1. Where were you born and raised; current city; family; hobbies; past business highlights...
I was born in a place called Chertsey in Surrey, UK, but then moved to Bishop’s Stortford in Hertfordshire when I was two, which is where I grew up. I now live in Chigwell, Essex with my wife, Rachel, and my two-year-old son, Leo!
I’m a sociable guy, love meeting new people and love hearing people's stories. I’m a huge fan of self-development and motivational speakers as well as a big fitness lover. I like to run or train at least four times a week.
For the last 10 years, I’ve been a recruitment consultant. For the last seven of those years, I’ve owned my own recruitment company with offices in London and Manchester with multiple employees, and have successfully placed people in jobs all over the world.
2. How have you grown or personally developed since joining PlanNet?
I’ve really honed in on my leadership skills. Having run my own business for seven years, I’ve always led from the front, but with this last year devastating my recruitment company and everything I had built over the last seven years, it really got me down to a point where I was massively lacking motivation…. This opportunity came along and gave me purpose again!
3. What drives you; what motivates you?
My wife and son. Everything I do is for them. Also the fear of leaving this earth not having reached my full potential is what drives me.
Motivational speeches, self-development books, and other people's successes are what motivate me.
4. Who would you consider a role model and why?
My Dad was my ultimate role model. He moved down to London from Scotland at the age of 18 to provide for the rest of his family back home. He was the friend, the husband, the father and the man I want to be.
5. The three words that describe you best are:
Confident, Driven, and Honest.
6. If you had some sound advice to give to anyone what would it be?
Never take advice from someone who isn’t in a position that you aspire to be in, whether that be physical advice, mental advice, business advice, life advice, financial advice, etc
7. What does your life look like five years from now?
Beautiful! I’ll hopefully have a bigger, beautiful family and will have helped hundreds and even thousands of beautiful people find their purpose and reach their goals.