The market was striving for newness and someone to bring a new concept and invention. We shook the industry up from the big boys who had had the market to themselves. We got lots of PR, invented products and took a market share.

You have to love yourself, not in an egotistical way, but if you love yourself, everyone else will love you.

Never say never, but there are not enough hours in the day!

When I mentor, I tell people that don't have to look like a supermodel but you have got to feel your best, look your best, and be confident.

I wake up every morning fearing I am going to fail. But I love a challenge, big or small. There's so much I want to do. I only sleep four hours a night.

The secret is to try and do 75% of the things you're really passionate about and maybe 25% doing the shitty jobs that have to be done.

What happened in my personal life affected my career too. I am not perfect and I have made a lot of mistakes. Being an entrepreneur is incredibly lonely. There were many hurdles along the way. From starting out, to making it, and almost losing it, to fighting back, to nearly losing it all again. There have been extreme highs and extreme lows.

Yes, some people will say you get successful obese businesspeople. But are they happy? Probably not.

I am not a professional coach but I believe being healthy inside and out and cleansing your demons ... helps you perform better in business and become a more positive person.

I have always shouted from the rooftops about my businesses but I had never ever spoken about my personal life.