Grew-up in New Zealand where as kids, my siblings & I often played in nature. We also gathered blackberries and field mushrooms. I later lived in Sydney, Australia and then in Norfolk Island where I had an exclusive giftware store and wrote a weekly newspaper column for a time titled, Food for Infinity. I came to California to study at Brooks Institute of Photography and graduated with a BA in photography and major in Motion Picture Production. I invested in an independent record label and executive-produced 17 albums of material. I then went on to start a talent agency and work with professional speakers and corporate entertainment acts.