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The World’s Fastest Accountant

Eugene Amo-Dadzie is one of the fastest sprinters on the planet, a father of two and a full-time chartered accountant. This is his story.

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“It can be crazy taking one hat off and putting another one on but there’s a part of me that enjoys it”

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“That’s what makes the late nights or extra work worth it”

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“I didn’t believe the amount of synergies there are between elite sport and climbing the corporate ladder”

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“Because you’re a young black boy, you need to work 10 times as hard”

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