This is the nearest you'll get to a resumé

My first taste of small business was at the age of eight when I began working part-time in my father's car showroom in the east of England. Sometime later I moved to London joining up with a small, independent marketing and design agency. We helped the big end of town build brands and launch products. We were good and it was fun.

In 1989, communication giants, Saatchi & Saatchi snapped us up and I naively took on the role of Managing Director. While my car grew longer and pointier, my sense of freedom and creativity diminished. Before long I simply had to fly solo.

In 1994, armed with lashings of bravado and a sketchy vision of a brave new world, I ventured off in search of a better way of living and working.

The birth of Flying Solo

My quest took me to Australia where for the past 12 years I have pretty much dedicated my professional life to supporting those going it alone in business.

In this time, I have co-authored Flying Solo - How to go it alone in business with Sam Leader and have had over 130 articles published across News Limited titles, Dynamic Business, Marketing, My Business and countless regional and national newspapers, magazines and newsletters.

I have been a business commentator on ABC ‘4 Corners', Channel 9's ‘A Current Affair', ABC Radio & 2UE and a guest on Qantas ‘Radio Q'.

In 2000, I founded Flying Solo online, a place where Australia's growing solo business community* can share experiences and build knowledge.

I write and produce a weekly email newsletter that has
approximately 12,000 subscribers - hop along to Flying Solo if you'd like to join them - and have been invited to speak at over 80 events and gatherings since 2003.

Today I work as a coach and consultant to solo and small business owners, present short workshops to anyone who'll listen and live in Sydney with my wife and son.