Rob believes your attitude to life dictates your outcome. He's not blind; it’s just that he can't see!  

Rob inherited a congenital disease from his father called Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) and was 11-years-old when his sight started to deteriorate. By the age of 20 he was blind and instead of feeling sorry for himself, he turned to running.  He has lived an action packed life, running his way around the world, meeting Royalty and Heads of State before finally finding his soul mate and a new home in New Zealand and becoming a father for the first time in October 2007 at aged 46.

In May 2008 Rob broke the New Zealand national record for the 1500m by over ten seconds. He then began focusing on triathlons, long distance swimming and working his way towards ultra distance events including the 650km Polar Challenge to the North Pole and the 250km Sahara Desert Marathon.  In 2009 he won a Silver Medal at the World Paralympic Triathlon Championships and he's training to compete in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

As well as his sporting achievements, Rob is also an accomplished international motivational speaker, and a professional Sports massage therapist.  His presentations are heart-warming, honest and humorous as he takes his audience through the highs and lows of living life in the dark.  He talks about other challenges he has faced; losing his father to cancer and the sudden death of his first wife, through a brain haemorrhage at just 38 yrs.

Rob has had plenty of laughs along the way. When he was awarded his MBE by Her Majesty the Queen, he inadvertently ogled the royal bosom because he thought he was looking at her face. Then there are tales from the politically incorrect parties at the Paralympics where the amputees were particularly fond of the Hokey Cokey – ‘you put your right leg in, you take your left arm out, and you shake it all about.’

Rob is one of life's genuine people and his goal as an international speaker is to inspire you to chase your dreams and never give up.