They started their careers, after both graduated in Hospitality & Leisure, working in the luxury market at companies such as The Box Tree in Ilkley, Searcy's Catering & The Greenhouse Restaurant in Mayfair.

Later they spent several years on the management teams of The Canberra (P&O), Dorchester Hotel, Mossiman’s Dining Club in Belgravia, & Champneys Health Club in Piccadilly, where they met in 1990.