Rachael Flanagan

FOUNDER AND CEO OF MRS BUCKET CLEANING COMPANY

Swansea-born, Rachael Flanagan started up her cleaning company, Mrs Bucket, at 18, armed with £20 of promotional flyers and a Hoover. Now her company employs 300 staff and has over 250 domestic and commercial clients along the M4 corridor, with annual turnover standing at £3.5m. In 2016, Flanagan made Management Today’s 35 under 35 campaign, standing as one of the most important businesspeople in the country, alongside high-flying chief executives and other ambitious entrepreneurs.