| What drives you? |
| Seeing how ideas turn into reality |
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| What inspires you? |
| People who don't give up even when facing serious life challenges |
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| Strongest influences |
| My dad, who never gave up and my best friend who carries on being positive, even though life is caving in all around him |
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| Other interests |
| My family, travelling and exploring, (digital) photography, being outdoors, sailing (beginners), food and drink |
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| Favourite quotation |
| The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." --Nelson Mandela |
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| Best decision |
| Leaving the corporate world in March 2003 and setting up on my own again |
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| Greatest regret |
| Not having taken a gap year to travel the world between school and university and not leaving the corporate world earlier |
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| Happiest business moment |
| Every large sale that I have achieved in any business I have been involved in |
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| What would you change about British business if you were given the opportunity? |
| Cut the red tape that stifles small businesses |
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| Fantasy job |
| Having a team of people who can turn my ideas into reality without me having to do any of the hard work |
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| Most admired businessperson |
| I know it's not very original, but it is that Branson feller |
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| Least favourite personal characteristic |
| My impatience and being hot-tempered |
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| Pet hate/s |
| Speed cameras, people who don't take responsibility for their own lives, arrogant people |
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| Most over-used phrase |
| My wife says my most overused phrases are: 'I'll finish in ten minutes' and 'I'll just check my emails' |
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| Other people's most over-used phrase |
| 'To be honest', 'It wasn't my fault….' |
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| What makes you laugh? |
| 'Frasier', 'Becker', 'The Simpsons' and Monthy Python. An evening out with my old school mates (or any other 'mates' for that matter). |
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| Favourite city |
| Stockholm |
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| Greatest extravagance/s |
| Eating out, wine and holidays |
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| Current reading |
| 'High Society' - Ben Elton; 'The Complete Guide to Digital Photography' - Michael Freeman |
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| Favourite albums |
| 'Bat Out of Hell' - Meatloaf; 'The Platinum Collection' - Queen, 'Who's Next' - The Who, 'Tommy' - The Who' |