About Lewis Buckley
It’s great to be back featuring in Norfolk Director Magazine, especially with this being my first ever feature as a business owner! It’s been a busy ten months since launching Focalise Finance. The leap was daunting but, so far, I’ve loved almost every minute.
The business is already proving to attract a strong number and vast range of clients – from new businesses to established firms – all looking at continuing their growth. Focalise looks to act with long term interests in mind, working repeatedly with clients throughout their business journey.
On a personal level, I love the variation of clients and sectors that we work with, and the way in which the lenders we introduce them to transact. It’s the old saying ‘variety is the spice of life’, or maybe that’s just me trying to make it all sound exciting!
A few extra, mildly interesting facts about me…
- Officially I’m classed as a uni dropout – I’m too much of a doer to stick out the full course!
- I’m fortunate to have a great support network around me – my business partner Mikey Seago, great friends and family, but most of all my partner, Laura. The biggest battle between us is what dog we get soon (Stan the Beagle has to win for me).
- Heights scare me, but I’ve pushed myself to do a helicopter ride down the Vegas strip, a rollercoaster on top of a hotel and a 30ft freefall in Portugal (high-pitched scream included).
- Although I’m always keen for a chat and uber-sociable, I sometimes enjoy working on my own (usually on a spreadsheet).
Q&As
Describe yourself in three words?
Committed, enthusiastic and diligent.
What was your first job?
Working in a local café on a Saturday.
What frustrates you?
When things don’t go to plan, become over complicated or involve too much red tape!
How do you spend your leisure time?
Like most, I love my sports (football and golf mostly), eating out across Norfolk and having a beverage or two.
What is your go-to comfort food?
Anything made of potatoes.
What temptation can’t you resist?
A crème egg at Easter or Guinness all year round.
Where are you happiest?
Either on the Norfolk Broads with family or on the golf course with friends.
What is your number one karaoke song?
The Fresh Prince of Bel Air.
At school, what were you good at?
Jack of all trades, master of none!
What would be your plan B as a career?
I would love to be a Greenkeeper – at a warm coastal course preferably!
Which one luxury could you not live without?
My record player and the ‘AM’ Arctic Monkeys album.
Which three people dead or alive would you invite as dinner guests?
Dave Grohl, Frank Lampard and Jeremy Clarkson.
If you could time travel, where would you go and why?
I’d follow the ‘Back to the Future’ timeline here I think – back, forward and back again!
How many attempts before you passed your driving test?
I failed my theory test twice and passed my practical the second time round. I am a perfect driver now, I promise!
