Ben Elliot
Ben Elliot
Benjamin William "Ben" Elliotis an English businessman, philanthropist, and nephew of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionBusinessman
Date of Birth11 August 1975
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What goes around comes around in business, and it's better to help people out rather than bill them every time you speak to them.
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If people don't feel they've got your attention, you're not going to succeed.
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There are a lot of laws from Europe about employing people which are absolute nonsense.
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I think people might say I'm a bit of a sucker for punishment.
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I have an issue with others ordering for me, and I spend far too long haranguing people that my choices are the best. I apologize for the amount of conversations I have ruined with this attitude.
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I studied politics and economics at Bristol, and people always assumed that I'd go into politics or a non-government organisation when I left. I might well do this later on. I'd love to represent a West Country seat in the House of Commons.
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I don't believe that saying things because you feel they are what people want to hear is the right way to be in any part of your life.
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In my heart and soul, I am a West Country man, and ideally, my weekends are spent there.
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I'm a creature of habit and tend to favour small, traditional English businesses.
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I definitely like sorting stuff out, and I have the enthusiasm to try and help.
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A lot of my work is about developing relationships with corporate partners such as Jaguar and Diageo.
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Since I travel to the four corners of this planet for work, I don't need sun holidays or that kind of thing.
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I mainly read histories and biographies, but I'm also a big fan of Graham Swift and Thomas Hardy.
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For me, a stay at the Uma Paro with Pilates every morning is a perfect escape.