All My Alternative CV articles – Page 9
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My Alternative CVJames Hudson, Captain Kombucha, on Derren Brown and polar bears
’My motto in life is to have integrity. Real integrity is doing the right thing, even when nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not’
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My Alternative CVAlexi von Eldik, Cru8, on Whitney Houston, office yoga and The Red Violin
My first job? Selling homemade brownies in Hong Kong
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My Alternative CVAdrian Ling, Plamil Foods, on breaking moulds and staying alive
‘How do I describe my job to my mates? “I run a chocolate factory” tends to be a talking point’
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My Alternative CVDuncan O’Brien, Dalston’s Soda Co, on ostriches and Dizzee Rascal
‘My first job? General dogsbody at a corporate entertainment company in the middle of nowhere’
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My Alternative CVDonal Denvir, Bord Bia, on Irish food, sports reporting and Father Ted
‘I love the satisfaction of adding real value to our Irish suppliers and customers’
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My Alternative CVVishal Madhu, Qwrkee Foods, on time, sleep and his spirit animal
‘My first job? Selling gas and electricity contracts door to door’
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My Alternative CVAlison Ordonez, Roberts Bakery, on grazing and frogs
‘If I could have one dream perk? I’d bring my border terrier Alfie to work’
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My Alternative CVFiona Esom, Product Chain, on tigers and Stacey Dooley
‘For my first job I was paid in part with the most wonderful clotted cream’
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My Alternative CVBen Branson, Seedlip, on time travel and David Attenborough
‘I work for a company that makes distilled non-alcoholic spirits to try and rid the world of horrible sweet mocktails’
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My Alternative CVKirsteen Campbell, Edrington, on the 1990s & Christmas dinner
‘The one thing I’d change in grocery is the excise system – scotch should be taxed at the same rate as beer and wine’
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My Alternative CVCarly Taylor, Real Handful, on PJ & Duncan and Jamie & Jimmy
‘My first job was in my local newsagent – I used to read all the foodie magazines!’
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My Alternative CVEmile Bernard, Smith & Sinclair, on Nando's and clowns
‘We make being adult more fun by creating new and exciting ways of eating and drinking’
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My Alternative CVAndrew Howie, Shaken Udder, on stunts, spaniels and beef
My first job? Stunt man for FHM. No, really!
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My Alternative CVRaissa de Haas, Double Dutch, on dogs and heights
My first real job was as a real estate agent in Belgium
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My Alternative CVJohn Perry, SCALA, on public speaking and Nuno Espírito Santo
‘As I was about to leave university, I had an interview with Unilever. I turned up dressed in jeans and a t-shirt’
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My Alternative CVWill Little, Little's Coffee, on Björk and bad coffee
‘The first music single I bought was Army of Me by Björk. Or was it Cotton Eye Joe?’…
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My Alternative CVBen Whitehead, Spare Snacks, on Ottolenghi and Dire Straits
‘I tripped over an interviewee’s chair and very nearly crashed through a glass wall
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My Alternative CVEsther Lopez, Yumello, on goats, Will Smith and needles
How do I describe my job? Nut butter in one hand, spoon in the other!
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My Alternative CVOlivia Wollenberg, Livia's, on aircon and Notting Hill
‘The most rewarding part of my job? Knowing our products benefit so many people’
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My Alternative CVCaroline Rose, Ocean Spray, on fruit juice and flexibility
My very first job was making sandwiches and smelling of fries in a takeaway café
