Chris went to boarding school in Sydney at the age of eight and grew to be a confident and fiercely independent thinker. He always maintained an interest in outdoor activities and enjoys a sporting challenge.

He admires people who, as he puts it; ‘turn up’. Chris is the youngest 'City To Surf Legend', having completed every City to Surf since 1971.

“We grew up with a philosophy that it isn’t the winning that is important, it is the taking part, but what I’ve discovered over time is, that it is the taking part that makes you a winner.”

Before training as a Leadership Development Coach, Chris worked as a Communication Strategist and Creative Director, most notably in the advertising industry. He has over 20 years experience developing internal and external communication campaigns for clients such as; Microsoft, Volvo, Canon, Nissan, Linde, Castrol, Clarendon Homes, and many more.

Throughout most of the 1990s, Chris divided his time between bases in Kuala Lumpur and Sydney where he worked on strategies for clients in Australia, Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

A contract to improve internal communication strategies within the Australian Taxation Office brought Chris to Canberra, and it was here that he decided to settle with his family.

Following the contract with the ATO, Chris took a position with the Australian National University in 2001 as a business analyst specialising in inter-cultural communication and multilingual computing.

Five years later, in July 2007 he founded Life7 with Canberra recruitment specialist, Janine Linklater.

Chris runs the Leadership Coaching program . 

You can contact Chris here .