Matthew Stock grew up in Perth and his varied career has included employment as a stockbroker, a fly-in fly-out construction worker and even a dockside worker. He has qualifications to operate heavy machinery, cranes and trucks. Matthew established a successful import and nation-wide international supply business that was winner of the WA 'Home Based Business Award' in 2007. Matthew is fluent in Portuguese and Spanish while speaking basic Italian. Matt enjoys surfing and a range of other outdoor pursuits. He has hang glided in Rio de Janeiro, spoken at schools in Brazil, scuba dived in Colombia, scaled a 100m vertical cliff in Spain and snowboarded in Japan. Now back in Perth, Matthew is keen to learn and build on past experience in front of the camera.