How long have you been working and what is your current job?

I have worked full time for about 24 years (following completion of my university degree) but generally I have worked since I was 15. Now I manage a business that provides digital and data advisory services to clients in the built environment industry.

What were your first career ambitions? (Would your 16-year-old former self be surprised at what you’re doing now?)

I wanted to be a lawyer, having helped my mum study to be a legal executive when I was a young girl (aged 7). I loved learning about all the case law and was surprised how much of it stayed in my mind as I got older. 

I loved books by John Grisham and was fascinated by films such as JFK (Kevin Costner) and A Few Good Men (Tom Cruise and Demi Moore). My 16-year-old self would indeed be very surprised by me now, and I expect confused too.