Brian has led many significant corporate development projects, including communicating large-scale organisational and culture change, financial structuring, competitive strategies, changes in ownership, the drive for increased customer focus, and the design and marketing of new products. Expert in international branding, issues and crisis management, and the power shifts in the consumer and content landscapes driven by converging digital technologies. Brian is a member of the influential TED Conference, co-convener of the ideas forum 7X7, produces nzedge.com and has been recognized by KEA as a “World Class New Zealander.” BA Politics, University of Waikato.