Originally from Sweden Patrick is an active member of the Sunshine Coast community, a place he and his family have called home for the past 18 years. Patrick has founded, built and exited from several businesses. Patrick brings experience relating to the areas of corporate governance, strategic planning, compliance, online strategies and professional ethics from an Australian Financial Services Dealer Group (AFSL) and as a licensed Financial Adviser and Certified Financial Planner®. Patrick is a graduate from the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has worked extensively with boards, business valuations, mergers and acquisitions as an investor, a Australian licensed business broker and for a publicly listed investment company. Patrick has post graduate academic research experience relating to corporate entrepreneurship, business models and business intelligence. These efforts has led to a professional doctorate in business administration as well as a robust understanding of business structures, modelling, business succession planning and risk mitigation. Patrick led a private equity firm in financial services between 2014 and 2020 and in 2020 co-founded Paying.Green® in Sweden and Australia.