How do you describe your company in one sentence?
We are the creators and suppliers of innovative, inclusive, exercise equipment.

What target/milestones are you laser-focused on this year?
To build on the great platform we have established in the UK and to grow a network of trusted overseas partners.

What is your proudest ever career achievement?
Becoming the youngest player ever to play for Newcastle United, scoring a goal at the Gallowgate End at St James Park, being called to the Bar of England and Wales at Middle Temple, writing best selling and multi award winning books. I couldn’t decide on one as they were all proud moments at different times in my life. 

What excites you the most about the next 12 months?
Growing Speedflex across different territories.

What is the best business lesson you have ever learned?
To be patient.

If you could wave a magic wand and change something about our industry, what would you change and why
I would like us to be more outward facing. We should be at the very forefront as a solution for dealing with the worlds mental and physical health crisis.

Describe yourself in three words
Open, honest, insecure.

What is your personal mantra?
Nobody else is going to do it for you.

Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
My mother.

If you had an extra hour in your day, how would you spend it?
I’d play with my granddaughter.

If you could have dinner with any three people – past or present – who would they be?
My mother, father, and my wife. 

If you had to write a message on a billboard for all to see, what would you write?
Be true to yourself, be kind to others, and enjoy your life.