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MACK FITT Pijewski
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#012 Alex Chung & Lee "TO EMPOWER AND RECOGNIZE with Founders of Stryde, an innovative fitness app."
ALEX CHUNG  & LEON LEE - Founders of Stryde, an innovative fitness app that uses in-game currency to motivate people to get moving.  Stryde co-founders Leon Lee and Alex Chung have created an innovative fitness app that uses in-game currency to motivate people to get moving. Here’s how they did it. Leon Lee and Alex Chung bonded over a mutual love for health and fitness that eventually led them to create Stryde in 2017 – an innovative goal-betting mobile app for fitness enthusiasts. As the first of its kind, the app is a modern reinvention of peer-to-peer accountability in a game-like simulation. It works by having the user’s fitness goals publicly logged and then betted on by others through Stryde’s own in-app currency. Hard-earned points can then be accumulated and exchanged for real-life goodies like CircleDNA, MuscleXP Vitamins, and Nike sport shirts, providing a strong incentive on both ends to stay motivated in achieving their fitness goals. As respective biotechnology and marketing graduates, Leon and Alex’s startup journey within the notoriously difficult tech space was not without its hurdles. They’ve come together to share their personal journey – and how they succeeded in spite of the challenges they faced. ______________________________ LEON LEE https://www.instagram.com/leoninhk/ As the head of UX, product development, and administration, Leon leads the team with tasks such as product development iteration processes and usability tests. He was also the head of product of an HK Science Park incubated mobile app startup previously, he has had the experience of overseeing UX engineers, developers, and UI designers throughout the mobile app development process. He graduated from Imperial College London with a degree in Biotechnology and Management. ALEX CHUNG  https://www.instagram.com/achung6/ As the head of marketing, branding, and business development, Alex works closely with the STRYDE Athletes and partnered brands and companies. As a certified personal trainer, Alex also leverages his network of fitness professionals to help validate the goal-setting and verification processes of the platform. Alex has worked in marketing and PR for a number of years and it is during this time that he developed close relationships with editors and influencers. Some of the brands Alex has worked with include The Edrington Group, Ports 1961, Roger Dubuis, and more. ______________________________ https://www.stryde-app.com/app-features https://www.facebook.com/StrydeApp-200987174178320/ https://www.instagram.com/stryde.app/ https://twitter.com/StrydeApp
Oct 2, 2020
1 hr 14 min
#011 LARRY TANG - Let's talk about Health Revolution
A pioneer at heart, Larry Tang is well-known for innovating creative and crowd-appealing F&B events, concerts, nightlife, and more. As a CEO of LocoFama Group, his organic farm-to-table restaurants have paved the way for the Sustainable Lifestyle of Organic Wellness (SLOW) movement in Hong Kong, delivering a unique “Barefoot Luxury" experience to a growing audience of health-conscious foodies. Larry Tang also, still, runs Restart, a digital agency focusing on customer platforms and analytics, and was the Managing Director for Publicis Groupe's Digitas and Razorfish, the world's two largest digital marketing agency networks. With over 15 years of advertising industry experience, Larry is one of the most sought-after branding & digital marketing consultants in the tech and startup community within the Greater China & Asia-Pacific region. The conscious-dining pioneer revealed the new concept designed to “re-engineer Hong Kong’s food industry”. Foodie Forks Food Hero Larry Tang funder of beloved restaurants LocoFama and SohoFama have teamed up with FoodPanda to give other food heroes in Hong Kong a chance to get their cooking to market. By turning the traditional restaurant model on its head, the group has created the city’s first shared cloud kitchen. Dubbed a “food hero incubator”, Fama’s Kitchen, despite what the name suggests, is not simply a shared cooking space. The groundbreaking cloud kitchen provides branding, design, social media, and technological development, all designed to give aspiring chefs and entrepreneurs a leg up in this incredibly difficult industry. They use a team of experts that range from Chinese medicine practitioners to Western dieticians, personal trainers, and yoga instructors to co-create the menus and have even built a database that tracks the nutritional values of the ingredients used, which are guaranteed to be free of growth hormones, MSG, GMOs, and pesticides. They have plans to open more cloud kitchens across Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, and the New Territories. https://locofama.com/ https://sohofama.com/ https://supafood.co/ https://famaskitchen.com/brands/ https://www.facebook.com/famaskitchen FAMA'S KITCHEN SHORTENED BRAND BIOS SUMO JAPANESE CURRY Guilt-free SUMO JAPANESE CURRY rice bowls. Lean, mean energy for a healthier lifestyle. Satisfying and filling, choose from delicious plant-based ingredients & premium meat proteins.   