Where do you see yourself in five years?
Well I just signed a five-year contract. I’ve got four key decision making drivers that helped me settle on this role: I’ve got to believe in what I do – and I tremendously believe in the journey this club is on; it’s got to excite me – and I’m incredibly excited and passionate about the opportunity to turn this business around; I’ve got to be able to move it from a measurable base to somewhere that doesn’t necessarily need to be penthouse, but you’ve got to see significant growth, so a status quo role is no good for me; and the last one is the legacy effect – and if I look back at some of the roles I’ve done and say ‘hey, that’s really made a difference, a true legacy for the community that it represents.
So in five years I’d like to think that that job is done in this role and you’d like to looking at what’s next. In five years I reckon there’ll be another sporting franchise or code that’s got the capacity to be uplifted significantly.