I am a believer in trying to treat people properly and trying to respond and making sure that I find the time to be courteous.

If you spot an opportunity and are really excited by it, throw yourself into it with everything you've got.

I've been in Africa, and I've been to hospitals of Africa, and they're not hospitals, they're places where people go to die. And rows and rows and rows of people just dying and the waiting rooms of the hospitals are full of people waiting to get into the beds of the people who died the night before, and they're dying from unnecessary diseases.

It can be a challenge not to let failure, or negativity from others, prevent you from going after what you believe in and what in your gut you know can work. However it is important to face these challenges head on and give them a go and importantly don't beat yourself up if you fail - just pick yourself up, learn as much as you can from the experience and get on with the next challenge.

Enjoy life - you only get one.

I think it's important we continue to find new ways for start-up businesses to get access to funding, mentorship and business advice.

Spend more time smiling than frowning and more time praising than criticizing.