I am co-founder, COO of Aspire - https://www.thisisaspire.com/ - the latest venture from Rainmaking, which equips Product Leaders & Product Managers with the skills, tools and mindset needed to discover and transform ideas into new products and services. Aspire helps large organisations to unlock new growth opportunities and helps them use their competitive advantage to solve some of the worlds largest problems. In 2011 with Matthew Stafford, I co-founded 9others - http://9others.com/ - where we run highly curated dinners for entrepreneurs who believe "your success requires the aid of others". 5,000 entrepreneurs have joined a 9others meal in 45+ cities around the world. The 9others network and format drives trust and sharing so entrepreneurs can discuss the challenges that are keeping them awake. Matthew & I have recently launched our first book - Find Your 9others (available for purchase via our website, Amazon and all good book stores) in which we share our learning from building 9others for 10+ years plus insights from some of the world's most ambitious startup entrepreneurs as to how they have overcome the challenges they faced when building and scaling a business. You will learn their thinking and the behavioural traits that helped them overcome those challenges.Previously, I ran Accelerator programmes with a focus on emerging technology & investment readiness; worked in Venture Capital; in a privately owned company preparing it for a prosperous trade sale; and launched my first business, a successful advertising venture, in my home country of New Zealand. I am an occasional angel investor and an LP in Magic Fund.