From carpet fitting to advice: Peter Spence's career trade

Spence's current role is advice & paraplanning team leader at Fintuity, which he said allows him to get involved in a variety of tasks within the business. Before financial planning, he ran a carpet company in North Yorkshire. Spence also held previous roles as a factory worker, supermarket night shift shelf-stacker, Primark clothes folder, and a hotel night porter to name a few. "When lockdown struck in 2020, it gave me a chance to pause and think about what I was doing, what I wanted to do and where I wanted to be," he told Professional Adviser. "I loved carpets and what I was doing...