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One to One: Taking Control - Karen Darke talks to Louai Al Roumani

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Taking Control - Karen Darke talks to Louai Al Roumani

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How do you take control in a crisis? With former Syrian Banker Louai Al Roumani.

How do you take control when you find yourself overtaken by a crisis? In the first of 3 programmes, Paralympic athlete Karen Darke talks to former Syrian Banker Louai al Roumani.

How do you take control of your life when you find yourself facing a crisis or unexpected events turn everything that is familiar and certain upside-down? Paralympic cyclist and athlete Karen Darke began her working life as a geologist until a climbing accident resulted in her paralysis from the chest down. Overnight her life radically changed but today she’s a full time athlete and became Paralympic Champion in Rio in 2016. In the first of three conversations about taking control of your life she talks to former Syrian Banker and author of 'Lessons from a Warzone', Louai Al Romani. When the war broke out in Syria in 2011, Louai was Head of Finance and Strategy at Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi. Here, Louai describes what he learned about coping in such difficult conditions, and how he developed the resilience and skills to ensure the bank not only survived the first 4 years of the Syrian crisis, but even thrived in the most challenging of times. Producer Sarah Blunt.

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