https://www.facebook.com/SUMO-JAPANESE-CURRY-106999194054936 https://www.instagram.com/sumojapanesecurry/?hl=en SELFISH BOWL  Selfless is out. Selfish is in. Join the self-love club with SELFISH BOWL. Premium seafood & toppings. Personalised poke bowls packed with good-for-you ingredients. Build your own poke perfection or choose from our house bowls. Either way, our bowls are all about you.  https://www.facebook.com/selfishbowl https://www.instagram.com/selfish.bowl/?hl=en HEALTHY CHINESE  HEALTHY CHINESE equals gourmet classic cuisine, as delicious as it is nutritious. Designed with your wellbeing in mind, all our dishes are no MSG, chicken powder free & with no excess oil.   https://www.facebook.com/healthychinesehk https://www.instagram.com/healthychinese/?hl=en HONESTY BURGER We could promise you guilt-free burgers, but we’re not going to lie to you – HONESTY BURGER is only as healthy as you want it to be. High-quality ingredients, friendly prices & total transparency. Just the right level of indulgence. https://www.facebook.com/HONESTY-BURGER-104480564265724 https://www.instagram.com/honestyburger/?hl=en. FAMA DIM SUM  Express dim sum at your service! From har gow to char siu bao, we’ve liberated all of our dumplings from arch-enemies like MSG & frozen ingredients, making FAMA DIM SUM the fastest, easiest, & most delicious dim sum in Central. https://www.facebook.com/famadimsum https://www.instagram.com/famadimsum/?hl=en
Sep 10, 2020
55 min
#010: - Letao, the healing kingdom and subject of Spirituality
About Letao: I was born and raised in Beijing and spent most of adulthood overseas to pursue my dream of spiritual counselling. 2020 is the 7th year of my spiritual journey, and my career has given me an understanding of empathy and connection to people from all walks of life who are in need of help. Being a spiritual counsellor has shed light for me to see the world differently as well as to re-value the meaning of life. It is this journey that has educated me and has enlightened me to love, to balance and to bring healing to the world. Powerhouse Questions: 1. If you will have a chance to run an ad that will reach a billion people what message you will send? Be easy to love, hard to break and impossible to forget. 2. How people can reach you. HP: www.thehealingkingdom.com Official Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/letaowang/ Letao’s Astro blog: https://thekingdomhealer.hatenablog.com
Feb 4, 2020
55 min
008 - Mui Thomas: THE GIRL BEHIND THE FACE
Mui Thomas was born with a rare skin condition called Harlequin ichthyosis. Nobody expected her to live long, and most people all but gave up on her. When her adoptive parents came into the picture, they did everything they could to help give her a life worth living. And today Mui is determined to make the most out of each and every day, chasing her aspirations as a rugby referee, yoga instructor  and working with other people who have special needs. Websites and Social Platforms: (please follow up) https://twitter.com/mui_thomas?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/GirlBehindTheFace https://www.thegirlbehindtheface.com https://www.instagram.com/thegirlbehindtheface http://thegirlbehindtheface.weebly.com/media.html http://theichthyref.blogspot.com/
Aug 30, 2019
54 min
#007 - Pillars of Holistic Health with Nathan Solia
Nate is one of Hong Kong’s leading Personal Trainers, having coached 1000’s of clients over his 20 years of personal training.  He specializes in the CHEK protocol (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology) providing a holistic approach to coaching clients to achieve a transformation in body and mind,  His training is more than just traditional fitness.   If you have aches, pain or stubborn weight that won’t go away and you have a few days in Hong Kong to apply an holistic approach to your training then consider a journey of self health discovery. Nate is originally from New Zealand, he has been a Personal Trainer since 1998 across 4 countries - New Zealand, Australia, China, and Hong Kong for the past 17 year and is a CHEK Level 1 Practitioner, Health and Lifestyle Coach Level 2.  He also hosts Fitness Retreats in Thailand every 6 months. Nate is also a public speaker on Holistic Health and Fitness to companies such as Morgan Stanley, Bank of Nomura, Lane Crawford. He has also featured on Hong Kong Television - TVB Pearl, speaks on his weekly Health Show on the 1-2-3 Show with Noreen - RTHK3, a guest writer and featured in the South China Morning Post, Expat Living, Southside Magazine among others. Facebook: Eliteptstudio IG: Eliteptstudio Website: eliteptstudio.com
Aug 18, 2019
1 hr 16 min
006 - DAVID WOOD - We seek to live up to our name
David Wood spent his teen years in Knoxville, TN, and enlisted for active duty in the Marine Corps from 1999 – 2003, attaining infantry Sergeant in his first two years, and serving with SRIG (Surveillance / Reconnaissance / Intelligence Group). David was deployed four times: Panama, two Marine Expeditionary Unit floats and, following 9/11, Operation Enduring Freedom as part of the first wave of troops in Kandahar, Afghanistan. After being honorably discharged from the Marine Corps, David entered the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, where he studied philosophy and religious studies, graduating with his BA. In 2009, David moved to Hong Kong, where he did liaison work for three NGOs, founded several companies that he owns and runs under the banner of DJW Holdings, and still lives with his wife and children. David's passion and expertise in designing and sourcing tactical clothing, gear and camo, came out of his military service. David has wanted to utilize a tactical camo pattern, breaking away from the traditional twigs and trees and focusing instead on a 3D graphic camo specifically designed to protect the urban warrior. He has learned the fabrics/design/printing/ process working intensively and intentionally with the fabric mills, printing mills and design teams. David is also an extreme athlete and enjoys canyoning, rock-climbing, mountaineering, and Endurance Races, which led him also to design a line of athletic clothing and gear for extreme athletes. This line has been tested and is constantly being modified to suit the needs of the various extreme athletes.  