I'm a native New Yorker living it up in Northern England. I am the Founder of the Thinking Digital Conference in Newcastle, as well as TEDxManchester, TEDxNewcastle & TEDxDurham. TEDxManchester is a TEDx Legacy Tier event, a special invite-only license granted to the ‘Champions League’ of TEDx events around the world.

In short my passion is in discovering fascinating people doing remarkable work or with incredible stories and then working with them to deliver the talk of their lives. My coaching practice has a particular emphasis on presentation content.

I am also the former David Goldman Visiting Professor of Innovation & Enterprise at Newcastle University Business School, a Trustee for the Sage Gateshead Music Centre. By chance, I also helped create the Bulletproof Coffee brand on a flight to San Francisco.

I'm a proud Dad to a daughter in her early adult years.