Antony Lewis

Jul 24 2007 by Helen Logan, Evening Gazette

Sales director of internet and web design Geo-net Solutions in Darlington.

What did you want to be when you were young?

A Paratrooper.

How much was your first pay packet and what did you spend it on?

£15 - I bought fish and chips for my family and my first Madness record.

What’s your dream job, other than your current one?

I’d love to be a park ranger on a game reserve.

What’s the best piece of business advice you have received?

Turnover is vanity and profit is sanity.

And the worst?

The VAT man cares ha ha ha.

What is your philosophy when it comes to business?

Trust and honesty are the best policy.

What are your hobbies?

Rugby, biking, golf, keeping fit.

What’s your top business or financial tip?

Work to enjoy work.

Does anything scare you and if so what?

Climate change and the world being too soft on terrorism.

What would you choose as your epitaph?

Loved and lived life to the full.

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