Christian "Boo" Boucousis served 10 years as an RAAF F/A-18 fighter pilot before the diagnosis of a medical condition ended his military flying career. On leaving Air Force Christian and a friend moved to Afghanistan starting a company CTG Global that rapidly grew from 2 to 1500 employees within 3 years. Following this success Christian embarked upon an extraordinary string of business endeavors, whilst converging on his core strengths and passions which underlie his personal and professional direction today. His story is a remarkable depiction of a veteran who has experienced major life and career setbacks, all the while maintaining the resolve and hunger for growth to pursue continual challenges.

Christian has experienced successes, and also failure owning and founding a range of business pursuits including;

• Commercial construction - Mode Development
• Business training and coaching - Afterburner.com.au
• Media ownership - Australian Aviation Magazine
• Advising ASX listed businesses on strategy to execution
• Authoring his own book - On Time On Target

In a broad ranging discussion, Christian outlines his perspective on his military career, his rapid pivot from medical discharge to starting a business in a warzone, the long process of fully appreciating the traits and strengths he gained in the military and how to apply these to the workplace and to business. Christian also discusses timeframes to transitioning, and finding the right personal fit for the first job role outside Defence.