Where it started
Trying to find my purpose
University didn't take. I ran Exercise Science, a personal training business and the Army at the same time, and none of it answered the actual question.
My story
I lost it all once. That's the credential.
The wins aren't why anyone should listen to me. The reason is that I lost everything, named exactly why it happened, and rebuilt twice as fast with a system. Eight acts, told straight.
The eight acts
Step through them with the arrows
Age 19 · Burnout
Burnt out and broke
Burnout. Leg surgery at 19. A breakdown on the cliffs at Kangaroo Point, asking the only question that mattered: is this all there is?
Age 19 · First property
Bought my first property
My first property at 19. Gold Coast, $291,500 in. Seventy thousand dollars of profit in nine months, and a first look at what ownership actually does.
The licence
Got my real estate licence
I became a licensed financial adviser in four days. That taught me more about the industry than the licence ever did. Having a qualification doesn’t make you qualified.
2008 · The GFC
Lost everything I've made
2008 took everything. No real system, no buffers, nothing designed to hold. I learned the gap between successful and sovereign, and exactly what it costs.
The comeback
Rebuilt twice as fast
Twice as fast the second time, because this time there was a system. Then wider: crypto, business investing, private equity.
Beyond property
Backing ventures with purpose
Awaken Capital. Helping route capital into ventures with real-world purpose, not just profit.
2021 · The engine
Founded Portfolio Wealth
Founded 2021. The engine behind everything I do now. Escape the Middle, published by Wiley, followed.
"The transition to Owner happens when you replace yourself with a mechanism."
Todd, from a live session · where the rebuild ended upSlot: archival photography per act, real material only
The Freedom Figure
"Let's work some numbers."
The number that matters isn't the target. It's the gap between where you are and the life you're trying to fund. See it, and strategy replaces guesswork.
Find my Freedom figure