Christmas Spotlight: Alan Leach

Year after year, our festive spotlights prove very popular on our business pages. So, our Advent calendar of businesspeople is once again back for 2021! For each day of Advent during December, we’ll be putting a notable name from across the region through their paces, with 12 quickfire ‘one word’ questions…

Next up, it’s Alan Leach, co-founder of quiz company SpeedQuizzing.


1. Sum up 2021 for your business, in one word:

Promising

2. And a word that summarises how you expect 2022 to pan out?

Unknown

3. What’s the one word from this year you’re sick of hearing?

Science

4. And the one you hope to hear more of in the 12 months ahead?

Freedom

5. Which business has impressed you this year?

The Block York

6. If you could have one present for Christmas, what would it be?

Freedom

7. What’s the best Christmas gift you’ve ever bought for someone else?

Mini-break (in Barcelona)

8. What do you think is the most under-rated thing on your Christmas dinner plate?

Cabbage

9. How many people will be around your table on Christmas day?

Eight

10. And which word would you use to sum up the ambience?

Chilled

11. Your favourite Christmas tipple?

Bucks Fizz

12. And a message to your friends, family, colleagues and peers as they welcome in 2022? (you can have more than one word for this one!)

Chin up, keep smiling, and don’t let the doom-mongers grind you down.