28 min

The Purple Pound The Bottom Line

    • Business

The spending power of disabled people and their families - the so-called purple pound - is valued at £249 billion a year. So is there a competitive business advantage in designing accessible goods and services? Evan Davis and guests discuss, with examples ranging from haircare products to hotel rooms.
Guests
Sam Latif, Company Accessibility Leader at Proctor and Gamble
Robin Sheppard, Co-Founder and President of Bespoke Hotels
and Gavin Neate, Chief Executive and Founder of Neatebox
Producer: Lesley McAlpine
Sound: Andy Garratt

The spending power of disabled people and their families - the so-called purple pound - is valued at £249 billion a year. So is there a competitive business advantage in designing accessible goods and services? Evan Davis and guests discuss, with examples ranging from haircare products to hotel rooms.
Guests
Sam Latif, Company Accessibility Leader at Proctor and Gamble
Robin Sheppard, Co-Founder and President of Bespoke Hotels
and Gavin Neate, Chief Executive and Founder of Neatebox
Producer: Lesley McAlpine
Sound: Andy Garratt

28 min

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