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Mr Scott Purcell, CFA

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Mr Scott Purcell, CFA

Scott Purcell is the Co-Founder and Director of Man of Many, Australia’s largest men’s lifestyle publisher and the nation’s first 100 % carbon-neutral, Climate Active certified digital media brand. A graduate of the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and International Business, Scott spent seven years as a Senior Financial Analyst at Westpac Institutional Bank before earning his Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Launching Man of Many from a spare bedroom in 2012, Scott has steered the platform to 2.1 million unique monthly readers, a community of 900 000 + social followers and 130 000 newsletter subscribers. Renowned for blending financial rigour with creative vision, he now partners with leading global brands including Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Nike, IWC, TAG Heuer, Omega, Cartier and Longines, delivering data-led storytelling that drives real commercial impact.

Under his leadership, Man of Many has collected Website of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards in 2020, 2023 and 2024, Best Media Platform at the B&T Awards 2023, Event of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards 2024, Gold for Best Native Advertising at the Digital Media Awards Asia 2024 and the B&T Award for the Planet 2024. Personally, Scott was ranked #42 on the MediaWeek Power 100 in 2024 and, alongside co-founder Frank Arthur, won Publish Leader of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards 2023. He is also a 2025 finalist for both the AdNews Champions of Change Power List and the Mumbrella Awards’ Media Brand of the Year, cementing his status as one of the Asia–Pacific region’s most influential media voices.

Location:

Sydney, Australia

Credentials:

Chartered Financial Analyst, Bachelor of Commerce

Expertise:

Finance, Business, Startups, Whisky, Fitness, Lifestyle, Tech

Alumni of:

University of Sydney

Awards:

Ranked #42 - Scott Purcell & Frank Arthur - MediaWeek Power 100 List - MediaWeek 2024
WINNER - MediaWeek Next of the Best Award (Publishing) - MediaWeek 2024
WINNER - Publish Leader of the Year - Mumbrella Publish Awards 2023
Ranked #47 - Scott Purcell & Frank Arthur - MediaWeek Power 100 List - MediaWeek 2023
Finalist - Power List
Champions of Change - AdNews 2025
Finalist - Sydney Young Entrepreneur Awards - Business News Australia 2024
Finalist - Publish Leader of the Year - Mumbrella Publish Awards 2021
Finalist - Young Entrepreneur - NSW Business Chamber Awards 2017
Finalist - Employee of the Year - Westpac Institutional Bank 2014
Recipient - Individual WIB Partnership Award - Westpac Institutional Bank 2013

As Featured In:

Smart Company

  • 2023 reflections, 2024 predictions with Man of Many’s Scott Purcell

The Sydney Morning Herald

  • The bloggers making the big bucks
  • ‘Squashed’: Smaller publishers fear fatal consequences from Facebook’s news ban

New York Weekly

  • How an Independent Blog Became Twice the Size of GQ in Australia

Mumbrella

  • Man of Many launches global e-commerce store
  • Man of Many celebrates 10-year anniversary
  • Man of Many partners with Waves of Wellness Foundation
  • Man of Many partners with The Whisky List to launch Sydney Whisky Week Festival
  • Man of Many’s leadership promotions and branded content hire

B&T

  • Man of Many Launches New Site Design & Branding
  • “A Year Of Contrast!” Man Of Many’s Scott Purcell And Frank Arthur On 2021
  • Man of Many Wins Pedestrian.TV’s Best Media Blog 2014

AdNews

  • Independent publication Man of Many on becoming THE men’s lifestyle site

Targeted Media Services Network

  • Growing with e-commerce: Man of Many launches boutique curated shop

Honcho

  • Scott & Frank: Man of Many

Internet Retailing

  • Man of Many launches online lifestyle store

AdNews

  • Independent’s Day – the next decade of trends marketers need to know
  • Independent publication Man of Many on becoming THE men’s lifestyle site
  • Predictions 2022: Publishers, data and creativity

Husskie

  • Business fundamentals of a successful website: Man of Many - Husskie

Step by Step Business

  • Scott Purcell: Navigating the Men’s Lifestyle Landscape with Man of Many

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Westward Whiskey’s New Single Malt Rum Cask is Exclusive for The Whisky Club Members

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Simple Income Tax Calculator for Australia (ATO)

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10 Best Australian Music Blogs

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Scott Henderson on Life After ‘Men’s Health’

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MasterChef Australia Recap – S12E02 – Porky’s IV

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CULTURE

Open Doors & Push Buttons Without Touching Them

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ADVICE

How to Become a Morning Person

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