Isabelle blackie Q&A
| What drives you? |
| Passion |
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| What inspires you? |
| People with the drive to make something out of their lives |
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| Strongest influences |
| My husband: a supportive and quintessential Englishman able to give unconditionally. |
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| Other interests |
| Reading, renovating French chateaux, interior design, classic cars |
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| Favourite quotation |
| "The superfluous is necessary" --Voltaire |
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| Best decision |
| Becoming an entrepreneur |
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| Greatest regret |
| Can't say. I just don't do regrets! |
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| Happiest business moment |
| Taking the decision to create Chateau-Life, our own company. |
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| What would you change about British business if you were given the opportunity? |
| Cease the segregation and patronising attitude of 'gentleman's' clubs toward business women |
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| Fantasy job |
| Novelist |
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| Most admired businessperson |
| Jeffrey P. Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com |
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| Least favourite personal characteristic |
| Impatience |
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| Pet hate/s |
| Snakes and wingers |
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| Most over-used phrase |
| 'Actually.........' |
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| Other people's most over-used phrase |
| 'You know...........' |
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| What makes you laugh? |
| All the little mishaps in everyday life |
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| Favourite city |
| Chester |
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| Greatest extravagance/s |
| A toy poodle given to my parents as a present that cost me 2 months salary! |
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| Current reading |
| Gabrielle Chanel's biography by Edmonde Charles-Roux |
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| Favourite albums |
| Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Francis Cabrel |
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