Lucy Tobin
Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at The Standard, covering entrepreneurs, start-ups and CEO interviews. She has been named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur and Ausperity. Lucy also sets the agenda of The Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference....
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Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at The Standard, covering entrepreneurs, start-ups and CEO interviews. She has been named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur and Ausperity. Lucy also sets the agenda of The Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference.
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