https://www.instagram.com/davidj_wood/   https://www.instagram.com/virtus.outdoors/   http://virtusoutdoorgroup.com/ 
Mar 28, 2019
1 hr 11 min
#005 MASON TSE - Self Made Athlete
 Mason TSE own Introduction:  I am a Chinese-born Canadian from Toronto, Canada. During my middle school days, I did a lot of different sports to stay active, including track and field, soccer, basketball, volleyball and mountain biking. Even though I kept myself active, I was genetically the smallest and skinniest guy on the field. It wasn’t until university where I was introduced to hitting the weights at a local gym. I didn’t have the slightest clue about good form, and how crucial it is to maximize my training and stimulate muscle growth. Trying out different movements and machines hoping I wouldn’t injure myself.  Over the last five years, I’ve come a long way from when I first started. I have tried and tested many different types of fitness environments. I went from working out at home, to trying out different gyms across Hong Kong, to working out with inspiring fitness gurus. Now, I spend a lot of time learning about new fitness routines, best practices and then translate that knowledge into helping myself and others realize their fitness goals. I’ve fallen in love with working out, fitness and nutrition in general. My passion for fitness grows as I learn new tips and tricks to reach certain fitness goals.  I simply want to share my knowledge that I’ve learnt from my own experiences to inspire someone who wants to start leading a healthier lifestyle. Maybe motivate someone who wants to break out of their training comfort zone and try something new. __________________________________________________________________________ Don't wait and Check out his website to learn more: https://www.selfmadeathletes.com and IG: https://www.instagram.com/masontse/
Mar 13, 2019
58 min
#004 Ramona Pascual - Embrace Failure To Learn Things That Success Won't Teach
 POWERHOUSE 004: Hong Kong MMA fighter Ramona Pascual Every one of us experiences a failure, a small one, and big ones. What makes us stronger is how we handle this kind of obstacles. Today I got a chance to sit down and talk with the champion, fighter and overall badass woman Ramona Pascual: Ramona is an MMA fighter out of Hong Kong. Born in a Chinese family from the Philippines, Ramona spent most of her years growing up in Hong Kong.   She started learning Muay Thai just for fun at fifteen and hasn’t stopped martial arts ever since. Ramona has racked up an impressive record of 5-1 in professional Muay Thai and claimed double gold at the 2015 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship.  Ramona is also known for her time spent on the Hong Kong National Rugby team, but due to previous injuries, she had to stop in 2012.  After graduating with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from USC and spending her early career working various desk jobs, Ramona found her calling in MMA and decided to pursue her passion in fitness.  An unfortunate knee injury accrued during training in early 2018 lead to Ramona having to pull out of the ROAD Fighting Championship in Korea — but after months of recovery she’s back and better than ever. Mark your calendars to see this tough cookie kick some butt. Web: IG: https://www.instagram.com/ramonacarla Email: Coaching Team:
Jan 21, 2019
1 hr 50 min
#003 - Chris Wong : Hong Kong stage of content creation in fitness industry
Hi Guys and welcome Chris, new face, (only 20 years old ) of fitness industry in Hong Kong. She's young, ambitious and she has a passion for content creation. Helping people discover the good path in fitness and business how to communicate with the #fit audience. Follow Chriss on IG: https://www.instagram.com/chriss_bbbbb/
Oct 14, 2018
31 min
#002 - STRING NGUYEN and Social Media of Fitness and the Marketplace Workshops
STRING NGUYEN is video pioneer, bouncing between bleeding edge platforms and bringing her loyal audience with her. So you need to ask yourself a Question: Do You Want to Make More from Your Business? If you intend on monetizing your influence, creativity and the content you create then you’ve come to the right place! String is all about inspiring, teaching and supporting businesses from across the globe to produce, promote and manage their online presence that not only serves their audience but also builds revenue streams for the entrepreneurs behind them. https://medium.com/@stringstory https://www.linkedin.com/in/stringstory https://www.instagram.com/stringstory https://twitter.com/stringstory
Oct 12, 2018
25 min
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