I was born in South Africa in 1982, raised in England, and now call Australia home. I've also travelled extensively, am fascinated by history, technology and politics, and appreciate the nuances of working across cultures.
The first twenty-five years of my life were shaped by our family businesses - supermarkets, automotive workshops, and then aged care mobility supply.
That foundation gave me a deep, lived understanding of business, and the importance of sales, marketing and customer relations - I've also lived the challenge of a sudden business interruption when my father became incapacitated, and we needed to sell the family business.
Born in the analogue days, at 19 I began my professional career in IT and e-commerce - building early Australian websites, selling enterprise software, and getting my first taste of private equity and M&A at SecurePay before it was sold to Australia Post.
From there, I bought into a commercialisation consultancy, diving into environmentally focused startups and investor readiness just as the Global Financial Crisis began. I exited that to found Bateman's Advisory in 2009.
Since then, I've led over 120 projects for private families, SMEs, ASX Top 100 companies, and government departments across the Asia-Pacific, China, North America, and Europe.
I choose to work with people who believe wealth comes with a responsibility to make things better - through their leadership, where they invest their money, or what they’re building.
QUALIFICATIONS & CREDENTIALS
I’m endlessly curious about business, society and how things work.
It’s led me to complete dozens of courses over the last two decades, including:
Accredited Advisor | Family Business Association
Certified Practitioner, Sentient Strategy® | Alan Weiss
Master’s Degree, Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Swinburne
Screen Studies & Film Making | Trinity College, University of Melbourne
Impact Measurement & Management for the SDGs | Duke University
Blockchain Business Innovation & Application | MIT
MEMBERSHIPS
I relish the opportunity to meet new people, share ideas and expand my horizons.
Which is why I’m a member of and actively contribute to a variety of organisations, including:
My Third Space
My Third Space
Beyond business and family, I believe we all need a third space - a place to reflect, recharge, and reconnect with what matters. Ritual, art, nature, service, sport - whatever does it for you - I encourage every client I work with to find and nurture theirs.
For me, that space has been shaped by service, ceremony, and high-pressure environments. I'm a trained specialist in conflict resolution and emergency management, having led fire and critical response teams at some of Australia's largest volunteer-run festivals.
I've been to Burning Man nine times, serving as both a Black Rock Ranger and Temple Guardian, often standing as a 'Sandman' - the last line of defence for the largest ceremonial fires on Earth.
As a teenager, I raced go-karts professionally - seven club championships, two Driver of the Year titles, and Formula Vee Rookie of the Year before moving into the corporate world. More recently, I won the 2017 TSD Australian Tarmac Rally Championship.
After growing up in the world of hands-on mechanics, physics, and winning in tenths of a second, I turned inward, completing the Landmark Forum, Demartini Method, and Vipassana, alongside more than a decade of weekly 5Rhythms practice.
I'm also a passionate Freemason, currently serving as a Masonic Ambassador to the United Grand Lodge of Victoria, and was Assistant to the Grand Master in 2024-25. That work is about honouring presence, tradition, and integrity, while developing ourselves as better men in the service of our families and the community.
These experiences shape how I hold space - in high-stakes moments, in sensitive family dynamics, and in the quiet, critical pauses between decisions.