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I love business and that's why I go on other people's board because it is my hobby. Some people join a tennis club to do things in their spare time. I join boards because that's what I love.
Karren Brady
Love
Time
Business
People
Some People
Club
Other
I Love
Some
Join
Tennis
Because
Go
Hobby
Board
Boards
Spare
Spare Time
Why
Things
I don't believe in quotas for quotas sake, but I think companies without any women on their boards should write to their shareholders and explain why - explain how many women they've interviewed, why they haven't taken anybody on.
Karren Brady
Women
Believe
Think
I Think
Write
Taken
Shareholders
Without
How
Sake
Any
Anybody
Explain
Boards
Should
Companies
Many
Why
I have met people in the street who say, 'You look like Karren Brady, but she is fat.' But I don't care. I am happy with the way I look; it's not something that drives me mad.
Karren Brady
Me
You
Happy
People
I Am
Care
I Am Happy
Met
Way
Say
Mad
don't Care
Something
Drives
Like
Look
She
Am
Brady
Who
Street
Fat
When I'm at home I'm 'Karren Peski Solido mother-of-two' when I'm at work I'm 'Karren Brady don't mess with me.'
Karren Brady
Work
Home
Me
Mess
Brady
On holiday, I don't want any plans or structure. If I want to wake up at lunchtime or have breakfast for dinner, then I will.
Karren Brady
Wake Up
Will
Dinner
Breakfast
Structure
Wake
Up
Any
Want
Holiday
Then
Plans
Lunchtime
The characteristics of successful business people, whether they are male or female, are very similar. It's about determination, it's about enthusiasm, it's about strategy, it's about communication, it's about integrity. And sometimes men and women display those differently but fundamentally they are the same qualities.
Karren Brady
Business
Integrity
Women
Communication
People
Determination
Sometimes
Enthusiasm
Men
Men And Women
Strategy
Those
Characteristics
About
Similar
Qualities
Female
Male
Very
Same
Whether
Successful
Business People
Display
Differently
Fundamentally
The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.
Karren Brady
You
Persistence
Business
Determination
Important
Characteristics
Most
The Most Important
Succeed
Resilience
Need
I am a faithful companion of Jesus. I probably wasn't when I was 12 or 13 when I was in the convent, but I think having a spiritual side means that you live your life with an open heart, and you embrace things that are difficult, you want people to do well.
Karren Brady
Life
Spiritual
You
Heart
People
I Am
Faithful
Live
Difficult
Think
Side
I Think
Embrace
Having
Open
Well
Am
Convent
Want
Means
Your
Companion
Things
Jesus
For clubs, free movement plays a big role in transfers and players' contracts. Players from the E.U. can sign for U.K. clubs without needing a visa or special work permit, making it quicker and easier to secure top talent from across Europe to come and play in our leagues.
Karren Brady
Work
Free
Big
Our
Top
Visa
Easier
Sign
Secure
Talent
Leagues
Come
Without
Making
Permit
Contracts
Quicker
Role
Movement
Transfer
Clubs
Across
Special
Europe
Play
Players
Needing
Plays
If I can encourage other women to think about setting up their own businesses and being entrepreneurs and making a contribution then I think that's a good thing.
Karren Brady
Good
Women
Own
Think
Setting
Other
I Think
A Good Thing
I Can
About
Entrepreneurs
Good Thing
Making
Encourage
Up
Contribution
Being
Then
Businesses
Thing
To any man currently thinking it's not safe to say anything to women these days, allow me to offer you a rule of thumb. If you're in any doubt about something you're going to say to a woman, just ask yourself if you'd say the same thing to a man.
Karren Brady
Me
You
Man
Woman
Women
Yourself
Same Thing
Doubt
Thinking
Rule
Say
About
Something
Allow
Thumb
Days
Safe
Offer
Same
Any
Going
Just
Currently
Anything
Ask
Thing
I always wear a suit jacket, a smart blouse or a top, with my hair and make-up done. Under the desk, what no one knows, is that I'm wearing jeans and trainers.
Karren Brady
Smart
Hair
Top
Wear
Wearing
No-One
Knows
Always
Trainers
Jacket
Done
Jeans
Desk
Suit
You have to have two personalities: your home personality and your work personality and the trick really is not to allow one of those personalities to drain the life out of the other.
Karren Brady
Life
Work
Home
You
Personality
Other
Those
Out
Trick
Allow
Personalities
Really
Your
Two
Drain
English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish football gains so much from being in Europe. Clubs and fans all benefit from European action, laws and funding.
Karren Brady
Fans
Action
Benefit
Laws
Football
Welsh
Irish
Scottish
Northern
Being
Gains
Clubs
Much
English
Europe
European
Funding
I love and embrace change.
Karren Brady
Love
Change
I Love
Embrace
The brain aneurysm I had in 2006 put things into perspective. It made me understand what was really important - to enjoy life, take more risks and stop putting things off.
Karren Brady
Life
Me
Risks
Perspective
Enjoy Life
Made
Important
Enjoy
More
Take
Had
Put
Putting
Understand
Brain
Off
Stop
Really
Things
I didn't really know what I was going to do with my life. I've taken every opportunity, pushed myself in ways I'm not sure I knew were even possible, I've made the best of my life and career. So yes, I do feel proud of myself.
Karren Brady
Life
Best
Myself
Opportunity
Made
My Life
Every
Ways
Possible
Pushed
Taken
Knew
Feel
Know
Sure
Proud
Were
Yes
Going
Really
Even
Career
Every Opportunity
I've experienced a lot of sexism in football.
Karren Brady
Sexism
Football
Lot
Experienced
We've got to start making people realise that it's a proud thing to run a business, to export your goods around the country.
Karren Brady
Business
People
Country
Run
Goods
Around
Got
Proud
Making
Realise
Your
Export
Thing
Start
I think young people respond much better to openness and frankness and practical stuff than speeches.
Karren Brady
People
Better
Young
Think
I Think
Respond
Frankness
Stuff
Openness
Practical
Than
Young People
Much
Speeches
Good managers ensure good outcomes, but great leaders can deliver a vision by getting people to work together.
Karren Brady
Work
Good
Great
Together
People
Vision
Good Managers
Ensure
Outcomes
Great Leaders
Deliver
Leaders
Managers
Getting
Work Together
My grandmother had a motto that you should never look down on people unless you are helping them up, and I think that's a very spiritual way of living.
Karren Brady
Spiritual
You
People
Down
Living
Think
Unless
I Think
Way
Never
Had
Look
Up
Motto
Very
Them
Grandmother
Should
Helping
I believe that hardworking people should retain as much of the money as they can in terms of the taxes that they pay. But I think everybody should pay their taxes.
Karren Brady
People
Money
Pay
Believe
Think
Everybody
I Think
I Believe
I Believe That
Retain
Terms
Taxes
Much
Should
Hardworking
When you're starting your own business it's really important to think through your plan: what's the idea, why is it relevant to the market, how much money you are going to invest, how are you going to tell people about it.
Karren Brady
You
Business
People
Money
Important
Own
Think
Market
Relevant
Tell
About
Through
Invest
Idea
How
How Much
How Much Money
Going
Plan
Much
Really
Your
Why
Starting
The one thing I wanted was independence. And I realised to have that independence, you needed financial independence.
Karren Brady
You
Financial
Independence
One Thing
The One Thing
Wanted
Realised
Thing
Needed
I don't invest in shares in companies that don't have women on their board.
Karren Brady
Women
Invest
Shares
Board
Companies
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