Elliot Pickering, 34 years old

I used to live in New York, Houston and London. Worked for the same company call Human Capital a commodities trading firm. 13 years I was travelled for work in Europe, America and Singapore, Hong Kong and was a director and then I had a stroke. Recruiting is a fast pace environment. I love CrossFit it’s big weights and cardio mixed into one. I was doing CrossFit for 8 months and the stroke happened.

I was a big guy, maybe 16stone 7lbs. I ate a variety of foods, I loved social environment. In March 2015, five months on Sunday I was awake, feeling stressed, nervous about tomorrow and caused a stroke.

I was doing CrossFit when the stroke happened. I was Paralyzed on the right side of my body. The stroke effects my speech, writing and reading this a called aphasia.

After the stroke I was slim. My skin is healthy and I am more relaxed. I eat healthily and consist of meat (fish and chicken) I like nuts and seeds too. Banned drinking and the brain injury now is critical for my health. I want to work.

Ideas for new business. Firstly I want to try a coffee shop sort of a community meeting point. Real coffee beans and juice bar/smoothie or specialties beer and wine. Secondly, I want to open a supermarket purely ‘organic’ food. Lastly, I thought to create a app for a up-and-coming novelist. But only idea at this point.