Each week Bristol Business News gives a prominent member of the city’s business community the last word on its weekly e-bulletin. This week Elaine McKechnie, centre director at Future Space at UWE, answers our 10 questions.
Film you watched? The Hangover 3 – I didn’t know there was a third one!
Book you read? I’d rather not mention the last trashy book I read (!), but the next one will be The Goldfinch.
Music you bought/downloaded? Who downloads in 2017?! Last stream was #ThrowbackThursday on Spotify
Concert or play you went to? Laura Marling at Colston Hall
Sporting event you attended? Varsity rugby match (UWE vs University of Bristol)
Holiday you went on? Aside from weekend trips, snowboarding in Bulgaria
Restaurant you ate in? Duck & Waffle, London
Thing that annoyed you? A bird pooed on my front door!
Thing that made you laugh out loud? My cat chasing a ping-pong ball around the garden
Piece of good advice you were given? Be a flamingo in a flock of pigeons
Gloucester-born Elaine McKechnie is the centre director for Future Space, the new innovation facility on UWE’s Frenchay campus. A marketer by profession and fascinated by the psychology behind branding and messaging, Elaine is passionate about converting customers to ambassadors through good service, frustrated by inefficiency and rules. Her hobbies include CrossFit, singing in RiffRaff choir, snowboarding and walking.