
What do you do at HOP?
My role is to oversee the operational aspects of the business.
What did you do before joining HOP?
Before joining HOP I managed a number of large restaurant / pubs for a chain company, travelling between struggling sites to help improve operations and maximise profit.
What’s the best bit about working for HOP?
I am thoroughly enjoying working within a smaller team. Working as a single entity towards a common goal is a great feeling and being able to have a laugh whilst doing it makes it a fantastic place to work. It is incredibly cliché to say, but the role is brilliantly varied with no two days alike. Every day I am interacting with lots of new people across a wide spectrum of characters and personalities.
What are your hobbies?
I am always keen on picking up new skills and learning new things. I am currently practicing calligraphy, specifically in a form known as English Round hand used heavily in the 18th Century.
An interesting fact about you?
I have a Black Belt in Jujitsu and spent a number of years working as a coach.
What is your dream home?
My dream home would be an older building, ideally a converted barn or church basically something with a bit of character. It would have a significant amount of land surrounding to have my own smallholding. Although I would love to have this on the continent, nowhere else feels like home as much as the Yorkshire countryside!