Background

 

Kia ora! I come from a farming district in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.

 

After completing my secondary education, I trained in photography and publishing. I continued this until I left New Zealand in 1995 to backpack on an overseas experience (OE).

 

When I returned to New Zealand in 1998, I undertook a psychology degree through Massey University while working part-time as a communications and study-skills tutor at Eastern Institute of Technology.

 

In 2008, I completed a Masters Degree in Education with an honors endorsement. In the same year, I left EIT and co-founded a training company, The Pacific Institute (TPI NZ), with Ian Richards, under the banner of The Pacific Institute (Asia/Pacific).

 

In 2010, TPI became Innervate  and we continue to offer a diverse range of performance and well-being training and seminars across all sectors. 

 

Throughout these years I continued to follow my passion for writing. I have written many educational articles and books and more recently screen-plays for film and television.