Widely known as one of the top strength & conditioning Directors in the world, Simon Thomas curated his success at Super Rugby’s most successful team, The Crusaders under head coach Scott “Razor” Robertson (now the All Blacks coach). Simon led the performance department at the Crusaders for four years resulting in three Super Rugby titles in 2017, 2018, 2019 & a Super Rugby Aotearoa title in 2020. While experiencing success with the Crusaders he was also working with Maori All Blacks in the International windows & consulted in Japan, Brazil & Argentina throughout. He left NZ t ..read more

Henry Chamberlain, Transformational Coach - HCC Global Limited is an experienced Industrial Psychologist and internationally accredited executive coach. His 25 years of experience ranges from being a combat officer in the South African Army to heading up Global Assessment for a major global financial institute.    His goal is to find and unleash talent in individuals, teams and organisations. He is passionate about enabling leaders to create sustainable change and to help them achieve their full potential. As a psychologist he brings added depth and understanding to his clients thro ..read more

Doug Woodring - Ocean Recovery Alliance - LinkedIn Hong Kong is the Founder and Managing Director of the Ocean Recovery Alliance.  Ocean Recovery Alliance is an NGO focused on bringing innovative solutions, technology, collaborations and policy together to impact positive improvements for the health of the ocean. Doug works with a wide variety of stakeholders, including with the United Nations Environment (UNEP) and the World Bank (and more) to reduce plastic pollution, both on land and water, by creating strategic solutions for governments, industry and communities which lead to long-te ..read more

Ian Mitchell is a scientist, inventor, futurist and the founder of Wizard Sciences. He is friends with the likes of Longevity experts such as David Sinclair and regularly shares his expertise to enhance the human experience. His company, Wizard Sciences is a world class health & wellness company that is deeply involved in cutting edge research & development. A place where Ian can alchemise Carbon 60 (C60) based products and explore human ingenuity.  So effective are these lipid based C60 supplements, that at the 2023 Crossfit Games 9 of the top 13 athletes were using Ian’s Wizar ..read more

Dr Pran Yoganathan - Centre for Gastrointestinal Health is a Gastroenterologist and Gastrointestinal endoscopist based in Sydney, Australia. He aims to empower his patients to embark on a journey of self-healing using the philosophy of Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine’s famous quote, “let food be thy medicine”. Pran is a strong, and outspoken advocate for a multidimensional approach to health and the human condition and in this episode Pran shares with JD podcast host & curator Andrew Cox | Joint Dynamics how he deeply encourages us to explore how, and where we obtain our food. In addi ..read more

Brian Lai - Primal Breathwork - LinkedIn is the founder of Primal Breathwork. He is a breath specialist based in Hong Kong who first learned about the power of the breath during a “dark night of the soul” that inspired him further along an ongoing journey to find answers to the health issues he had been living with. The journey eventually led him to the “Iceman”, Wim Hof in 2015. Wim, best known for superhuman accomplishments and 26 world records in extreme conditions, personally trained Brian to become the very first certified instructor of the Wim Hof Method in Asia Pacific. Over the years ..read more

Australian born top jockey Zac Purton is an athlete that exemplifies the definition of success via maximising mental and physical preparedness.  After moving to Hong Kong in 2007 to compete on his favourite racing stage in the world he experienced success here in the 2013/14 Hong Kong Jockey club race season he ended Douglas Whyte’s 13-season dominance with his first Hong Kong jockeys’ championship with an impressive 112 wins.  His second title came in 2017/18 after he halted Joao Moreira’s title streak at three when Zac surged home late in the season to outpoint Moreira 136 to 134 ..read more

For the last 24 years Home - Damian Browne - Damian Browne has been consumed by a passion and purpose to pursue his human potential. For 16 years he went to war on the pitches of Europe’s 3 major leagues, living his childhood dream as a professional rugby player. Accumulating some of club rugby’s biggest prizes including the Heineken Cup & Pro 14 Title. An incredibly fruitful chapter but also a deep journey of exploration, learning, and an experience into the potential and power of the human body and mind, that only a warrior sport like rugby can allow. Since retirement he has continued hi ..read more

Dr. Richard Swinbourne, an authority in the fields of sleep science, sport nutrition and lifestyle medicine. With a unique blend of expertise, the incredibly down to earth Dr. Swinbourne (“Ricco”) combines his profound understanding of sleep science with the principles of performance nutrition and lifestyle medicine to promote human performance and holistic well-being. His pioneering research and evidence-based practices in elite sport have shed light on the vital role sleep plays in overall health, optimizing performance outcomes and how it intersects with lifestyle factors. Driven by a passi ..read more

Dr Laurena Law is a third generation medical doctor from both Australia and Hong Kong. She is a practicing Longevity physician, who “re-educated” herself while being a successful Medical dr into the field of functional & integrative medicine, with a special interest in mid life women and the journey through menopause. Along with being a member of the International Peptide Society, and board certified by the American Association of Anti-Ageing medicine (A4M) Laurena has represented Hong Kong in Powerlifting Championships & Muay Thai Fitness  (placing 1st in both these events), and ..read more