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Kerwin Rae, born October 2nd 1974, is an Australian entrepreneur and social media personality specialising in business growth and personal development. Rae is well known for helping companies all over the world go from struggling businesses to multi-million dollar enterprises, with his psychology-based approach, sharp sales matrix and online marketing skills.

Also an investor and international speaker, Rae’s taken to the stage with names including Sir Richard Branson, Lord Alan Sugar, Tony Robbins and Mark Bouris.

Early life
Rae was born in the Australian capital of Canberra. He was just six months old when his parents divorced. Rae and his brother lived with their mum, with boys starting their schooling in Canberra before moving to Townsville and later Brisbane. Rae’s father went on to remarry and had three other children. As a child Rae struggled with dyslexia, and has admitted that he never read a book cover to cover until he was 23.

Career
Throughout his teenage years Rae took up martial arts and became a passionate bodybuilder, which initially led him into the security industry. He began doing armed escorts and personal protection for Hollywood greats like U2, Madonna and Bon Jovi when they were touring in Australia. However, failing to secure enough high-profile work, Rae started working in nightclubs and was often exposed to violent pub brawls resulting in one too many close calls. At that time he’d also become increasingly dependent on the drug speed, and in a bid to get his life back on track, Rae left the nightclub scene and started merchandising for fitness company Rebel Sport. It was quickly noted that Rae was a gun at sales, and over the next few years he became interested in business. Throughout his 20s and early 30s he turned and burned businesses making millions of dollars in profit. After multiple mentors, life lessons and near-death experiences, in 2009 Rae began a business consultancy company based around education, training and support, which was eventually self-titled Kerwin Rae.

Rae can often be found touring around Australia and the world, speaking to sell-out audiences and mentoring business leaders with his ‘blueprint’ for success.

Consulting in 11 countries and over 154 different industries, Rae has taught over 100,000 people through his seminars and workshops on how to increase revenue by hundreds of millions of dollars. Key focuses include business development, marketing, sales, human behaviour and entrepreneurial psychology.

Media
In 2016 Rae turned his attention to social media, launching a YouTube series titled The Social Experiment, which gave viewers an exclusive behind the scenes access to his business. His videographers still follow him around daily capturing an abundance of raw and authentic content which is viewed by millions around the world.

Personal life
Rae, a devoted father, resides in Sydney with his son Noah, born in 2015, who he co-parents with ex-wife Kristen Rae.