About Balance

Company origins

Balance was started in Sydney in late 2005 by Peter Maher and Martin Chalk. Shortly after they were joined by Kieran Holmes. Peter and Martin are longtime friends and were the founders of the Intellectual Property firm, Harrison Burnet. It was out of Harrison Burnet that Balance was born. After being introduced to the homeopathic category of Flower Essences they realized they could produce a functional wellness beverage that was non-flavored. They did this  by combining Peter's extensive beverage and Martin's biochemistry experience. Balance started with very humble origins and is now sold in Australia, Asia, America and Europe and operates offices in New York and Sydney. The principles are deeply committed to the environment, natural products and improving people's physical and mental wellbeing. 

Martin Chalk

Martin graduated with a degree in  Biochemistry and Immunology and worked for several years in Clinical Pathology and Medical Research. He then ventured to Europe and worked in the computer software industry before moving to the States. It was in Boston that Martin co-founded an image enabling software company and this began a string of successful software startups during the heady days of the late nineties. After a stint in Paris at a computational linguistics firm, Martin returned to Sydney. Martin now lives in NYC which he very much enjoys as long as he can get to an Australian beach every now and then.

Peter Maher

Peter has been in the beverage industry for most of his career, living and working throughout Asia, Europe and the US. He holds a degree in Commerce from the University of New South Wales. Peter now lives in Sydney and has a family with 3 teenagers - so needs all the balance he can get.

Kieran Holmes

Kieran Holmes has a degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Darden School.  Kieran’s prior work experience includes seven years in the food and beverage industry and another five as a strategic management consultant.  She moved from Boston to Sydney for love in 2005 and discovered Balance through one of their charitable event sponsorships.  Kieran joined Balance in Sydney in 2006 and is currently working out of Baltimore, MD.