A fall like no other - The Charles Symons Story - From Concorde to Homelessness & Back!
Release Date: 12/02/2024
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From Concorde to Homelessness & Back!
Black Spy Podcast, Season 17, Episode 0010
The week’s Black Spy Podcast focuses in on the micro to allow us to see the macro as regards business, technology, psychology and addiction.
It is a story like no other and in effect, shows how the human spirit and talent can fight its way through most challenges.
Frankly, this is an uplifting story about a very capable guy - Charles Symons and his fall from flying on the very expensive supersonic Concorde aircraft for weekends to New York from London to life down and out on the streets in Birmingham middle England.
If you are reading this write up, you must take the next step and listen to this truly amazing and powerful story.
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