CEO | Entrepreneur | Adventurer | Coach
From volunteer fitness instructor to billion dollar CEO - Jay's story is a powerful reminder to never settle for autopilot
Former $Billion CEO | Fit Tech CEO | Leadership Coach
What do I do?
I work as a CEO for an exciting Fit Tech company called Myzone - a heart rate wearable with big ambitions and a global network of hundreds of thousands of exercisers.
I am Chair of the trustees for an incredible charity called Scotty's Little Soldiers - the charity for bereaved forces children across the UK.
I am an entrepreneur - co-owning a business called The Outdoors Project in Berkshire - part of a franchise business operating across the UK. We hold the franchise for the Berkshire region and are focused on helping children between the ages of 5 and 11 get outdoors and connect with nature.
I am a board business advisor to a variety of global businesses including PLunge.com and Huumans.io
I am a professional speaker - represented by 360 Speakers (tracey@360speakers.co.uk) working with companies and media outlets around the world to discuss leadership, leadership wellbeing, growth planning and strategy.
I am a coach working with high performers to help them unlock personal and professional growth.
And finally - my most important role - is as a father to my five amazing children and husband to my incredible wife.
Why work with me?
I have spent the better part of 25 years in high stress corporate roles trying to simultaneously strive for the corner office and take care of my health. For a long time, I got that balance badly wrong. I became the youngest CEO of a $1.1b billion business in the USA at just 41, but fell for the oldest trap in the book; trading out health and happiness today for a future which never came.
I grappled with depression alone, worried people would not understand or might consider me weak. And then it all came to an end and the CEO dream was over, After the dust had settled, I had completely lost my identity, confidence and clarity. I was out of shape, overweight, burned out and totally lost.
Through the power of nature and time outdoors I have discovered the path to a more harmonious balance between health, happiness and success. You can too.
I have an MSc in High Performance Physiology and an MA in Outdoor Education & Wellbeing.
I am also a Certified Strength & Conditioning Coach and Certified Personal Trainer