Gavin Wheeldon
Chief Executive
What's the most enjoyable part of your job?
The most enjoyable part is when we get those magic emails or phone calls from clients who we’ve done an amazing job for!
Tell us three facts about yourself, one of which is a lie.
- I’ve lived in 16 different places across 3 different countries
- I won the national Unicycle championships
- I’m a qualified NLP Practitioner
What do you consider your biggest achievement is so far?
Starting and growing Applied Language Solutions to the level it is now.
What is your favourite song?
Jack Johnson – Better Together.
What is your biggest ambition?
To have Applied Language Solutions be the biggest language provider in the world.
What's your favourite film?
Pulp fiction probably, although I like an awful lot of films.
What's your chosen tipple?
Between an icy cold beer and a nice red wine.
What was your worst ever fashion disaster?
A perm at the age of about eight although I’ve had quite a few others!
Top tip:
If it doesn’t kill you it only makes you stronger.
Gavin's Latest Blog Posts
See what I’m saying? Glasses that ‘translate’ for youMon, 09 Nov 2009 14:27:22 +0000Ever known someone who could understand you better once they put their glasses on?
Well, thanks to a new invention, doing just that might allow one person to understand another person speaking in a different language – in the not too distant future.
NEC last week unveiled their ‘Tele Scouter‘, a pair of glasses that ‘hears’ what [...]
Should you ban the ‘R’ word from your business?Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:12:08 +0000Should you ban the 'R' word from your business?
Pound on the plunge again…Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:30:15 +0000Looks like the pound is on the plunge again and it was welcome to hear Mervyn King joining the chorus of people calling for greater export in Britain. With massive debt both in the Government and consumer sectors, growth in the economy will not come from these areas. If we are to achieve economic growth [...]