My personal legend
I help people find their way in life by guiding them back to love
My story
I know what it’s like to feel lost, and that something’s missing. I’ve experienced material success, only to find that it wasn’t what I was truly looking for. My subsequent search for peace has taught me that the best way to find it is to help others. By combining ancient wisdom with modern practices, I help people recode their minds, realize their power, and find clarity on what they want, then guide them in implementing practical steps to navigate their lives better.
How I lost my path
I grew up in Tasmania with parents who didn’t care much about what I did or achieved. I took their lack of interest to mean they didn’t love me – as a boy, I felt abandoned and lacking. I tried to fill that hole with the achievement of external things. In the process of chasing, I forgot who I was and lost my way.
At 17, I joined the Australian Defence Force to train at the best leadership academy in the world – The Royal Military College, Duntroon. I became one of the force’s youngest officers, leading up to 100 soldiers. I loved the camaraderie and adventure but I was miserable, so at 24 I retired with three degrees and followed my instincts into the world of finance.
I didn’t believe that investing was as hard as the finance industry made it out to be. Thanks to my army background, I knew how to thrive in high-risk environments and spot opportunities for maximum returns. I taught myself to trade and began helping others manage their money. I met my wife at an awards event and together, we launched multiple businesses in the financial space and secured 7-figure exits from both of us.
At the peak of my career, I’d achieved everything I wanted. I’d won multiple industry awards and scaled million-dollar businesses. I was financially free, living in a ski resort, and married to the love of my life.
Then my marriage broke down and my wife left. I made some bad decisions, lost a lot of money, and lost my way.
How I found my path again
When there’s nothing left to chase, you have no choice but to look inward. So, at rock bottom, I headed to France to walk the 800 km-long Camino de Santiago to the northern coast of Spain.
Through this pilgrimage, I reconnected with nature and began to find myself again.
If you’ve ever walked the Camino, you’ll know that little yellow signs keep you on track. It’s the same in life. When you’re looking for divine guidance, it shows up. Even when it’s hard to see, things happen because they need to for you to find a better way to navigate your life – the right teachers come along, healing events take place, and sometimes, books even fall into your lap.
My signs called me to start practicing breathwork and working with a spiritual teacher. I learned to meditate and went on medicine journeys. In the process, I released old traumas, aligned with my true values, and discovered the life-changing power of both intentionality and presence.
I found myself, and in the process, returned to wholeness. Throughout this journey, I remembered what I’d forgotten as a child: that we are all love, abundance, and powerful tools for manifestation. Now, I guide people along their journeys of growth, transformation, and self-realization.
I have a Master of Science in Positive Psychology and Applied Coaching
As a lifelong learner, I hold degrees in maths, physics, finance, leadership, and teaching, and a Master of Science degree in positive psychology. I spent 7 years in the Australian Defence Force and graduated from one of the most prestigious leadership organisations in the World, The Royal Military College, Duntroon.
My values
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Our lives are ours alone, and we only get one. No one can live it for us or experience it in the way we do.
We have the power to choose our beliefs, opinions, and paths, and we deserve to experience our lives fully. It’s up to us to commit to our process and go after what we want.
Finnian helps people to become more present and align their actions with their vision.
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Feelings guide who we are and influence how we navigate the world. Whether they’re a reaction – passionate and in the moment – or something deeper, like a longing, they act as signals, always worth listening to. So, why do we set them aside so often?
We've been taught to attach ourselves to outcomes – like goals or material objects – in the hope that they’ll give us what we seek when all we’re really yearning for is a feeling.
Finnian guides people to feel more. To connect with who they truly are, find peace and purpose, and use their feelings as a guide to live a life of meaning and fulfillment.
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We’re living off someone else’s coding and we don’t know it. It can be confusing and disheartening, realizing the life we’ve been living hasn’t been in service of our true wants or needs. Sometimes, we feel like victims. Like we’ve been led astray or sold a lie.
But even in those moments, it’s not too late to reclaim agency over our lives.
How we interact with the world is ultimately up to us. Finnian works with people to help them reclaim control of their path and manifest personal freedom.
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We all have the same access to a unified field of energy – the metaphysical concept of universal consciousness, an underlying essence of all being and becoming in our universe. We just have to consciously decide that we want to access it. We have to take complete agency for our lives, act out of love instead of fear, and see ourselves in a new light.
There’s an abundance of energy around, waiting to be tapped into. We just need to do the work.
Finnian guides people to realize and leverage this energy, opening themselves up to a new sense of freedom and possibility.
What I do
Entrepreneur
When I’m not traveling the world helping people to make their miracles with the Intentionality movement, I’m focusing on my role as a Partner and CXO (Chief Experience Officer) at Cascada, a revolutionary hydrothermal wellness spa and boutique hotel located in Portland, Oregon.
Coach
As a high-performance coach to some of the world’s top entrepreneurs, thought leaders, and athletes, I weave a variety of mindfulness interventions and somatic modalities to get you out of your outdated ways of thinking and into more fulfilling ways of being. You will become the master of your mind and the architect of your reality as a result of our work together.
Speaker
I speak at events worldwide, including YPO and EO chapters, corporate retreats, and company off-sites. Over the past 13 years of speaking, I have been consistently rated as a 10/10 event and many organizations have brought me back for encores. There is nothing I love more than moving people beyond inspiration to total transformation with my mind-blowing approach to keynote speaking.
Author
I manifested my own miracle by becoming an author with my dream publisher, Hay House (now Penguin Random House). My book, (released on June 18th, 2024) Intentionality: A Groundbreaking Guide to Breath, Consciousness and Radical Self-Transformation, is rich with targeted breathing exercises, real-life examples from my own life, and step-by-step instructions for getting on your own path to intentional living.
Facilitator
I work with the highest performing YPO and EO forums, as well as the executive teams of Fortune 500 companies, using the Intentionality methodology and frameworks. My goal is to help them embrace a new paradigm wherein their participation and leadership are intentional and cross-functional, not a by-product of hierarchy, authority, or operating on autopilot.
Breathwork Guide
Using a variety of techniques, I guide you on how to effectively harness the power of your breath in any circumstance. My approach uses powerful breathing practices paired with visualizations to aid in eliminating negative belief loops, discovering the benefits of the subconscious mind, and practicing and sustaining equanimity.
Let’s be intentional together
Keynotes and workshops
Curated keynote speeches and immersive workshops to help your audience recode their minds and realize their power. I also the option for a somatic breathwork experience that will leave your audience mind-blown.
Coaching
Customized high-performance coaching for people ready to fully commit and take responsibility for themselves and their lives. I only coach people who I believe I can transform and guarantee a quantum leap in your life as a result of our working together.
Facilitation
Life-changing experiences tailored to your forum. I work with top-performing EO and YPO forums around the world. When I facilitate it is an immersive experience, and I promise you will not only up-level your forum experience but walk away with lasting results in your personal and professional lives as well.
Brand partnerships
Partnerships with the most intentional brands in the world enable us to awaken consciousness in our businesses and our customers. Through collaboration, we will find new levels of fulfillment and growth in our joint creative endeavors.
There’s a better way to navigate life and business
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