[1][3][4] During this time he employed the Princess of Wales (then Catherine Middleton) for a summer job prior to her going to University.

[5] As managing director, he also oversaw several editions of the Atlantic Rally for Cruisers (ARC), the world's largest trans-ocean yachting event.

[6] He also served as chief executive of Challenge Business inc based in San Francisco while the business attempted to establish a US based round the world race, the New World Challenge.

He was a co-founder of the online leadership coaching system, my360plus[9] and the consultancy Talentsmoothie[10][11] and the co-author of Generation Y: what they want from work.

[12] Since 2010 he has been a non-executive director of The Adventurists, organisers of the Kraken Cup Ngalawa race in East Africa.