Along with expert colleagues, I have worked in the construction industry for the last 15 years. Having initially spent two years working with the leadership team on the construction of T5 at Heathrow, I was asked by Laing O’Rourke to develop a safety leadership programme for their 1,000 senior leaders. One thing led to another and I ended up working

My first career was as an artist and illustrator. Without any formal training outside of school, I was fortunate to submit a painting to the Art Group in 1984 which was published and sold in every IKEA store in the world. This opened the door to becoming an illustrator, and published children’s books included The Little Train and Mike’s Kite.