When I read ‘about me/about us’ stuff on a website or in an article, I marvel at how some people are able to write so eloquently about themselves.

I’ve never considered myself much of a writer and considering how I was raised, using any space to talk about 'me' feels a little indulgent and 'immodest' (as we would have been told...). But as this site is about sharing some of my ideas with the world and as everything in life is contextual, some things that I get up to may not make sense without at least providing a little more context. So this is just one big page where I'm going to put down some thing known and perhaps unknown things about myself.

Maybe one day this page will become a framework for my autobiography...

• 1967 : born Cape Town, South Africa.
• 1972 : start school at Fish Hoek Primary, deep south Cape Peninsula.
• 1978 : A sudden heart attack takes my father, age 50.
• 1979 : complete Std 5 (Grade 7), first in class. First holiday job as a casual unloading containers at the South African Container Depot.
• 1981 : First part time job - baker’s assistant - in the local bakery (Saturdays & Sundays, 05h00 start ). Work starts at 04h15. Commute in on a 10 speed racing bike.
• 1983 : First motorbike. Get a job as a waiter at a local Greek restaurant. Learn to make Irish Coffee and flaming Sambuca's. Travel on school tour to Europe/Middle East.
• 1984 : Become a volunteer Fireman, Fish Hoek Fire Department. Editor of School newspaper. Lead role in school play - Oliver Twist.
• 1985 : Awarded Grant Keilly cup for loyalty to School. Matriculate Fish Hoek Senior High School (Grade 12). .
• 1986 : Rotary Exchange to Sheridan High School, Sheridan, Wyoming USA. Travel 21 States (Rocky Mountains and West). Make 80+ presentations to various groups, sharing my experiences of South Africa. Letter in Sheridan High School Soccer and American Football.
• 1987 : Commence Bachelor of Business Science (B Bus Sc) Marketing at University of Cape Town (UCT). Ride my first Argus (now Cape Town) Cycle Tour.
• 1988 : Join UCT Radio. 'Package' and sell broadcasting sponsorships enabling broadcasts to the university residences. (Subsequently shut down by
  National Party government for being illegal and subversive). Become regional manager for EDUSUB (now SLY Media). Take up job as instore DJ, Pick 'n Pay
  Hyper, Ottery including compering in mall and other regional shopping mall events.
• 1989 : Join UCT Rag. Appointed Business Science Marketing Tutor, Work part time as maître d’and chef/carver at Shepard Baker's Food Emporium, Muizenberg.
• 1990 : Graduate B Bus Sc (Hons). Travel Europe and USA.
• 1991 : Back to Cape Town and UCT to commence Bachelor of Commerce, Business Science Marketing Head Tutor. Nominated to UCT Rag Executive.
  Start ‘People like Us’ accessories business.
• 1993 : Recruited by Johnson & Johnson, East London, SA as a graduate trainee in product management for the Healthcare portfolio, Sell 'People like Us'
• 1995 : Promoted to Product Manager - Healthcare. Portfolio of brands including SAVLON*, BAND-AID*, REACH* and K-Y Gel. Meet Sharon.
• 1996 : Travel to UK, 3 month sabbatical, contract to SAFEWAY* (Morrisons) Shop-n-Go (Self shopping initiative) and to Hilton Hotels as
  Loyalty Marketing Manager, travel Europe for 6 months with Sharon.
• 1997 : Return to SA. acquire share in Airspace Media, propose to Sharon.
• 1998 : Recruited by Nielsen SA, sell share in Airspace Media, marry Sharon, buy our first home.
• 1999 : Recruited by I&J to head Veg and Potato division.
• 2000 : I&J sell division to McCain Foods, retained to 'fix' balance of I&J non seafood protein portfolio.
• 2001 : Headhunted to join Adams Brands (Division of Pfizer) Marketing Manager.
• 2002 : Commence Executive MBA at UCT GSB.
• 2003 : Pfizer sell Adams division to Cadbury (now Mondelez) globally, relocate SA head office to Johannesburg. Exit to join Cape based research tech startup, Infocy as investor and operator.
• 2004 : Graduate Executive MBA from UCT GSB. Awarded class medal. Nominated Old Mutual Scholar.
• 2005 : Start Infosync, set up Infocy Group (Holdings), spin off Infocy and Infosync into Group.
• 2006 : Sell Infocy Group to global research firm Synovate with 3 year earn out. Infocy becomes Synovate Aztec South Africa (now IRI). Appointed Managing Director.
• 2007 : My Gemma Paige is born.
• 2009 : My Erin Leigh is born. Conclude post acquisition integration of Infocy to Synovate Aztec South Africa and earn out. Become member of IoDSA.
• 2010 : Resign from Synovate Aztec South Africa. Retained to recruit successor. Invited to join Children's Hospital Trust as Trustee.
• 2011 : Start navigate .
• 2013 : Establish navigate insights. Club 21 - 21 Argus Cycle Tours.
• 2015 : Become a Children's Hospital Foundation Trustee. Wind up navigate insights. Start W&DBrew.Co
• 2016 : Nominated Fellow of Institute of Directors South Africa. First Wines2Whales 3 day stage ride
• 2017 : Certified as Culture Transformation Tools Practitioner (CTT©) with Barrett Values Centre.
• 2018 : Awarded Certified Director(with Distinction) designation from IoDSA, acquire minority stake in Natrofix. Non Executive Director.
• 2019 : Become Consulting partner within the MURAL Partner Global Network.
• 2020 : COVID19. Deliver the world's first remote scenario learning exercise. Launch navigatescenarios.com platform. Participate in the MURAL Global Partner Network to showcase the process. Survive COVID19, year 1.
• 2021 : Celebrate 10 years of navigate : great clients, great experiences. Nominated Chair, Children's Hospital Foundation. Certify as Event Designer with the Event Design Collective. Ride the Imana WIld Ride. Wild Coast, South Africa . Test negative for COVID19 3 times. Invent the POINT2POINT Challenge #capetownsmostbeautifulchallenge. Test positive for COVID19 Omicron variant. Survive.
• 2022: Drive 6500km around Namibia. Travel Canal du Midi, France. Become a Cape Town Cycle Tour Trust Trustee. Selected as a SAVANT Build program Mentor in Residence.
• 2023 Ride Sani2C MTB. Travel to UK visiting London & Bristol on a LSD trip. #wearestaying. Join Global OD Network
• 2024 Celebrate 30 Cape Town Cycle Tours and ride number 31. Roadtrip 6400kms across Botswana to Caprivi Strip, Namibia. Home via Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. With some regret, wind up the POINT2POINT Challenge due to route saftey concerns.
• 2025 journey continuing...