Who you'll work with

Chris helps brands streamline operations, analyze prospective markets, and develop strategic business alliances. He's particularly skilled at analyzing microenvironment factors—competitors, customers, distribution channels, suppliers—and implementing solutions to the legal, compliance, and distribution challenges FMCG companies face when going international.

His track record speaks for itself: at Constellation Brands, he grew Ballast Point to become the #2 selling beer brand in their portfolio within months of adoption. At Heart of Darkness Brewery, he increased international and domestic sales every year, created an OEM business that now accounts for 50%+ of brewery volume, and secured chain retail placements across Vietnam, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Finland.

Chris holds a JD from Florida State University College of Law and an MS in Applied Economics from Florida State. He's lived and worked in Japan, Korea, and Hong Kong, and now calls Thailand home. When strategy needs to become execution, Chris makes it happen.

Today, Oliver works with businesses, government agencies, and not-for-profits to develop and execute effective brand and digital strategies, grow brands and products, and enter new markets. Recent examples include working with the Malaysian government to promote the DE Rantau digital nomad visa, content SEO strategy for an international school, representing the US Brewers Association's Export Development Program in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, and brand refresh work for a Thailand-based B2B importer and distributor.

He's worked with a range of clients including government ministries (Singapore's Ministry of Information, Communication & the Arts, Vietnam's Ministry of Health, Malaysia's MDEC), FMCG (L'Oréal, P&G, Unilever), banking (UBS, Standard Chartered, UOB, CIMB), beverages (Schweppes, Johnnie Walker, Carlsberg, Hennessy, Sapporo), energy (PETRONAS, Tenaga Nasional), and automotive (Ford, Proton, Isuzu, Renault).

Originally from New Zealand, Oliver has lived and worked across Asia for nearly two decades and now calls Malaysia home. He holds a BA (Hons) in Political Studies from the University of Auckland.