Peter Fletcher

I grew up in?

Jerdacuttup, Western Australia. That's down south, near Esperance. My folks had a sheep farm and I rode horses a lot. I was the first person to ride a horse to my primary school; a distance of 27 kilometres. It's a curious claim to fame I know.

Marital status

I married Rita in 1985. We met in Ardagh Brothers clothing store on Burt Street, Boulder. She took my breath away. We have two, furry, four-legged kids.

Worked for?

I started selling real estate for Brown James & Associates in Kalgoorlie in 1985. Rita and I moved to Perth in 1989 and I bought a run down real estate business in Victoria Park. Through hard work, determination and the commitment of a dedicated team I built a successful business that was at the forefront of technological and management practices.

Crazy stuff I've done

I've done a solo skydive, abseiled, para-glided and para-bungeed. I rode a bucking calf once but not for long. In 2005 I cycled from Kalgoorlie to Perth – a distance of 600 kilometres – in 19 hours, 6 minutes. My best and only marathon time was 4:37 for the City-to-Surf marathon in 2009.

To keep fit

I climb Jacob's Ladder in Perth four or five times a week. It's hypnotic.

So is boxing, which I do at Lindley's gym in Carlisle. I'm not great but I have a go. That's the Australian way, right?

Favourite books

The Tao of Physics by Frijof Capra, The History of Sexuality Volume 1 and Discipline and Punish by Michel Foucault, 1984 by George Orwell.

Education

Master of Business Administration, Post Graduate Diploma Internet Studies (Internet communications), Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) (Internet Studies)

Favourite music

Bat Out of Hell, MeatloafHotel California, EaglesThe Wall, Pink FloydRumours, Fleetwood MacThe Phantom of the Opera

Guiding philosophy

We learn about who we are at the limits of what we believe is possible.