I was born and raised as a Hawkes Bay boy until I was 20. I grew up chasing balls around sports fields and spent my summers working on orchards or woolscours. At age 20 I headed on my OE and spent 7 years with London as a base, travelling extensively in Africa and Europe. Returning to Wellington in 1998, I quickly got bored doing a tax project and would always see my recruitment consultant out drinking coffee, so that’s how I got my start 24 years ago.