The most important characteristics you need to succeed in business are resilience, determination and persistence.
You don't really do much in life unless you take risks, push yourself and find your passion.
Our supermarkets sell us horsemeat as beef, our politicians fiddle their expenses, and our bankers risk money that isn't theirs. So it's not surprising the public don't trust anyone or anything.
We've got to start making people realise that it's a proud thing to run a business, to export your goods around the country.
The world is divided into three types of people in business: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.
The characteristics of successful business people, whether they are male or female, are very similar. It's about determination, it's about enthusiasm, it's about strategy, it's about communication, it's about integrity. And sometimes men and women display those differently but fundamentally they are the same qualities.
By the time I sold Birmingham City football club in 2009, 75% of the directors were women, which I take great pride in - that's unique in business, full stop.
My kids are my life. Sitting on the sidelines watching my son play rugby, helping them with their homework or getting them ready for their exams - I can't think of anything else I'd rather do.
Too many women don't see themselves in senior leadership and so don't push themselves to advance their careers as their male peer group do.
The biggest lesson my kids have taught me is to find the joy in little things, along with a healthy dose of patience.
I've met some very difficult people and I've had some very difficult conversations and had lots of criticism, especially from away supporters who sing songs that aren't very pleasant. So I think part and parcel of life is accepting that not everyone likes you.
Deep in my soul, I'm secretly a redhead.
I'm proud to say that, leading by example, I've tried from day one to help recalibrate views of women in the world of football.
On a personal level, the 'Young Apprentice' schedule is very long. The children needed long breaks so the sheer amount of time it took made it tougher. There was a lot more hanging around. But as a show, championing young people and promoting young people who are willing to have a go, I thought it was great.
There's only two things that I really care about - apart from family - one is business and the other is women in business.
I always laugh when I read about sexism cases in the newspaper.
I'm an extremely busy woman but I still make time for myself and my family. You can do both, and do both well, if you really want to.
For me, I may have titles like CEO, director or vice chairman but the best title for me is 'working mother.'
In 'The Apprentice,' they don't re-do shots, it's all one-take. We literally follow the decisions that the candidates make.
People who see successful young women think that there must be an angle there. It's too good to be true that woman from a good upbringing can walk into a good job and be director.
