I’m a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, and TV host.
I co-founded Boost Mobile (USA), which grew into the #1 MVNO in the United States. I was the Head of Venture Capital at Saban Ventures and was a founding Partner at the SoftBank Capital Venture Fund. Across my funds, we raised over US$6B and invested in multiple leading digital media and technology companies. I was also the original investor and host of the award-winning CNBC series Adventure Capitalists.
I co-founded NRG Australia, the largest independent power producer (IPP) in Asia Pacific, and led E-world Technologies Limited, then Australia’s largest mobile enterprise software company. I was a partner in Australia’s largest independent mobile retail distribution business and a founding director of EBT Mobile (China) LTD, the biggest publicly traded mobile phone retailer in Eastern China and China Mobile’s #1 reseller. I’m currently the CEO of CONNEQT Health Limited (ASX:CQT) where we are building longevity solutions based on world-leading patented arterial waveform technologies..
On the health and lifestyle side, I’ve written extensively for The Huffington Post and other major outlets, served on the advisory board of Men’s Health in both the US and Australia, and acted as an Ambassador for Movember and 2XU. I’ve also been a brand evangelist for OuterKnown and The North Face.
Earlier in life, I was an Australian State Taekwondo Champion, a New Zealand National Skateboard Champion during the Dogtown years, and a national surfing representative for New Zealand in the 1970s.
I have a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Laws (Honors) from the University of Sydney. I’m a passionate surfer, skier, ultra-distance swimmer, mountain biker, trail runner, obstacle course/Spartan racer (age-group podium finisher), scuba diver, and former pilot.
I’m also the author of the bestselling HarperCollins book “Your New Prime: 30 Days to Better Sex, Eternal Strength, and a Kick-Ass Life After 40”, and was named one of the Top Dealmakers in Hollywood by the Hollywood IT List.
Fun facts:
I’ve been struck by lightning (not so fun).
I once owned the original Buran space shuttle – fictionalized on Apple TV’s “For All Mankind” – which I purchased from the Russian government and floated over to Australia on a barge.
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Favorite Quote: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent”. Calvin Coolidge