Duncan Steward

Location: Melbourne, VIC

Challenge: Blind

Website: platinumcre8ive.com

Duncan Steward is an inspirational and motivating role model not just within the low-vision and blind community, but with everyone who has the good fortune of knowing Duncan in their life.

Duncan Steward is the founder and creator of Platinum Cre8ive. In 2014 Duncan resigned his full-time corporate management position for the previous 25-years' experience to learn additional skills and start this business, to work with unsigned, talented artists, duo's and bands who often find it very difficult to make headway in this industry, utilising his years of experience and strong contacts to give the advice and guidance needed to help acts get to the next level. Organically the business now specializes in working with talent with disabilities as Duncan himself has lived experience since birth.

"I have 25 years experience in the corporate organisations including 6 years in Chartered Accounting and past 5 years in the music industry, an Entertainment Business Management Degree along with one in Accounting and another in Information Technology, and I'm a musician myself, having played piano since is was six."

He now has 35+ years' experience in the corporate organisations including 6 years in Chartered Accounting and the past 10 years in the music industry, an Entertainment Business Management Degree (with distinction) along with one in Accounting and another in Information Technology, and he is a musician himself, having played piano since he was six.

Having worked with bands and individual artists over the 10 years with EP and single launches, PR, marketing, social media branding and strategy, grant funding, radio play and plugging, national tour management and preparation, corporate, community and charity bookings, career planning and whole of life artist career support; he believes in 'trust and authenticity, no wild promises or guarantees, rather let's work together and see what happens's.