When I left school I worked for a family friend selling Rolls-Royce and Bentley in Berkley Street, W1 until he closed the showroom following a divorce.
I then went to help out answering the phones at my dad's business when his first book was featured three days running in the Daily Mail and the phones went mad. Ended up running the business and his affairs for him so he could concentrate on his patients (he was a doctor) for the next 18 years until we had to close the business after he had a stroke age 92, sadly three days into training his potential successor. It was a fascinating place to work and met some really interesting people (famous and otherwise) and had some fantastic experiences as a result.
In 2008 I also set up my own race team with a friend. Things are a bit quiet right now but we have run cars in the Ginetta G50 Championship and the FIA European GT4 Championship in the past.
From end of 2010 to end of 2012 was partner in the local pub, B & B (some forum members visited whilst we were there) but not helped by the daft hours we were putting in had a bit of a health scare so had to pack that in.
For the last year I have been concentrating more on selling a few classic and sports cars (in addition to my own small collection) and project managing ongoing building work at my house to get it just the way I want.
Now I am largely on the mend also looking out for the right opportunity to get my teeth stuck into again!