**What was your first job?**
Accountant in one of the largest accountancy firms.
**What was the best advice you were ever given?**
Stay true to yourself.
**Which was the last book you read?**
_Think Again_ by Adam Grant.
**What would be the first item on your bucket list?**
I’m gradually getting through my bucket list, and the next one is a road trip on a Harley the full length of Route 66.
**Who inspires you?**
Ray Kurzweil studied the future. He is really the “Ultimate Thinking Machine”.
**How would you spend your ideal weekend?**
On a yacht in the Mediterranean.
**How long can you go without your mobile phone?**
No more than 24 hours!
**What advice would you give the young you?**
Relationships are so valuable – time is so precious. Spend greater time with the ones you love.
**What would be your luxury item on Desert Island Discs?**
I love to paint, so a paint set has got to be that luxury item.
**Who would you most like to meet and why?**
Bono from U2. Inspirational music that energises you. I especially like _Beautiful Day_.
