Emily in Dragons’ Den

Wednesday, 05 August 2009

Ex-HMSG girl Emily Webb, 20, was a hopeful candidate on the BBC’s Dragons’ Den program, broadcast last Wednesday evening.
Emily is managing her own business, selling an award-winning product of her own design, all whilst studying for her degree writes Elinor Arter.
Having developed an ergonomic handle for a GCSE Design project, which minimises blistering, tendonitis and Repetitive Strain Injury for rowers, Emily now runs a business selling the “Oarsome Potential Grip”, and is winning international acclaim for her innovation. The Oarsome Potential grip is now patented in the U.K., Canada, Autralia, Germany and the U.S.
Over 15,000 people apply to take part in the BBC’s Dragons’ Den show each year, but Monmouth-based Emily was asked personally to take part by the show’s production team, having been “talent-spotted” at the annual British Invention Show in London. She described her time in the Dragons’ Den as “the most scary experience of my life!”

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