The most rewarding, insightful and challenging year of my life was my 'Year in Industry' working as a trainee engineer at Black & Decker, which involved studying part time at college. — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
Growing up in Middlesbrough I was taught to be resilient and competitive. My teachers made us believe that just because kids were at private school up the road, it didn't mean they were better than us. — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
If it's a healthy day, I'll head to the gym, then have a steak salad at the cafe next door. — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I had people who said I was a brilliant producer but I wouldn't get on the news because I was too northern. But there… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
When I come to schools like Norton Primary Academy and meet children who have their lives and careers before them, I hope in some… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
Given how dangerous it is for someone to consume something they are allergic to, you would think that companies would just make sure they… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I am a young woman, with a regional accent, from a working class family, who has had a pretty standard education. So far, so… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
My first attempt at a business was a jumble sale which I ran at the end of my next door neighbour's drive. I used… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
There's a common problem: if a kid is not good at exams, they often think they are not skilled. Yet many of them do… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
From a young age I had a real sense of the world of work. This is what vocational education gives you. — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
The most rewarding, insightful and challenging year of my life was my 'Year in Industry' working as a trainee engineer at Black & Decker,… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I'm always on the go, which means my health has often been the thing that suffers. — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I think people tend to underestimate you when you have a Northern accent, for instance if you have to talk to the CEO of… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I grew up in Teesside and it is really important to keep your regional accent because it is a big part of who you… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I was a journalist's dream case study; a gobby girl with an accent who was good at engineering. — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
I look at my bank account every day. I constantly think about what is going in and out, and I will always try to… — Steph McGovern Copy Share Image
