Daniel Kertcher is an Australian Stock Market Educator who was born on 1972 in Toronto, Canada. Having moved in 1988 to Queensland, Australia, Daniel Kertcher within two years was accepted into his Bachelor of Science, with a major in Neurophysiology. Deciding to take a break, Daniel Kertcher took the initiative to gain employment with a real estate development company.

Around 1997, Daniel Kertcher experienced the tech boom where multi million dollar corporations were springing up over night. An interest in the stock market caught Daniel Kertcher. This interest lead Daniel Kertcher to hiring Bruce Barnard and Max Lewis (whom both established the Society of Technical Analysis of New Zealand) to tutor him into the ways of the stock market. Daniel Kertcher was extremely impressed with the knowledge base and information provided by both Max and Bruce, which gave him the inspiration to form MetaShare International with him.

MetaShare International with Daniel Kertcher, Bruce Barnard and Max Lewis' leadership had then expanded to 3500 customers within two years, with offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland, Brisbane, and regional teams in Wellington and Christchurch. Daniel Kertcher found himself at the helm of a very busy organisation! Working 7 days a week, with 12 hour days at the tender age of 26, Daniel Kertcher was feeling the effects of a strenuous workload.

MetaShare International opened it's first office in 1998, located Auckland, New Zealand. MetaShare taught courses on technical analysis and share trading and proved to be exceedingly popular. Quickly Daniel Kertcher had teams teaching courses in other NZ cities and opened the new head office in Sydney in 1999. By 2000, MetaShare had more than 3,500 customers with offices in Brisbane, Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney.

During 2000, Daniel Kertcher was given the unique opportunity to attend Anthony Robbins year finale course with a limited group of 50 attendees located in Fiji. This gave Daniel Kertcher a new philosophical edge. To truly live a fulfilled life, it meant having a balanced approach for all of lifes needs. Daniel Kertcher then applied this to his lifestyle.

In 2001, Anthony Robbins Wealth Mastery seminars were held in Sydney, where Daniel Kertcher was asked to teach options to the viewers of the seminar. Daniel Kertcher received a lot of positive feedback, which prompted him to form Platinum Pursuits. Daniel Kertcher's main aim for this company is to teach people from a young age to be financially progressive and independent with the help of the stock market.