And breathe… It’s been a week since wrapping up my PRCA APAC contract and I’ve finally had time to decompress – literally, as I’m on a dive holiday in Bali right now 🤿 It’s been a huge year and I’m proud of what we delivered across events, webinars, training, research, ethics and more. Challenging at times, but definitely rewarding – I hope I played a small part in raising standards across the region. A few thank yous: • To Tara M. for trusting me to steady the ship while you were on mat leave. • To Melissa Cannon, Sarah Waddington and the whole PRCA team for the support. • To Jeremy Seow, Emma Smith and the APAC board for being so active and engaged. • To the many members, partners and stakeholders I’ve met along the way too numerous to tag! • And to my wife Sabrina Andrea for putting up with my chaos!🌪️ This past week has been a reflective one as I pushed through my Rescue Diver certification (not quite the chilled holiday I had in mind). Somewhere between performing CPR on “Timmy” and towing an unresponsive diver to the shore I finally admitted to myself that I had willingly worked a bit too hard this year. Next year I’m planning to stay neutrally buoyant and rethink my priorities. So, what’s next? I’m toying with the idea of a serious pivot in my career: become a dive instructor and open a little dive shop somewhere blue. Maybe one day! 🐠🐙🦈 The immediate plan is to focus on my health and wellbeing, learn new skills and explore a few passion projects (travel, sustainability, food, music, film) maybe even convert them to business ventures – if you're keen to collaborate, let’s talk! And yes, I’m continuing to grow Reverb Marketing so if you know anyone looking for marketing or communications support please feel free to connect us 🙏 I’ll leave you with the best advice I heard this week: "Make bubbles not troubles".
It was great engaging with you, Ed, albeit briefly. Enjoy the break, and congratulations on earning your rescue diver certification. When I did mine, they waited until we’d finished a full day of diving, handed me a beer, closed my tank, hid my mask, and then called me up for the search and rescue drill. I hope your experience was a little smoother, though I doubt it was!
Brilliant Ed. Keep up the great work with Reverb Marketing and I look forward to seeing what comes next. I remember my stress and rescue diver course. One of the fun ones!
Congrats on finishing a big year, Ed! Looking forward to following along for what's next, sounds exciting.
Awesome pic and way to wind down! You’ve done a superb job, Ed and I know many members will say the same. Thanks for everything and please stay in touch!
Thanks for everything!
Very well deserved, Ed! Have a great vacay in Bali... amidst the training and certification!
Congratulations and best wishes, Ed!
All the best for the future Ed!
Glad we connected Ed. Looking forward to witness your journey and achievements in the coming days. The “dive instructor” idea sounds really fun. Best of luck 🤞🏼
Timmy!