2 : WHO HAVE YOU WORKED FOR IN THE PAST ?

A :

Prior to setting up Greystone Legal in 2017 , I worked for a law firm in Northumberland for almost 10 years .

3 : BEST PART OF YOUR JOB ?

A :

I love meeting new clients and making a difference to our clients ’ businesses . Clients often approach us with an issue and it gives us a real opportunity to get involved , work out the issue and fix it .

4 : IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT YOUR JOB THAT YOU REALLY DON ’ T LIKE ?

A :

Anything to do with the accounts – there is a reason I studied law and not numbers !

5 : FAVOURITE THING ABOUT WORKING ON AYCLIFFE BUSINESS PARK ?

A :

It ’ s a great location with a great community , with businesses of all sizes trying to help each other out .

6 : WHICH COMPANY / INDIVIDUAL ON THE PARK DO YOU DO THE MOST WORK WITH ?

A :

We have acted for Ebac for the last three years . Over the last year we have prepared agreements for their clients in the UK , Japan , France , USA and Ireland – it ’ s a very exciting time to be working with Ebac .

7 : WHO ’ S YOUR TIP FOR FUTURE SUCCESS ?

A :

We have also been doing a lot of work with Mobile Rocket and Adam Lee , the company ’ s managing director . Adam has huge ambitions for the company , which has grown from strength to strength .

8 : FOUR FAMOUS PEOPLE YOU ’ D LOVE TO HAVE ROUND FOR DINNER AND WHY ?

A : Right now , I cannot wait to see my parents , grandparents and my family and have a meal with them .

9 : IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING ELSE IN BUSINESS , WHAT WOULD IT BE ?

A :

I always wanted to be a pilot when I was younger , but my maths wasn ’ t good enough – see question 4 !

11 : HAVE YOU EVER DONE ANYTHING REALLY DARING ?

A :

I used to do a lot of diving and once got caught by a fisherman when diving near a pier – I thought it would be funny to pull on his line and pretend he had caught a fish .

13 : IF MONEY WAS NO OBJECT , WHAT WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL CAR ?

A :

It would have to be an Austin Healey 3000 – the “ big Healey ”.

14 : MONEY NO OBJECT , YOUR DREAM HOLIDAY WOULD BE ?

A :

I should be going to Bali in April but the pandemic has put a stop to that . I would be happy being able to travel anywhere with a bit of sun at the moment !

15 : DO YOU HAVE A FAVOURITE BAND OR TYPE OF MUSIC ?

A :

I love folk music- it really helps me switch off after a hectic week .

16 : WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT ?

A :

Setting up and making Greystone Legal a success with Paul Humble four years ago has been a great achievement . My only regret is not doing it sooner !

18 : WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS ?

A :

We have recently launched a piece of HR software called Eric . We are determined to make it a success and we aim to spend more time developing and promoting that .

19 : WHO ’ S THE MOST FAMOUS PERSON YOU ’ VE EVER MET ?

A :

Joe Pasquale at a hotel ’ s reception . He was trying to be incognito but his voice gave him away .

20 : DO YOU HAVE ANY GUILTY PLEASURES ?

A :

Cake and biscuits – I never had a sweet tooth until my twenties , and now I need to keep it under control !

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