Owen has been a development consultant for over 30 years working with businesses, regions and communities, using materials, tools and software he developed.

He is currently the only Family Business Australia (FBA) Accredited Advisor in Tasmania.  He specialises in helping family enterprises to review, plan for growth and develop governance structures such as Family Councils and Constitutions. He also helps with family business succession planning and with selling, buying or merging. He is a certified management consultant, a business network broker, a supply chain partnership facilitator, a marketer and market researcher.