HIGH-STAKES PRECISION: THE JOCKEY YEARS
Before the keynote stages and the global ultra-trails, there were the million-dollar decisions made at 50km/h. My years as a professional jockey forged a unique understanding of technical skill, mental grit, and high-velocity leadership.
Split-Second Leadership
In the saddle, you don't have minutes to analyze a spreadsheet. You have milliseconds to read the field, trust your judgment, and commit. This environment taught me that resilient teams win not just by following a plan, but by executing with absolute conviction when conditions change.
The Performance DNA
50 KM/H
3,000+
Decision Speed
Professional Races
A career built on the edge of glory, defined by the ability to manage fear and perform at the highest levels of professional sport.
Empowering Beyond Limits
The Action Asia Foundation is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities through sport, training, and the provision of life-changing mobility equipment.
MOBILITY
Wheelchair Provision
Supplying wheelchairs individuals, enabling movement and independence.
Adaptive Sports
Empowering through inclusive sporting events designed for all abilities.
Students with Learning Difficulties
Using sport to help build confidence and self-esteme to help with learning
Ultra Endurance & Physical Resilience
Pushing the limits of what is possible isn't just about fitness—it's about the mental resilience required to win when the conditions are at their worst.
The Great Achievement
Run Across China
3,140 km from The Great Wall to Hong Kong in just 60 days. This record-breaking journey served as the ultimate testing ground for the resilience frameworks I now share with global leadership teams.
Endurance Landmark
5 Trails of Hong Kong
The first person to ever complete all five of Hong Kong’s major trails in 5 days—covering 400km and over 20,000m of vertical elevation. A feat of endurance that redefined the baseline of physical and mental capacity.
Discover how extreme endurance translates into high-performance leadership.
Endurance Landmark
5 Trails of Hong Kong
The first person to ever complete all five of Hong Kong’s major trails in 5 days—covering 400km and over 20,000m of vertical elevation. A feat of endurance that redefined the baseline of physical and mental capacity.
Empowering Beyond Limits
The Action Asia Foundation is dedicated to empowering people with disabilities through sport, training, and the provision of life-changing mobility equipment.
MOBILITY
Wheelchair Provision
Supplying wheelchairs individuals, enabling movement and independence.
Adaptive Sports
Empowering through inclusive sporting events designed for all abilities.
Students with Learning Difficulties
Using sport to help build confidence and self-esteme to help with learning
Venture Leadership & Digital Innovation
Driving high-performance results across the Asian landscape, Jo Lodder spearheads market-leading enterprises in luxury real estate and digital design.
"Business is like a race: if you don’t have the right team and the right strategy, you’re just a passenger."
Asia Pacific Ventures
From Laughing Stock
To Knockout King
When Jo Lodder first announced he was going to give boxing a go, many people laughed. A young jockey stepping into the ring? They didn’t think he stood a chance.
He proved them all wrong.
Jo went on to become Stable Lads Boxing Champion — a hard-fought title in the tough world of racing’s stable staff.
In one iconic moment, he delivered a clean knock-out that silenced the doubters and created a legendary photo. The same determination, discipline, and fighting spirit that took him from laughed-at newcomer to champion would later fuel his racing days, his ultra-endurance runs, business success, and leadership philosophy.
From the boxing ring to the racetrack and onto the 3,140 km roads of China — Jo has always turned skepticism into fuel and adversity into victory.