I work at JP Morgan within their Securities Services arm. That is the part that provides outsourced services to asset managers (the firms that invest pension fund in shares etc.) amongst other similar client types. I am in product development which sits in the middle of technology, operations (the people that operate the technology), sales and product management (the people that run the business) to Design, create and implement  new solutions for clients. Involves creative thinking, problem solving, a commercial mindset (what will clients pay for) as well as an attitude to ensure things get done.

Mr Green who taught history. He made me a reasoned thinker – to look at something from one perspective, then the other and realise the correct answer is in the middle. As Take That said, ‘There are three versions of every story – yours, mine and the truth.’

Work life balance is hugely important to me but I only realise that now in my mid-30s. I’ve started turning things down that could earn me more money but would consume too much time or be too stressful. It took a wrong decision for me to realise that. You have to learn what you really want – very few people can have an interesting job, that fits in a 9-5 that also pays well. You’ve got to work out which is the one that you are willing to have less of.

I like the expression, ‘Don’t be an idiot’ (which I may have re-worded to be clean). What goes around comes around so try to be nice and honest. It will pay off eventually.