We ask BDMs up and down the country for their answers to the following 10 questions. In this edition Mark Shelper, Aldermore BDM for the South West region, is under the microscope.
How many brokers do you see in a week?
40
What issues come up time and time again?
Traffic jams on the M4
Favourite part of your job?
Getting difficult cases agreed and seeing them complete
Biggest challenge?
Harry Ramsden’s fish and chips – I had an hour to eat basically a battered whale and a kilo of chips
From a work perspective, it’s also getting the work-life balance right. It’s very easy to work too hard sometimes
Strangest question you’ve ever been asked?
Is that your real accent?
What do you wish brokers understood about your job?
My job is hard too
Last film you saw at the cinema?
Alpha Papa – A-ha!
Least favourite sport?
Bristol Rovers makes it hard for me to like football sometimes
Current mobile phone?
It’s a bit embarrassing – an old Nokia brick. And, of course, my work Blackberry
Favourite biscuit?
Jammy Dodger