Colleen Hewett married Danny Finley (ex-MPD Ltd, drummer) in 1970, he was also her manager and agent during the 1970s and 1980s. From 1978 Finley also managed John Farnham; in mid-1979 Hewett, Finley and Farnham were partners in a restaurant, Backstage in Melbourne. Farnham described the venture " were putting their names on the line for a product they had complete trust in. They would have complete control of the restaurant, but would leave the menu management to the master chef". However the venture was "ill-fated" and became a "near disaster" financially. In October 1980 Finley assisted Johnny Young on his "Young Talent Time" and related TV ventures. Hewett and Finley divorced. She later recalled "I suppose you expect there to be something terrible or a nasty fight, but there wasn't ... I pulled the pin". Finley subsequently became her manager again.