Author: Ali Cheetham

As the business manager and owner at Escape Room Melbourne, Ali holds a PhD in psychology with an additional background in fine arts, which she draws on to create authentic experiences that fit with the narrative of the rooms, using vintage items that have been repurposed and incorporating them into the rooms to add a sense of history. As co-founder with Owen, Ali discovered escape rooms by chance while travelling in Budapest in 2013, and was immediately hooked. Within two months the pair returned to Melbourne to build what would become the first of its kind in Australia (Flemington), starting a business that has since welcomed over 100,000 customers across its South Melbourne and Flemington locations.