Matthew Gee

Background

About Matthew Gee

In after spending four years in Singapore setting up their own pan-Asian licensing business (representing licensors such as Twentieth Century Fox, Lucasfilm, DreamWorks, MGM, Paramount, Eon Productions, BBC Worldwide and ABC Australia), Matthew and his brother David Gee started Wave Entertainment Pty Limited in Australia. Their first creation of 26 x half hour pre school shows entitled Zirkos Kids, has aired in over 18 countries.* In David and Matthew became partners in a Sydney coffee wholesaler/specialty roaster based in Sydney 's Artarmon. They later purchased four up-market cafes in Brisbane called GOSH Coffee.* David and Matthew have since sold their share of the specialty coffee roaster and since 2006 no longer own any cafes in Brisbane.* In 2003, David and Matthew started the Barista Basics Coffee Academy, now in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.* David and Matthew have written a book on coffee and training and have also completed numerous training dvds.* Matthew and David have been feature writers for various industry magazines since 2004 and have appeared on countless TV programs.* They have also worked as official espresso tasters for Choice Magazine's 2004-2023 review of home espresso machines. They are also regulars on 2UE and ABC radio.*In August 2007 their coffee art formed the basis of a 2-page feature spread in the London Daily Mail.* Whilst running Barista Basics, David and Matthew consulted for a major coffee company from 2004-2007 but since September 2007 have chosen to focus exclusively on their training business.* In May 2008, Barista Basics Coffee Academy was granted Registered Training Organisation status by the various applicable government regulatory bodies.* Barista Basics now has RTO status as well as TAFE affiliation* In August 2008, Barista Basics Coffee Academy won the prestigious City of Sydney Business Award in the category of Education and Training. They have been finalists in 2009 and 2010.Specialties: Barista training, coffee consulting and feature writing