Hello,

I’m a father, husband, son and brother, with a passion for technology and a curiosity that has taken me into a diverse set of interests outside the day job. Professionally, I’m a business leader and entrepreneur who has worked in the technology, media and entertainment industry for 20 years.

I have the honour and privilege of leading New Zealand Rugby Commercial, the business of the All Blacks, Black Ferns and other Teams in Black, and prior to that was at Google, where I led Strategy and Operations, for Google’s business in the UK & Ireland, and also for a spell in France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.

Outside this, I am an author, angel investor and advisor to several start-ups, and founded my own record label and film production company to give creatives from less privileged backgrounds their start in music and film, along with a blockchain services company designed to tackle the emerging issue of securities law compliance.

I grew up in New Zealand, where I am now based, having lived, worked and raised a family in London for 25 years in between. With sons in the UK, roots in France, and a business with many partners in Europe and the US, we are passionate travellers, and enjoy spending time in both hemispheres.

My ‘Why'

I am passionate about building things or changing things, ideally both, and I like to do this using the power of technology.

"Having grown up in splendid isolation at the the bottom of the world, pre internet, everything we take for granted today is still like magic to me..."

Hobbies & Interests

Electric Biking

Electric Biking

Flying

Flying

Music

Music

Keynote Speaker

Keynote Speaker

Entrepreneurship

Big Community Records

Big Community Records is an artist-first social enterprise on a mission to surface and celebrate new talent from less privileged backgrounds and give them their stage to shine. We are digital first and maximise the return to the artist.

Big Community Productions

Big Community Productions is an ethical film producer on a mission to surface and celebrate new talent from less privileged backgrounds and give them their stage to shine. We are digital first, combining the best of cinema with YouTube, social media, VR, gaming and NFT distribution.

Token Springboard

The world’s first automated legal service focused on Blockchain businesses.

Education

London Business School

— MBA (graduated top of the school)

University of Auckland

— Bachelor of Laws (Honours) — Bachelor of Commerce

“Despite great academic success the best education I’ve ever had was working as a barman and waiter for 5 years. It refined my people skills, taught me the operational process and how to be in service of others. I would call it the University of Life. ”

Investments

  • An automated platform that enables blockchain businesses to launch in compliance with local laws.

  • Helping you find your way to the slopes.

  • Kwara digitises the world's financial cooperatives giving members an easier way to manage money and build a credit history, and cooperatives a modern way to run their business.

  • ThankUCash enables businesses to attract, retain and reward loyal customers through a loyalty reward system that can track both cash and card transactions. Customers in turn are rewarded for their spend.

  • Happl is your personalised benefits and engagement platform for global teams.

  • C2-Ai has developed AI systems in 11 countries, including the UK and USA, which help reduce clinical errors and improve patient outcomes.

  • Limited edition affordable art.

  • The Pixar of AI, built by a team of self driving car veterans from Cruise and Wayve.

My Book: Playful Curiosity

“Education is broken; here's an alternative.”

Brilliant teachers are constrained by rails that were laid post industrial revolution to prepare us for a world that has already passed.

We are flying a supersonic jet facing backwards.

Playful Curiosity is a provocative manifesto for reinventing education.

Awards & Recognitions

  • Awarded by the New Zealand Society to recognise and honour those New Zealanders or British nationals who have gone above and beyond their daily or professional lives to make a difference in presenting the most positive image of New Zealand within the U.K.

  • Kea's World Class New Zealanders are Kiwi who lead and shape industries around the globe, helping build New Zealand's reputation on the world stage.