discovered her talent for sales and came up with the idea of My Carry Potty after her son George - now 23 - began potty training.
Amanda spoke exclusively to Fabulous Digital for our #BOSSINGIT series about ordinary women who have launched incredible businesses.
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