Antonio brings over twenty-five years establishing successful business in various industries including farming, retailing, music, entertainment, media, the arts, cosmetics, building and importing. Many of these businesses have achieved a dominant position in the markets in which they operate. As an entrepreneur his experience encompasses the various aspects of a start up from corporate and finance to operational issues and exit strategies.

During his career some of Antonio's responsibilities included:

• Management of a diversified farming operation, in the Western Australian wheat-belt involving production of 45,000 acres rotation cropping and 14,000 sheep grazing program.
• Responsible for the successful multi-faceted growth of Australia’s most prominent supplier of B2B music solutions.
• Established initiatives to successfully construct and sell 300 outdoor advertising sites over an 18-month period against a National Sydney based monopoly, leading to competitor’s acquisition of the business to regain its former position.
• Involved in the formation and capital raising of a public company set up to develop the “Becca Cosmetics” branding internationally throughout USA, UK, Europe, Australia and Asia.
• Set up companies involved in the building industry including construction, restoration, retailing and importing products.
• Identified business opportunities, growing a strong portfolio of selected investments: entertainment venues, music productions, printing, hotels, publishing, software development, and retail and importation businesses. He holds board positions in a number of these investments.

Antonio Studied for a bachelor of business at the Western Australian Institute of Technology and obtained an MBA from the University of Western Australia.