Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
I am the creator of The Seventh Seat®. A filmed dining experience — part cinema, part conversation. A cinematic gathering where six strangers come together for one night, one meal, and a conversation that cannot be repeated. No one knows who's walking in. Not every seat is what it seems. What unfolds isn't planned. Each time, it happens once and never the same way again. Each gathering is shaped by a different chef. The people change. The energy shifts. The outcome never does. The centre of the room can shift. Filmed with the intimacy and weight of cinema. Alongside it, I host The 8th Voice®. A companion series that moves beyond the story and into what is rarely revealed, even in the spotlight. My work is shaped by a lifetime in creativity, culture, and human connection. Everything has led here. To creating experiences that cut through noise and return people to presence, truth, and story. Through The Seventh Seat Productions, I create work that is deliberate, restrained, and unapologetically different. Designed not for distraction, but for depth. It's designed to be created in different cities and cultures, without losing what makes it what it is. It's finding its way into the right room
The Seventh Seat™ – Where Experience Becomes Evolution April 2025 – Present Melbourne | Sydney | Brisbane I am the founder, creative producer, and host of The Seventh Seat™, a cinematic, invite-only dinner series where strangers gather weekly to share raw, unscripted, and deeply human stories. Each gathering is intentionally intimate, free from digital distractions, and designed to create moments that linger long after the night ends. The Seventh Seat™ invites presence over performance, story over structure — a night that happens once, and only for those who are there. The stories that begin at the table continue through The 8th Voice™, an audio platform where these conversations find new life and are shared with a wider audience. This is not just a dinner. It’s the evolution of everything I’ve lived — fashion, hospitality, travel, and storytelling — distilled into one unforgettable experience. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unforgettable. Ichiego Ichie - one time, one meeting
The Seventh Seat is a unique space where strangers gather weekly to share raw, unscripted, and deeply human stories around a shared dinner. In a world of distractions, The Seventh Seat invites guests to put their phones away and be fully present — offering a cinematic experience where real conversations unfold without filters, edits, or pretence. It’s not just a seat. It’s an invitation to connect, to listen, and to be seen. Unscripted. Unfiltered. Unforgettable. The Seventh Seat is also the home of The 8th Voice — an audio platform where these powerful conversations continue.
Commercial Business Advisory M&A
Working with one of the world’s largest commercial real estate services firms, I have led the set up and growth of the Business brokerage division and strengthened the performance of the Retail business. With a focus on hospitality, leisure and tourism sectors, I lead strategic business and partnership development in close working partnership with APAC, USA and UK offices, driving cross-border deals that have marked a new era of synergy and collaboration for the firm. I also play an active role in growth planning, shaping client acquisition and M&A strategy. On an operational level, I help to ensure the smooth running of the business, develop systems and processes that will enable ongoing scale and as an off-market transaction specialist, manage large scale business acquisitions and sales, advising owners and stakeholders on strategies that drive win-win outcomes. • Established a market leading Business and Retail Services business providing commercial value add to big brands, building the capability of the business as a trusted business partner and profit driver; • Increased commercial value of the business, driving close client relationships across the retail journey; • Pioneered cross-border deals, establishing director level relationships with Korea, Japan, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and London and our USA offices. • Engaged by two of the world’s largest beer companies, to support the setup of a microbrewery brewery business in Australia, including the identification of suitable partners and licensees; • Represented a global petroleum company in the off market divestment of selected businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, delivering against the odds via deep industry experience and Asia/Australia contacts.
A highly rewarding role, I provide leadership and mentorship to start-up and small commercial business brokers, and as a buyer’s advocate, facilitate partnerships that have grown businesses to a multimillion-dollar turnover.