Vincent Crolla
What is your job title?
Warehouse & Inventory Executive.
How long have you worked at Outsourced Events?
Since January 2022.
What can't you live without?
My wife and daughter.
Where is the best place you have travelled to and why?
Parga, on the Greek mainland - it's like Cornwall but much sunnier! I made some fantastic Greek friends there.
If you could learn to do anything what would it be?
To be able to paint.
When you have 30 minutes of free time, how do you pass the time?
Read, but if I get four hours then a round of golf.
What is your favourite thing about working at Outsourced Events?
Everyone is so friendly, and working with Simon, he has a great management style.
If you could invite four people to dinner (living or dead) who would you invite and why?
Tiger Woods (greatest golfer that has ever lived), Clint Eastwood (my favourite actor), Isambard Kingdom Brunel (what a pioneer) and Shane Warne (the greatest of all time and one of my heroes).
What was your childhood ambition?
To join the Airforce or Navy - I passed all the exams but could not get in due to my flat feet.
What is your most memorable day at Outsourced Events?
Every day is memorable!
If you could do any job, regardless of skills and training, what would it be?
Pilot or aircrash Investigator.
What are the top three items on your bucket list?
1) To visit Argentina 2) See Manchester City win the Champions League 3) To become a Grandfather
What would people never guess you do in your role?
Being able to set my own agenda for the day.
If you could witness any historical event, what would you want to see?
The first moon landing!
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