About Pete

I've spent over 20 years leading in high-pressure environments - from the shop floor to the boardroom, from frontline operations to state-wide transformation at Australia's Largest Vocational Education Provider.

I led programs with 1,000+ staff, oversaw a $40 million budget, and grew a $6 million portfolio to $16 million in 18 months. I built partnerships with Volkswagen, Volvo, Qantas and the Navy. I sat on boards. I delivered at scale. Professionally, the results were there.

But through all of it, I learned the harder lesson - the one that doesn't show up on a CV. Leadership isn't just what happens in a boardroom. It's who you are when no one's watching. In your marriage. As a father. Under pressure. In the quiet moments when no one's measuring you.

As a husband in a blended family with 5 children, I know what it's like to carry weight across every area of life - and what it takes to lead well in all of them.

That's where most men - myself included - have had to do the real work.

Most men don't need more information. They need structure, clarity, and accountability. A system, not another sermon you can't relate to. That's what Rise Then Soar is built on - and that's what I bring into every coaching conversation and every stage I stand on.