My journey
Each chapter added something the next one required. None of it is behind me, all of it is the foundation.
01, Early
A New Zealand childhood in a house where selling, targets and persistence were ordinary.
02, Corporate
Banking, investment banking, executive support, startups, hospitality and events.
03, International
Working across different business environments and cultures, and learning from strong leaders.
04, General Management
Running the day to day as General Manager: phones, bookings, sales, marketing, customers and operations, while my auntie remained the owner.
05, Owner-operator
More than a decade of contractors, quoting, cash flow, administration, staff and growth.
06, Family
Five children, homeschooled alongside the business, leadership learned at close range.
07, The shift
Deciding that experience should compound into ownership rather than repeat itself.
08, Now
Learning and applying deal structure, valuation, negotiation and seller psychology.
09, Next
Businesses acquired, backed and built, documented as it happens.
Let's talk
Most of what matters in business starts as a conversation with someone who has actually run one. If any of this is relevant to where you are, write to me directly.