Coronavirus in 2020: A year of trials, innovation . . . and surprising success stories | News | The Times

The turmoil caused by the coronavirus has left no one untouched, but fortunes have varied wildly. Three people who have wrestled with success and failure describe how the pandemic put them on a new path.

THE GAMBLE THAT PAID OFF
Jordan Baker cannot help but feel guilty for finding success in the midst of a global pandemic.

He is the founder of a public relations company and found that a gamble on dropping high-profile clients such as Britney Spears and the House of Commons to concentrate on smaller companies paid a spectacular dividend.

Mr Baker, 33, who is based in Malvern, Worcestershire, bought a sports car, a town house and two holidays in a year when almost everyone else was girding themselves until the pandemic