Fran Gresswell had her sights set on becoming a police detective from the age of 11 but her career path took a different turn and now she's bidding to make it big in the world of refreshing summery drinks.
The 22-year-old, who lives in Newark, had been studying criminology at Durham University and decided to do a business module before she even thought about creating a drinks brand. Arriving late and flustered in a lecture hall with around 200 students, she got a question wrong about the difference between gross and net profit.
"They basically laughed me out of the lecture. They said you'll never make it business, go back to criminology," said Fran, who has gone on to prove the doubters wrong by launching her range of Riviera Iced Tea. Two flavours are currently on sale, peach and lemon, and a third, raspberry and mint, will be coming out in June.
