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I’m from a town called Nagoya, which is about two hours on the bullet train from Tokyo. My mum lives by herself at the moment, so I go and visit her about once a month. I asked her to come and live with me but she said no. She’s a very independent person. I inherited…

I used to work in Colt’s parent company and my manager there told me, “If you want to improve yourself, find someone around you who inspires you and learn from them.” I think it’s the most useful thing I’ve ever learned. Before you make a decision, you have to think, ‘what would they do in…

My dad told me that there’s always someone watching you, so whatever you do, try your best and put in the most effort possible, because you don’t know what could happen. I used to do a lot of dance and theatre, and sometimes you think just because you’re in the second row of the chorus…

I knew from quite a young age that I wasn’t going to live in Panama as an adult. The country was under a dictatorship when I was growing up, and as an 8-year-old, it was quite a scary place. I do remember, though, the Christmas of 1989. Even in the midst of everything going on,…

When I was a child, we had a ritual in my family. All my siblings, cousins and I would sit around my grandmother as she would tell us the most wonderful stories. They weren’t your usual stories –  they always involved spirits or magical entities and were always set in faraway places. We would listen…

I have so much respect for my mother – she is an inspiration. She always laid immense emphasis on education and independence when we were growing up. She taught me about trust and self-confidence and I completely owe to her the fact that I am in a career that I enjoy. Because of the special…

I have a background in mechanical engineering and enjoy working with my hands. I design and build things, all sorts of things – I’ve built my own campervan from scratch, half of the furniture in my home. It’s a very basic thing:  you start with this idea in your head and your figure out whether…