In Brief: SSgA's Eleanor Hope-Bell speaks to ETFM

Eleanor Hope-Bell, head of intermediaries northern Europe at State Street Global Advisors talks about her summer job in a shoe outlet.

What are you reading?

Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything.

What is the next film you would like to see?

I would like to see Disney Pixar's Brave, which is coming out next year.

Do you have an album you listen to constantly on your iPod/MP3 player?

The Boy with No Name by Travis

What was the worst/most unusual job you had when you were younger?

I sold shoes at an outlet the summer after I graduated high school. I had a wonderful summer by the beach earning money for college and it's amazing what you get to hear!

If you weren't working in financial services what would you be doing?

I would be a maths teacher; I have a love for secondary maths but it could be more valuable teaching in a primary school in terms of influencing childrens' futures. Having said that my secondary school teacher was the reason I did maths at university.