John began his career in architecture where he worked across a range of building construction areas. He has worked in NSW and ACT(Australia) for large and small architectural firms, building companies, and in his own company, designing, building and property development. He transitioned into lecturing in the property management field at university and private business colleges. John is currently building an off-grid ecoretreat in the tropical rainforest of the Sunshine Coast hinterland Queensland, Australia. This project has temporarily taken a back seat to his current study towards a PhD investigating Ecolodges. Specifically, can the impact of an awe experience at an ecolodge elicit pro-environmental intent.