Driven by the idea that ‘there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers’, Dave’s internal landscape has always been characterised by a deep curiosity.

As one question leads to another, Dave has willingly chased each one down the rabbit hole – the result of which has been a wealth of diverse projects and experiences strung together with enquiry and a need to do something meaningful in the world.

Born in Johannesburg and raised in the United Kingdom (first Wales and then Surrey), Dave grew up the youngest of four siblings in a close-knit Christian family. This foundation of community taught him the values of sharing and support as part of a network, and also instilled in him an appetite to ask questions and to take risks.

Dave realised that formal education wasn’t a natural fit for him when his need to ask questions at school seemed to cause friction in the classroom. But when the journey to success tended to be defined by a university degree and a suit in the city, Dave wanted to know whether there was an alternative path.

When the journey to success tended to be defined by a university degree and a suit in the city, was there an alternative path to making a living?