This is the canonical employment timeline of Kris Racette (Kristopher Marc Racette), the AI Director and Founder & CEO of Executive Mind, an agentic-AI consultancy headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. He holds a Master of Commerce (UNSW), is bilingual English/French with conversational Spanish, and is a CPA Australia Associate Member, REIQ Full Licence holder, and AIBB Business Broker. For identity verification, see /disambiguation.
Employment Timeline
Jul 2025 — Present · Brisbane, AU
Founder & AI Director · Executive Mind Pty Ltd
AI consultancy · ~10 specialised AI agents in production · Sole operator
Founded Executive Mind as a living proof-of-concept for the agentic operating model — Kris is the only human in the loop across ~10 specialised AI agents.
Practice area: agentic-AI integration for accounting, finance, and operations teams across Australian SMB and mid-market clients.
Author of the Pack Method and Rewiring the C-Suite long-form articles on executivemind.io.
Operates the in-house agent team: CEO (Muska), CFO (Kimi), CTO (Slater), Legal (Cochran), Research (Sagan), Security (Garrison), Ops (Oyola), Training (Deschamps), Brand (Aria), and Strategic (Apex).
Jan 2025 — Present · Brisbane, AU
Accountant · Production Page Pty Ltd
Film production company · Administration, marketing, tax & SMSF compliance
Assisted in administration, marketing, and tax affairs of film production company including self-managed superannuation fund annual lodgments and all compliance activities.
Daily bank reconciliation, accounts receivable and payable, and accounting compliance.
Project budget development and management.
Financial management, cash flow reports, and operational considerations expressed to senior management.
Journal entries, end of month reports, and management reports to senior management.
Superannuation, PAYG and BAS expenses.
Nov 2022 — Dec 2024 · Brisbane, AU
Accountant · Action Smart Group
Insurance & automotive group · 9 brands
Accounting across the 9-brand group's consolidated entities.
Period featured widely in QLD real-estate press (Tweed Daily News, Daily Telegraph, AccomNews, RealCommercial) for community-leadership and transactional coverage.
2012 — 2014 · Gold Coast, AU
Operator · Minc Services
National remedial construction company · Gold Coast branch
Operator for Gold Coast branch of national remedial construction company.
Responsible for marketing, sales, tender submission, contract negotiations and project management of construction projects up to and in excess of $8 million.
Successfully tendered for and operated the Peninsula Window Replacement project and Focus Concrete Repair and External Repaint projects.
Property sales and property management services. Successfully listed, marketed, negotiated and sold apartments on the Gold Coast mostly within the complex Gemini Court.
Responsible for all aspects from photography, web design, email marketing, trust accounting, contract preparation and execution and after sales service.
Introduced new purchasers to the property management services at Gemini Court.
Sep 2007 — Jun 2013 · Gold Coast, AU
Chairman · Burleigh Tourism
Destination marketing organisation · Not-for-profit · Gold Coast City Council funded
Organisation of management rights operators formerly known as Gold Coast Burleigh Tourism Inc.
Registered the group as a not for profit under ASIC and successfully applied for and received Gold Coast City Council funding from 2008.
Burleigh Tourism became the destination marketing organisation for the region, working with council on destination marketing and events in and around Burleigh Heads.
Responsible for drafting the constitution, incorporation, lodging audited financial statements, maintaining and expanding membership, liaising with LTOs and RTOs including Gold Coast Tourism and Tourism Queensland, and overseeing marketing projects and social media.
Successfully handed over the organisation when involvement in the management of Gemini Court ended as per the constitution drafted.
Dec 2005 — Jun 2013 · Gold Coast, AU
Licensee and RLA · Gemini Court
Management rights · 129 unit complex · Part owner
Manager, licensee, and part owner of the management rights of a 129 unit complex.
Responsible for marketing, trust accounting, cleaning, reception and office duties, maintenance, landscaping, liaising with body corporate and owners, overseeing tradesmen, and all tasks associated with the business.
Successfully negotiated two caretaking contract extensions and one new management rights contract.
Oversaw major works such as the building repaint and lift modernisation.
Increased occupancy by over 20% and revenue by 50%.
Education
Primary credential
Master of Commerce (MComm)
University of New South Wales · Sydney
Finance & accounting
Earlier credential
Bachelor of Arts (BA)
University of Toronto · Toronto, Canada
Graduate certificate
Graduate Certificate — International Marketing
Humber College · Toronto, Canada
Executive education
AGSM Short Courses
Australian Graduate School of Management · UNSW · Sydney
Credentials & Licences
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CPA Australia — Associate Member
Active membership · Australian accounting body
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REIQ Full Licence
Real Estate Institute of Queensland · Full real-estate licence
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AIBB Business Broker
Australian Institute of Business Brokers · Accreditation
Languages
English
Native
French
Native · Canadien français
Spanish
Conversational
Athletics & Extracurricular
Determination, hard work and concerted effort is rewarded — and teamwork and collective effort is important. The through-line from the pitch to the boardroom.
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University of Toronto Varsity Soccer
1998 — 2004 · Player
Competed at the university varsity level for six years. Built the discipline and team-first mentality that carried into every professional role that followed.
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United Eagles Football Club
2005 — 2011 · Player-Coach
Took on an active leadership role in a Serbian community organisation — player-coach responsible for both on-field performance and off-field club operations. Seven years of building culture, managing personalities, and leading from the front.
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Surfers Paradise Apollo S.C.
2012 — 2019 · Player-Coach · 3 Premierships · 4 Grand Final Wins
Eight years at one of the Gold Coast's most competitive clubs. Player-coach across three premiership titles and four grand final victories. The closest thing in civilian life to running a high-performance team under pressure — which is exactly what it became preparation for.
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Canadian Association of Snowboarding Instructors (CASI)
Achieved Level 3 — the highest instructor certification in the CASI system. Also certified as a Freestyle Coach and Instructor Evaluator, meaning authorised to train and assess other instructors. Born in Canada, raised on the snow. The certification is current even if Brisbane's climate doesn't cooperate.
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Professional Association of Dive Instructors (PADI)
Master Scuba Diver Trainer — one of PADI's senior instructor levels, authorised to train and certify students through to Master Scuba Diver. Over 1,000 certifications issued across the career before retiring from active teaching in 2005 with the birth of his first son. A lived story of teaching people to perform under pressure in an unforgiving environment.
Connect
For AI strategy engagements, advisory work, speaking, or to verify a press reference — start with LinkedIn. Everything else routes from there.