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 Jon Hickman, chief executive officer of Flexys, answers out 10 questions.
Film you watched? Sweet Country
Book you read? Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Music you bought/downloaded? Jungle for Ever
Concert or play you went to? Waiting for Godot
Sporting event you attended? Moto GP at Silverstone with my son. It was rained off!
Holiday you went on? Motorcycling tour to ride the Transfăgărășan and Transalpina mountain roads in Romania
Restaurant you ate in? The Coconut Tree on Gloucester Road. Delicious Sri Lankan street food.
Thing that annoyed you? Can’t remember but it’s usually bad design or poor customer service. Either will drive me mad!
Thing that made you laugh out loud? “How do you handle exploding welsh cheese? Caerphilly!”
Piece of good advice you were given? “Do something. If it works do it again. If it doesn’t, do something else…”
Jon Hickman was born in Leicester and currently lives in Gloucestershire. He set up debt management software company Flexys two years ago with Brian Smith and Joe Heath to create a market-leading tool that will benefit creditors and their customers by spotting potential problems early and offering fair and sustainable solutions. His hobbies include anything to do with motorcycles and travelling – ideally at the same time!