"I noticed that women were active in their communities and yes, they were talking about love, beauty, relationships, but the biggest thing I noticed was that that were also talking about wanting to start a business."

"The company also performs that little techie trick known as "search engine optimisation", so that if you want to know how to make the perfect teriyaki chicken, open a bottle of champagne without spilling any, or build your own cold-fusion nuclear reactor etc, it should come out pretty near the top of your Google search."

"About 60 per cent of the traffic comes in from natural search."

"‎It's the biggest short-form social knowledge library on the internet, I believe. We create the knowledge store, and we have interactive tools and community functions."

"I always get in trouble when I say I want to build a $1bn business, because our shareholders say ‘Nancy you shouldn’t be declaring all of that stuff’, But I do want to build a big business."

"We're on this mission to try to enable tens of thousands of women, initially in the UK and then around the world, to be able to have that great flexible but sustainable business but with all that support and mentoring from us."

"And therefore when you’re going into that finance community, which is very male dominated, it’s quite difficult to get that connection and the genuine insight and understanding around those businesses."

"My firm belief is that a lot of the businesses women are creating feel more lifestyle."

"Ask yourself if you’re ready to get comfortable with nothing being predictable and flying by the seat of your pants for the foreseeable future. If you like to have certainty about your future, this may not be for you."

"We want to democratise good food. The idea of 'street food' is being trendified as a career option. But we're saying: let's leverage this so it touches all cultures, not just middle-class life-changers."

"I love consolidating talents. I wanted to create a new movement that provides strength in numbers for street traders and cultivates more people doing great food on the streets. Festival organisers prefer to deal with collectives rather than individuals."

"Selling food on the streets is very uncertain. You’ve got to be a bit of a gambler and you’ve got to be really, really resilient and willing to get on with a lot of hard work. It’s really physical, but for those who ‘get it’, it creates an amazing energy to be around. I wanted to create more of that."

"Citing moves in recent years to hold hearings in public and publish decision summaries."

"have always believed we have lots to gain and nothing to lose by being more open about our work."

"I think there are arguments for making changes to the criminal justice system."

"If somebody is recalled back to custody and actually the risk doesn’t warrant it, then an executive release is a much faster process."

"I encourage women at every level to recognize themselves as a leader"

"It was a difficult time for the entire travel industry, and we decided the best way for Airbnb to navigate the future was to go back to the company’s roots and focus on Hosts and great hosting."

"I’ve worked consistently on strengthening our relationship with existing Hosts, helping our Hosts adapt to the post-pandemic travel landscape and growing our Host community."

"Each time, I had to be willing to listen, acknowledge when I needed to learn and ask for help. Women, in particular, often feel we need to have an answer for everything to be taken seriously."

"In the current cost of living crisis, we also want to raise awareness about hosting as a path to meaningful income."

"Another way we’re helping our Hosts address rising costs is through our energy- efficiency programs. We launched our first programmes in the UK and France last year and we’re expanding to other countries this year."

"Anecdotally, how I had to change my business dialogue in negotiations and of what my expectations were, whether I was working in Europe, or when I went to Australia, how different that was than Paris."

"I’ve lived all over the world, I grew up in Hong Kong, and I married someone in the diplomatic service. With Disney, I lived in Australia, then back to Paris and then the U.S."

"The opportunity to work at Disney has been phenomenal. Living in Australia was the biggest family adventure. I remember talking with my husband, who at the time was deputy national security advisor, and he was the one who said, if we don’t go now, we will never go."

"Handmade Rooster footstools -they are exquisitely made at every stage of their production with bronze beaks and feet – you can even have them made to look like your own farmyard flock!"

"It’s personalisation all the way. It doesn’t matter really what the present is, it shows that you have put thought and energy into it and it’s always something to be remembered."

"I think my honeymoon – it was the first time I had been to the Far East and I was mesmerised. It was beautiful, fascinating and all about love."

"I think probably word of mouth – listening to friends descriptions of faraway places and then I start reading up about wherever and the more you read the more inspired and determined you are to get there!"

"My packing envelopes. You never have to unpack. One for t-shirts, one for swimwear, one for day dresses, one for evening dresses and so on. Perfect particularly when moving around a lot."

"London is home. A tour of the Houses of Parliament is a must- you have a fascinating hour and a half and get the entire history of Great Britain all under one impressive roof. The John Soane museum too."

"I’ve worked for Passenger for almost 3 years, beginning my career here in July 2018."

"I’m Head of Customer Services and am responsible for the customer service team and all interactions between Passenger and customers."

"I oversee any new customers at any level during the onboarding process – we run a very busy help desk for Premium account holders and end-users for myTrip."

"I was a working mum for a long time which affected my options, but I did make sure that I was abreast of changes that were happening as I looked for the best opportunities for me."

"I did plan my move to digital as I thought it would offer me more longevity, but my career was never plotted out from start to finish."

"I’m also proud of our team and their growth, having played a part in their progression as a manager. It’s very rewarding to help people achieve their career objectives."

"My mission is to continue to make sure the product offer is right for the high street retailer’s customers, and not “look over her shoulders” at what competitors are doing."

"There must have been some kind of unconscious bias in those processes, we're not going to have those processes next time around."

"At the moment we have no black Parole Board members and that's of significant concern to me."

"We saw the departure of our previous chair in difficult circumstances, the board was subject to unprecedented amount of publicity, the like of which we haven't experienced before, and I think there was a loss of confidence amongst ourselves a little bit."

"It was obviously a very difficult period for the board."

"Loss of confidence" among board members."

"Unconscious bias" had affected recruitment for the board, which decides when serious offenders in England and Wales can leave jail."

"Access what makes you happy"