How would you describe what you do to a Martian?
I own my own business Luisa Young Photography and it is my job to capture moments in time, called photos, with a very clever machine with a glass lens. Once I've captured the photo I use software to enhance the image to its fullest.
If you weren't what you are what would you be?
An interior designer – it would be a fantastic avenue for my creativity.
Who inspires you most and why?
Audrey Hepburn. She epitomised beauty and elegance from the inside out.
What do you wish you'd invented?
The iPad, or anything by Apple!
What would you do differently?
Nothing, I've learned through life and a few tragic events that life is too short for regrets.
What I'm watching and listening to...
Watching Nashville, The Good Wife and The Americans. Listening to Alicia Keys.
My advice to the Government is...
You need to do more to help support start-up businesses. With the loss of Business Link and Emda there is a huge gap that needs to be filled quickly.
If I wasn't doing business in Nottingham, I'd go to...
New York.
I'd be lost without my...
Family.
Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter?
Facebook.
What I'd really like to say to the banks is...
Lending money to small businesses shouldn't just be based on a computer credit score.
Friends would say I'm...
Loyal, loving, honest and I'd hope they'd also say I have great creative flair!
My indulgence is...
Tiffany jewellery.
One thing in the world I'd change right now...
I'd love to wipe out poverty. It especially makes me sad to think of children without anything.
The best place to eat and drink is...
Harts and World Service.
I drive a...
Vauxhall Corsa.
My most important set of numbers is...
The dates of birth for my children.
My last holiday was to...
New York to celebrate my husband's 40th birthday. It was just the two of us and we both had an amazing time.
I am currently reading...
Lone Wolf by Jodi Picoult.
The one thing I've learned...
To live every day to its fullest and never look back.
