I DID. YOU CAN.
People from a wide range of backgrounds, jobs, interests and geographical locations share their stories. How did they get to where they are ? Are they living the life they imagined when they were 14 years old ? What advice would they offer a young person setting off on the journey of life ? Phil Crompton - author of " In Search of My Alumni" and a former school leader - finds out how they did it and how others can do something similar. There will be something for everyone in this series. We all need role models. Here are plenty.
I DID. YOU CAN.
John Fallon : until recently CEO of Pearson
John was brought up in north Manchester. His dad was a primary school headteacher. At 14 there were few signs that John would end up leading a company that had 24,000 employees in 70 countries. It's funny how life works out. After an energetic few years at Hull University he worked for Gateshead Council and then the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott. When a career in politics beckoned he decided instead to move into a corporate world that involved lots of travel, many meetings and so many decisions. It's been quite a career and John remains as self-deprecating as you'd expect for a lad from Middleton who grew up supporting the old Manchester City.