I am trained and experienced in the construction industry. I specialised in the residential sector where I provided services for clients wanting to achieve their customised dream homes.

What I really enjoyed in my years in this industry was sitting down with my clients and creating their vision, achieving energy efficiency, creating great kitchens and the overall process of bringing people together in a team to achieve the desired outcome. But most of all, it was the delight that I saw on my client's faces when they saw their new homes.

Too much of a good thing led to too much stress and burn out after two decades in this business and I decided to leave the industry. I still do some some work in this field, mainly designing kitchens where my company has won awards for it's designs.

Other things that I'm currently enjoying is meditating, it really puts me in a good place to take on my projects and I enjoy reading. Learning about the things that interest me.

Another interest is travel. As difficult as it was for me to get out of my business, it opened up the opportunity for my wife and I to travel to Europe where we fell in love with Greece and set a plan to live there part-time. Over the last few years we have been part-time residents in both Australia and Greece. Completely unexpected has been our involvement in running an olive grove and producing olive oil, it's been a wonderful experience.

I am now at the stage where I am looking to create a business, one which I can run from anywhere in the world and which will support our goals. And this brings me to WA. I am not sure what the business idea is going to be, whether I draw from my past experiences or go for something completely new.

I am however a little excited about the possibilities that may open up for me being part of this community.

I am looking forward to the journey, meeting the community and learning.