Seb Matthews, Evangelist, Speaker and ABBA Fan!! Read on to find out more…

Seb Matthews

1. What do you do in your spare time?
I love the outdoors and enjoy shooting when I get the time. When the weather gets the best of me, I’ve enjoy music production and recently have been getting into video production, which is proving quite addictive. I also enjoy motorosports, anything with wheels going fast is kind of awesome.

2. Favourite TV show?
Good question! I’m a huge Seinfeld fan and would have to put it right up there as some of the most entertaining TV ever. I’ve become slightly addicted recently US TV shows about buying storage units and discovering the contents, there are a few of them and they’re all bonkers.

3. Favourite Book?
I spend a ton of time on planes and so I like mindless adventure – I’m a big fan of the author Clive Cussler so anything by him is fine by me.

4. Favourite Movie?
I’m a huge Star Wars fan so any of the 5 will do for me because, of course, we all know that there are only FIVE Star Wars movies… 

5. Apart from a career in SharePoint what would be your dream job?
I would to have a go at being a stand-up comedian. It would give me a great opportunity to show Robbie what real comedy is… 

6. Who is the biggest party animal in SharePoint?
It’s a toss-up between Stacy Draper, Fabian Williams and Freddo Brandon or possibly the stealthy Corey Roth.

7. Apart from Seb Matthews, who is the biggest troublemaker in SharePoint?
Aside from me of course, I enjoy the faceted thinking of Bjorn Furuknap, he courts controversy to make interesting points.

8. Where would be your ideal holiday location?
I’d struggle to choose between New York or the Maldives – it would depend on what kind of vacation I wanted.

9. Have you any hidden talents?
I have a recording studio at home and have produced soundtracks for two movies plus I’m a pretty handy Dj when the mood takes me – I’m available for hire!

10. If you could go on a date with someone famous, who would it be?
It would have to be Natalie Portman.

11. You can invite 3 people, dead or alive to your dinner party. Who would they be and why?
Leonard Nimoy, Zachary Quinto and Gene Rodenberry – we could then work out who actually is the best Spock.

12. If you were stranded on a tropical island and could only bring 3 things with you what would they be?
A good knife, clean underpants and Natalie Portman

14. What was the last thing you ate?
Haribo jelly babies

15. Who is your hero?
For grit, determination, single mindedness, drive, vision and desire, it has to be George Lucas, he has been such a massive influence on how we consume movies, tv and music he has touched all of us in some way or another.

16. What’s your most embarrassing moment?
I once met Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia from Star Wars) in an airport lounge and was so dumbstruck I could not even talk to her beyond a few mumbled words, I must have seemed like a total nutter.

17. What’s the craziest thing you have ever done?
Went on a date with a cocktail waitress I met in a bar, who is now my wife.

18. What part of your daily routine can you not live without?
The 3 S’s, except I rarely shave. Figure it out what the other one is. 🙂

19. If you could do one thing to change the world what would it be?
I’d assassinate Christian Buckley. Give the rest of us a chance. He just so damn nice.

20. Biggest fear?
Christian Buckley buying a bulletproof vest, or standing on a stage at an event and discovering my zipper is open.

21. Favourite song?
“The Winner Takes It All” by ABBA – I’m a big ABBA fan (don’t print that, ok?) and this song reaches out to me both lyrically and technically. It’s awesome.

22. If you could choose anyone to be your mentor who would it be?
Lee Harvey Oswald, then I really could get Christian or perhaps one of the really great religious evangelists (perhaps Billy Graham) to really understand how they mesmerise thousands of people and get them to part with their hard earned money.

23. If you could share the stage with anyone in SharePoint who would it be?
I’d love to share a stage with Robbie Leggit, then I could throw the bugger off it – and he knows why!!!

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