He also sits on the board of countless organisations, is an executive director of the Van Diemen Project and founder of Illuminate Education and Consultancy.

In between his busy schedule Adam found the time to speak with In The City, about his upcoming projects and what started him on his entrepreneurial path.

“I’ve always had an interest in business and a lot of my expertise is experiential,” Adam said.

“The first business I started was an audio visual company, while on holidays from university.

“I was working within a really creative space and met people who were creatively talented but lacked the business skill set.

“It wasn’t until I was taking a break from my studies and got involved in youth policy, that I realised the problem was broader than the creative space.

“It really got to the point that I thought someone needs to get in on the ground and help young people and teach them how to start a business.”

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Adam ran with the idea, challenging the school model of how business was taught and so Illuminate was created.

“I designed my education program on the basis of, yes you know the theory, but in business you need to make use of that information and know what calls to make running the business.”

Illuminate has had 3,800 students through its doors since inception, and this year marked its national roll-out throughout Australia, with interest to take the school model to America.

“It’s really exciting to see something I saw for Launceston being relevant for places like Dubbo, Wyalla and even places like Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney,” Adam said.

Of course it is not just kids who are benefiting from Adam’s mix of educational and business skill set.

As a co-founder of The Van Diemen Project, Adam is helping to grow businesses and get new ideas off the ground every week.

“We have only been in operation since September and since then we have had 180 businesses through our enterprise centre, and another 110 people through our entrepreneur program,” Adam said.

“We knew there was a need, but it is greater than we imagined and now we are thinking a lot bigger than we originally anticipated to deliver the support.”

Speaking about the business climate in Launceston, Adam said.

“We are so close to having a great innovation ecosystem within Launceston.

“We have all the right things in Northern Tasmania to deliver it. Launceston has one of the highest per capita startup rates in Australia - we just need to support those individuals.”

Adam admits while what he does is a passion, it is thanks to the support of his family and coworkers that he achieves so much.

“It’s really exciting to be involved in and it’s the type of work you jump out of bed in the morning to get to,” he said.

“Admittedly it’s hard work, it’s a passion, and thankfully our families are incredibly forgiving.”