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The Last Word
NAME : JENNIFER KENNA • JOB TITLE : DIRECTOR • COMPANY : WEE TOAST TOURS Sunshine, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Little Voice, Schindler’s List. ALBUM CURRENTLY LISTENING TO: Lots of Prince mixes FAVOURITE BAND: Prince (and his many bands). LAST BOOK READ: The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union, by Serhii Plokhy FAVOURITE CELEBRITY: Van Morison
SOCIAL:
FAVOURITE FOOD: Persian FAVOURITE RESTAURANT: James St Bar & Grill LAST HOTEL YOU STAYED AT: Sofitel - Castle Hotel, Windsor LAST BAR/NIGHTCLUB YOU VISITED: Can’t remember, my eyes were closed FAVOURITE PLACE IN WORLD: Cyclades Islands, Greece or Dalmatia, Croatia INDOOR CONCERT OR FESTIVAL: Adele LAST HOLIDAY: What’s that?
DRINKS:
FAVOURITE HOT DRINK: Cappuccino FAVOURITE SOFT DRINK: San Pellegrino BEER OR CIDER: Stella Artois WHITE OR RED WINE: White, then red WHISKEY OR BRANDY: Whiskey GIN OR VODKA: Gin COCKTAILS OR BUBBLY: Both are lovely Jennifer is pictured with her husband Ron and daughter Bianca (not pictured is their son Nicholas).
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN THIS ROLE? Two years
“If your name’s not down, you’re not getting in.”
DESCRIBE A TYPICAL DAY Every day is different. My day begins at 6am and ends around 10pm. I do seek a set routine, but that’s difficult to achieve when you are running a start-up. I am very busy with our family, managing the business and trying to have a social life too. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST JOB? Hair show model for Horst Rechelbacher, the founder of Aveda Corporation and Intelligent Nutrients.
ENTERTAINMENT:
FAVOURITE TV SHOW: Dragon’s Den FAVOURITE FILM: There are so many favourites. Films that I can watch with our kids, such as The World’s Fastest Indian, Little Miss 58 • HRNI SEPTEMBER
WHAT FOUR PEOPLE WOULD YOU INVITE TO A DINNER PARTY? Prince, Whoopi Goldberg, Liam Neeson, Michelle Obama. ONE ITEM YOU COULDN’T LIVE WITHOUT? Contact lenses WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE OF YOUR LIFE? Judy Garland WHAT IS YOUR IDEAL JOB? I have it! FAVOURITE QUOTE: “If your name’s not down, you’re not getting in.” INSPIRATION IN YOUR LIFE? American young diplomatic and foreign exchange programmes as well as study abroad experiences from a young age shaped my love of people, art and culture. My husband Ron and our two children inspire and drive me daily. THE MOST IMPORTANT LIFE LESSON YOU’VE LEARNT? Be forgiving twitter.com: @Hosp_ReviewNI
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