About Andy
I am a…
Athlete, Consultant, Doctor, Educator/Teacher, Global soul, Scientist, Student, World traveler
Bio
Started professional life as a teacher of physical education in Sydney, Australia. Quickly moved into an athlete performance and training role with numerous professional and Olympic sport programs. Appointed as High Performance Director for USA Winter Olympic Program-Ski & Snowboard for SLC and Torino OWG's in 1999. Subsequently recruited to design and build a high performance strategy for Red Bull in 2007 as a elemental component of their athlete marketing strategy. Nowadays the research and understanding of talent in all its forms supports professional and voluntary work with a wide variety of business, sport, military and cultural groups interested in optimizing human potential.
I'm passionate about
Optimizing human performance....understanding the "explorer" in each and everyone of us and challenging the limits of an individuals potential-then the fun stuff; surf, snow and anything in between!
An idea worth spreading
The analysis of talent in all its forms of expression and the dissemination of its nature for the betterment of society!!
Areas of expertise
action sports industry, High Perfomance Teams, Human Potential, Space Exploration-Human Systems, Sport and exercise science, sport facility design, Talent and Creativity Systems, youth development
The TED story
Lucky enough to attend TED Global in 2011. Through that experience, was indirectly connected to the amazing Krisztina Holly (Vice Provost for Innovation, University of Southern California-who amongst other things helped found the TED X franchise). From this introduction, developed a collaborative relationship with this group resulting in a mutually beneficial partnership with USC and their TED X event in 2012.