Cocktails with…
What are you sipping?
Janelle Muschette-Leiba (JML): Apple vodka and Sprite.
Sharon Williams (SW): An Appletini.
Charmaine Wright (CW): Amaretto Sour.
What do you love about being in the ‘Zone’?
JML: The Zone has a really cool vibe and, of course, watching World Cup matches on the big screen doesn’t hurt either!
SW: I love the chill yet buzzing vibe.
CW: I like the ratio of men to women, even as I continue to search for my would-be husband (laughs).
Socialite or homebody?
JML: Homebody, though I definitely enjoy going to parties or just hanging out with my family and friends.
SW: I’m a mix of both.
CW: By nature I’m a homebody, but I’m forced to go out.
Flats or stilettos?
JML: Flats for relaxed weekends, but stilettos when I’m going out — just because they make me feel more confident and sexy.
SW: I’m a stilettos girl, I love me some heels!
CW: Flats definitely.
What’s your style?
JML: Fitted, clean lines — fairly simple and elegant.
SW: Anything that fits me well, looks stylish.
CW: Sporty-sexy.
Who does your hair?
JML: Various hair salons.
SW: Venice Miller at Clipso Hair Studios, Andy’s Plaza off Eastwood Park Road.
CW: Ann-Marie Ferguson of Beauty Oasis at 84 Lady Musgrave Road.
Who does your nails?
JML: Tamara at K Wilson’s Spa.
SW: Jencare on Hope Road.
CW: La-Janeish at the Pulse Complex.
What’s in your handbag?
JML: My BlackBerry, MAC compact and lipgloss; cross pen and notebook.
SW: Make-up bag, NCB Lovebird Keycard, emery board.
CW: Prada shades, Nikon camera and a book.
What perfume are you spraying?
JML: Givenchy Very Irresistible.
SW: Siren by Paris Hilton.
CW: Origins Ginger Essence for day and Boucheron for evening.
TV or a good book?
JML: A good book.
SW: TV.
CW: A good book.
What are you watching/reading?
JML: I’m watching The Vampire Diaries.
SW: Law & Order on network television and my latest DVD movie is The Blindside starring Sandra Bullock.
CW: Evita: In My Own Words, that’s what I’m reading.
What’s the best piece of advice you’ve been given?
JML: My parents have invested in me and so they have a lot of faith in me and would always tell me, ‘Always believe in yourself’.
SW: ‘Always focus on education’.
CW: My grandmother always told me, ‘Be very true to yourself’, and I’ve taken these words to heart.
What projects are you currently working on?
JML: NCB is a very dynamic organisation so we’re always working on providing first-class service for our clients.
SW: Rebranding the NCB Private Banking Centre and for Kiwanis Club of New Kingston we’re helping to upgrade the Neo-Natal Ward at Kingston Public Hospital.
CW: NCB Nation Builders Awards to reward Jamaican entrepreneurs on their success and philanthropy.
And 10 years from now?
JML: I have always had an adventurous spirit, so I hope I’d have travelled extensively, read some great books and built a happy home. Professionally, I hope that I would have established myself as a well-respected attorney.
SW: I’ll be doing HR consultancy.
CW: My 80-year-old husband would have by then died and left me a fortune, which I would have used to purchase a cottage in Negril with a vast book collection… a girl can dream, can’t she?