BET YOU DIDN’T KNOW…

INTERVIEW – SAFIA GRIFFIN, FINANCE OFFICER, BOHUNT HORSHAM

What gets you out of bed in the morning?

Usually two small people jump on me asking if it’s time for breakfast yet.

How would you describe your job to a child?

I’m the bank in Monopoly.

What is your biggest ‘game-changing’ achievement, personal or professional?

I won the karaoke competition at Japan Matsuri (a Japanese festival in London) singing in Japanese. The prize was a return flight to Japan - best trip ever!

What 3 words would you use to describe your job?

Different every day.

Where do you see yourself in five years’ time?

Continuing to help develop Horsham as we expand into primary and further build various revenue streams such as external lettings.

What’s your favourite song lyric or line from a film?

“I cannae change the laws of physics! I’ve got to have thirty minutes!”

What’s the best thing about working at BET?

That my job doesn’t chain me to a desk all day. I get to be involved in all aspects of school life, from dressing up like the Queen of Hearts for World Book Day, to going on the school ski trips, to helping choreograph our school production, to organising charity events and school festivals and much more.

If you were an animal, what would you be?

A Panda, who knows Kung Fu.

What famous person inspires you most?

I don’t have just one person who inspires me, but when I grow I want to be Michelle Yeoh. She continues to push the boundaries and pave the way for Southeast Asian actors... and she’s just so cool.

Tell us about something you’ve done that scared you?

When I went diving in Egypt. I find open water so vast and intimidating, but diving is something I’d always wanted to try. Going under for the first time and ‘breathing’ underwater was such a strange and scary feeling.

What two things would you take to a desert island? A hammock and procrastination.