Meet The Team

Steve Lowy

Founder

Hometown: London, UK

Hobbies: Football, Football, Football, Socialising, Football, Cooking whilst watching Football, Travelling

Favourite Band/Singer: Stevie Wonder

Favourite Drink: Tea, Mount Gay Rum and Coke with loads of ice and fresh Lime

Favourite Phrase: “You’ll Never Walk Alone” or “Veni , Vidi, Vici”

Irina Akishina

GM Russia

Hometown: Moscow, Russia

Hobbies: Yoga, Belly Dances, Cold Steel

Favourite Band/Singer: Frank Sinatra

Favourite Drink: Martini

Favourite Phrase: “Festina lente.” (Lat.) “The world is wonderful where I am”

Oliver Barron

Rooms Guru Brighton

Hometown: Maldon, ESSEX

Hobbies: Partying (any kind really), Music, Reading, Films

Favourite Band/Singer: Florence and the Machine/Flyleaf

Favourite Drink: Apple Vodka & Lemonade

Favourite Phrase: “Treat yourself” “Eating is cheating”

Susy Ghisu

Groups Guru

Hometown: Sardinia, Italy

Hobbies: Gym, listening to music, especially liiive muuusic

Favourite Band/Singer: A lot, no one in particular

Favourite Drink: Water

Favourite Phrase: Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been

Gavin White

General Busy Body

Hometown: Nottingham

Hobbies: Skiing, Cooking, Socialising

Favourite Drink: Vodka

Football Team: Nottingham Forest

Val Alexander

Head Pillow Fluffer

Hometown: Edinburgh, Scotland

Hobbies: Reading, Jigsaws, Cinema

Favourite Band/Singer: Bee gees, Lady Gaga

Favourite Drink: Vodka or Strong English Tea

Favourite Phrase: It is nice to be important, it is very important to be nice

Rishi Tayasamy

Head Chef

Hometown: Port Louis, Mauritius

Hobbies: Football, Music, Socialising, Party

Favourite Band/Singer: UB 40, Leona Lewis

Favourite Drink: Beers, Gin Tonic, Whisky & Coke

Favourite Phrase: I need a bottle!

Rahul Shah

Front Office Sentry London

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Hobbies: Football, food, football and then some more food, travelling, music and reading

Favourite Band/Singer: Too many to write down

Favourite Drink: Water, Scotch with water, rum n coke

Favourite Phrase: “Carpe Diem”, “Live and Let Live”

Muzafar Iqbal

Hotel Number Cruncher London

Hometown: Gujranwala, Pakistan

Hobbies: Movies, Cricket, Badminton

Favourite Band/Singer: Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (Late)

Favourite Drink: Coca Cola with some ice and lemon

Favourite Phrase: Something is better than nothing…!