On The Spot With Vicky Humberstone

Vicky Humberstone is sales director at Harrogate-based VoicePower, specialising in digital dictation and speech recognition.
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Vicky Humberstone

What was your first job?

My first job was working on a sweet market stall at weekends when I was 13. We used to travel all over the UK, it was great.

If not in your present job, what would you like to do?

I would love to own a coffee shop by the sea.

What was your worst mistake?

Life is about making mistakes, it happens to us all. It is how you deal with them that make you the person who you are.

What would your ideal day be away from the office?

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I love being near the seaside, so my perfect day would be to visit the beach with family and friends.

Name the one person you would most like to have dinner with.

Someone funny – Lee Evans.

What was your best subject at school?

PE.

What are your hobbies?

I have always loved keeping fit, so any exercise is good.

What would you do if you won the National Lottery?

Take all my family and friends away on holiday, a big villa by the sea and then buy my coffee shop by the sea!

What is your top time-saving tip?

Just plan and set yourself deadlines to achieve tasks throughout the day.

What is your favourite time of day and why?

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Going home to my daughter Grace and husband John, getting home in time to have some play-time before bath.

What is your favourite garment?

I love scarves!

What is the best thing about being in Yorkshire?

I am a Geordie, so my heart is still further North, but working and having family in Harrogate, this is now my second home.

What would you like your epitaph to be?

She was the funniest person she knew!