Day Job

My day job is Head and Deputy Managing-Director of the UK subsidiary of top global multi-national tech manufacturer Brother responsible for around 180 staff.

Business Interests

• Public Speaking
• Leadership.
• Innovation and Creativity.
• Business generally.
• Social Media.
• Social Megatrends.
• Networking.

Awards (Lucky Me)

• I’ve been voted as one of the Top Marketeers in the NW of England (2008/9/10).
• I appeared in Crains Top 40 businesspeople under 40 (2008).
• I appeared in Insider Magazines Top 42 businesspeople under 42 (2008).
• I have been a finalist in the Institute of Directors NW Young Director of the Year award (2007/08).
• I received the OPI Magazine European Young Professional of the Year award in 2008.
• I was runner up to the Editor of The Guardian in the most influential B2B Twitter user at the Goldentwit awards.
• Institute of Directors – Manchester Director of the Year 2010/11.
• Institute of Directors -  North West Director of the Year 2010/11.
• Institute of Directors – UK Director of the Year Finalist 2010/11

Other Blogs

• I write a blog about road cycling which you can see here - www.race-pace.net (regularly updated).

Some of my Favourite Films/TV Series

• The Flying Scotsman.
• Lord of the Rings.
• Kill Bill.
• Pulp Fiction.
• The Deer Hunter.
• The Matrix Trilogy.
• The Godfather.
• Prison Break.
• The Sopranos.

Favourite Music

• Northern Soul.
• Retro Soul.
• Modern Soul.
• R&B.
• 80′s Music.
• You can listen to my favourite soul classics here.

Favourite Books

• The Flying Scotsman – Graeme Obree
• Meatball Sundae – Seth Godin.
• The Human Element – Will Schutz (One of the best self-awareness books ever written).
• Good to Great – Jim Collins.
• Boy Racer – Mark Cavendish

Interests outside of work

• I’m a keen road cyclist and author of leading road cycling blog www.race-pace.net  I ride with http://www.northcheshireclarion.co.uk
• I’m an avid reader, particularly of biographies and self-awareness books.
• Love writing.
• Soul Music, particulary Northern Soul and retro Soul.  Have over 10,000 tunes on my i-Pod which travels everywhere with me.

People who inspire me

• Graeme Obree. One of the most remarkable stories and one of the most humble people I have ever met.  A true gentleman.  Please watch the film of his life The Flying Scotsman, or read his auto- biography.