How do you describe your company in one sentence?
One of the world’s most influential business platforms for health, fitness, wellness and sports brands and their investors.

What target/milestones are you laser-focused on this year?
Growth in our Americas and EMEA business, coupled with raising the bar on existing events and digital services.

What is your proudest ever career achievement?
Co-founding, growing and exiting from my first business (Energy Council) after scaling it to offices in 4 countries, and hosting an annual series of 10 CEO-level events over 4 continents.

What excites you the most about the next 12 months?
Working internally and externally to grow the skill sets, market knowledge and reputation of each of my employees, as well as provide them more financial reward for the amazing work they do.

What is the best business lesson you have ever learned?
You might be the CEO your business needs today, but you might not be the one it needs tomorrow.

If you could wave a magic wand and change something about our industry, what would you change and why?
To build more products, platforms and services for those that need our industry the most, not those that consume it the most.

Describe yourself in three words
Relentless. Generous. Strong.

What is your personal mantra?
No pain. No gain. Life and growth can be painful – embrace the joy and the suffering.

Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
My mum. Bar none and without exception, the greatest soul to ever walk this planet. I miss her every day.

If you had an extra hour in your day, how would you spend it?
Building my family, building my health or building my business.

If you could have dinner with any three people – past or present – who would they be?
Arnold Schwarzenegger. Joe Rogan. My Mum (to see her again)

If you had to write a message on a billboard for all to see, what would you write?
Just f#$%ing do it.