24 hours with Chris Gray, managing director, Daylight

6:30am

Alarm goes off. Can I sneak another 15 minutes? Of course I can! Almost half an hour goes by before I wake with a start and realise it’s now almost 7am! Jump out of bed. Wake the kids, as my wife is not yet home from her 5.30am boot camp. Neither of us are morning people to be honest, but she persists with a 5.30am class twice a week, while I do my classes early evening in a local park. I down an apple juice, Weetbix and a banana and head out the door at 7.40am.

8:50am

Traffic is lousy. So what’s new? This is Sydney! Arrive at our office in Kent St in the city. Greet the team (or those who have already arrived) and then head to my favourite coffee shop, “Rickardos on Kent”. This outlet has undergone three name changes over the past three years, but the coffee has always been good. Has everything to do with the quality of the barista! Settle back at my desk and check emails.

9:30am