He is a founder of the firm Bespoke Approach, and is considered by The Power Index to be one of Australia's most influential political lobbyists.
He later transferred to The Advertiser in Adelaide, for which as of 2014[update] he continued to write occasional opinion editorial pieces and provided political commentary.
[1][2] He founded the firm Bespoke Approach in 2008, and solicited former federal politicians Alexander Downer and Nick Bolkus to become partners.
[3] Smith has worked as a media adviser for the Liberal Party of South Australia and to former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett.
[7] Smith married former leader of the Australian Democrats, Natasha Stott Despoja, in a beachside ceremony in Byron Bay in 2003.