Born in Burnley and raised in Pendle, I started my career in Hotel Management and moved my life 300 miles to accept a promotion at the tender age of 22. This is where I met Leanne, my now wife, we had our first son together in 2004, so I left Hotel Management to pursue a career in Sales. With superb grounding at Coca-Cola Enterprises, 12 successful years at Heineken followed, setting the path for my career as it is today.In 2017 I became a founder/ director of a pub business named North & South Leisure, with 7 pubs currently with plans to grow. And in 2019 the founder/ director/ owner of a small holiday letting business with my wife, we have 2 properties in Yorkshire currently and we plan for more. You can find both our Holiday homes at www.theWithenscollection.com - we’d very much appreciate your support if you can find the time to visit and stay. But all of my efforts, in business or otherwise, serve one purpose, to provide for and support the tireless efforts of my beautiful wife Leanne, and help raise our 3 boys Kian, Sam and Matt so they become good men. With the spare change I have left I enjoy a visit to the pub for a pint or two of Cask Ale and I stop most things for Burnley Football Club! Ambition remains to live long enough to become a Grandad and to say I gave this life nonsense a good go!