Sunday, February 11, 2007

Business Nerd of the Month! David ‘Kochie’

Business Nerd of the Month! David ‘Kochie’ Koch, is best known as an Australian television personality, and financial commentator. He currently presents 7's Sunrise morning program each weekday and Where Are They Now. Koch hosts Australia's top-rated small business show, My Business, which airs on Sunday mornings on 7.Koch founded Personal Investment magazine and My Business magazine, the largest-circulation small business magazine in Australia. He also provides business and financial commentary for several publications, including Pacific Magazines and AFR Investor. Koch was a director of the NSW Small Business Development Corporation for eight years and as the current director of Pinstripe Media Pty Ltd, he speaks regularly at corporate events about small business, finance and investment issues.He was nominated for a Silver Logie in 2004 and 2005 for Best TV Presenter. The Money Management newspaper recognised Koch as one of the 10 most influential people of all time in the financial services industry and he has written several practical books on family and business financial management. Reader's Digest listed him in the top 50 Most Trusted Australians and he was recently named 2007 Australian Father of The Year by the Australian Father's Day Council. Yeah, we love successful nerds!