“The company didn’t have anyone to develop the market in Asia, so I headed off with my backpack toand established a base for myself there. I developed a business for their marine multi-mineral called Aquamin, being responsible for brand development and management and managing a wide network of distributors throughout the region.
“It was a great time, and because I was travelling so much, Bangkok never lost its novelty. But after meeting my wife and experiencing a military coup inThe couple moved to Melbourne. Brennan stayed with Marigot, and he is now responsible for the company’s group products in the Australian and“Melbourne is very cosmopolitan and embracing of other cultures. But it’s expensive and, like everywhere else, people find it very difficult to get on the property ladder.
Australia was in the news during the pandemic, due to strict lockdowns and travel bans, which Brennan says his family felt the full force of. “My wife had to watch her father’s funeral at home in Thailand on Zoom. Like so many other people, we missed two years of milestones and seeing our friends and families.”
“Looking back, you wonder how you got through it, but we did and now things are open again, I’ll be heading home for a wedding in July and we’ll be going to Thailand later in the year, so my wife’s family can meet our two-year-old for the first time.” Going home from Australia as a family unit is difficult due to the cost involved, but Brennan counts himself lucky to get to travel home for work annually. “Even though it is very far away from family, we both enjoy life here, and it’s bonding to land somewhere neither of you are familiar with and find your way. So I think we made the right choice to move to Melbourne.”