People

James Parker has twenty years commercial experience in the finance and media industries. Originally a client adviser with leading stockbroker Ord Minnett, in 1989 he became a finance writer and business commentator with Australian Business magazine and radio station 2UE. Since 1992 he has held a succession of media management roles, including launch publisher of Men's Health and managing director of TNT Magazine (Australia & NZ).

James has a long interest in market research. At Australian Business he founded and co-ordinated for three years an annual survey of stockbrokers, while at TNT Magazine Pty Ltd he turned that company's bi-annual survey of inbound backpackers into the standard reference source among peak tourism bodies.

James holds a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney, and a graduate certificate in science (applied statistics) from Swinburne University of Technology.

Deanne Parker holds an honours degree in psychology from the University of Northumbria, and a graduate certificate in the psychology of coaching from the University of Sydney. She spent ten years as an auditor in England and Australia, followed by three years as a recruiter with industry leader Morgan & Banks.