I have been an independent consultant for over ten years covering a wide variety of activities in the NZ market. In 2008 I was the lead consultant for the Ministry of Economic Development Digital Content Sector Strategy Review and was instrumental in development the model presented and accepted by the government of the time.

I have been the Country Manager in New Zealand for The York Group www.theyorkgroup.com since 1994. This organisation was founded in USA and specialising in channel entry strategies for technology companies and their products across the globe. TYG is represented in 40 regions round the world and is a preferred ISV partner to Microsoft worldwide.

I have a strong grasp of the challenges facing high growth exporters and have worked with hundreds of clients over many years. I am involved in research and development project formation, commercial market entry strategy and provide advisory and mentoring services to clients across many sectors.

In past life I worked for several major corporations in New Zealand working in the telecommunications industry for many years. Ten years ago In the year 2000 I decide to go back to school and learn some new skills and five years later came out of Auckland University with a Postgraduate Master of Management. This sparked my interest in Entrepreneurship and the rest is history.