Posted on April 18, 2018
Wholesale change and renegotiation
In 2018 we decided to take our two girls out of school for a term and travel up the East Coast of Australia for three months. I couldn’t necessarily take that much time off work so I decided… Read More
Posted on October 5, 2008
My corporate gig
I don’t actually have a lot of corporate experience but the experience I got was a valuable one. I spent about three years working with Rio Tinto in my home town of Perth. While I was there I… Read More
Posted on April 19, 2006
The Big Picture
In 2006 I sold my share in a boat broking business I owned with my Dad and another business partner Pete. Growing up around the water and fishing boats I loved the industry, and I also really loved… Read More
Posted on December 26, 2004
Sydney to Hobart in a boat
On boxing day 2004 I sailed in the Sydney Hobart yacht race. I tell this story quite often in my keynotes and the weather was particularly terrible (as per the video above) but there are a few details… Read More
Posted on July 1, 2004
The first time phones were cool
I got a Motorola RAZR back in 2004. It wasn’t the first phone I ever owned but it was definitely the first one that was cool to own. In fact I’m going to make the bold claim that… Read More
Posted on May 1, 1998
Meeting my wife
One thing I’ve learned over the last few years is that a good idea at the wrong time is not necessarily a good idea. And this pretty much sums up what it was like when I met my… Read More
Posted on April 16, 1997
Doom LAN party
Nothing says geek like a Doom LAN party back in the 90s. Somwhere around 1996 my Dad convinced me to buy a whole bunch of second hand computers from a business that went into receivership. There was about… Read More
Posted on October 16, 1995
You Don’t Know Jack
This is probably the best computer game that has ever been released…in 1995. It was an trivia game that came on CD-ROM that worked as a particularly good drinking game during my university years. It’s also worth checking… Read More
Posted on June 1, 1995
Family Dinner
I don’t know exactly when the tradition of family dinner started but it was somewhere around the time I left high school. The tradition was started by my mum who thought it would be nice to invite some… Read More
Posted on January 8, 1995
Family business
In 1996 I began working in the family business part time while also starting my undergraduate degree. I didn’t necessarily appreciate it at the time but working in a family business alongside my Dad was one of the… Read More
