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JO LODDER

High-Performance Resilience Keynote Speaker for Leadership & Sales

SUCCEED No Matter the Conditions.

Former Professional Jockey | Record-Breaking Ultra Runner | Asian Business Leader

Jo ignites audiences — leaving them inspired, energized, and buzzing with renewed purpose.

Discover what it feels like to push your limits and achieve the extraordinary.

Whether it’s running your own 3,140 km across China in 60 days — even when doctors say stop — or racing a horse to the finish line, Jo will equip you with the unbreakable resilience and total commitment you need to succeed, no matter how tough the conditions get.

Jo Lodder Motivational speaker on resilience

Signature Keynotes

High-Performance Resilience: Sales & Leadership

Race the Horse You’re On

Building resilient teams that win—whatever the conditions. Master decision speed, leadership trust, and the mindset required to play to win when the stakes are at their highest.

High-Stakes Resilience

Learn to handle million-dollar decisions even when life is moving at 50 km/h. Drawing from professional jockey years, this keynote focuses on overcoming fear, handling setbacks, and maintaining focus under extreme pressure.

The 3,100km Mindset

Insights from record-breaking ultra-endurance achievements. Discover how to break down massive goals, find your 'PURPOSE", and build a resilient mindset that thrives during long-term challenges.

Falling isn’t failing. Staying down is.

BE THE JOCKEY THAT REMOUNTS AND WINS

Jockey Jo Lodder - Motivational Speaker - "Ride the horse you're on"

The Million-Dollar Pro Jockey Maneuver

Jo's career as a professional jockey was defined by split-second leadership decisions at 50 km/h, the high-speed pace of Thoroughbred racing. Those years in the saddle forged the high-performance resilience he now brings to the world's most competitive stages. 

Ultra-Endurance & Mental Fortitude

Crossing 3,140 km across China in 60 days and becoming the first person to run Hong Kong’s Five Trails (400 km with nearly 20,000 m of elevation) back-to-back — wasn’t just about physical strength. It was about mental endurance, daily discipline, and the unbreakable will to finish.

“The race isn’t won on the good days — it’s won on the days you keep running anyway.”

Jo Lodder teaches leaders and teams how to race the horse they’re on and still win, no matter how tough the conditions get.

Asian Business Leader

From leading luxury real estate developments in Niseko with JNW Properties to driving digital innovation in Hong Kong, Jo transforms the elite athletic grit honed as a professional jockey into sustainable commercial success for modern business leaders.

Keynote Speaker Jo Lodder - Motivational Speaker Building Resilient Teams that Win.

EXPERIENCE THE ENERGY

RUN CHINA: 3,140 KM OF RESILIENCE

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What Leaders Are Saying

“Jo’s talk on grit and determination was inspiring. He showed our students that success isn’t just about talent — it’s about showing up every day and persevering when things get tough. His personal stories made the concept of growth mindset feel real and achievable.” overnight."

Matthew McDonald - Malvern College Hong Kong

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"Jo Lodder's relentless passion moves bodies, hearts, and mountains. His inspiring keynote on grit, resilience and the will to finish deeply resonated with our audience. Jo doesn't just run for a cause — he runs with purpose, transforming miles into a force for charity and championing accessibility and dignity for people who use wheelchairs. It is an honor to be inspired by his extraordinary commitment."

KK Feng - JLL Hong Kong

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"Jo Lodder delivered a powerful and authentic keynote at the Hong Kong Club. His stories from the racetrack and his extraordinary Five Trails run in Hong Kong — 400 km with nearly 20,000 metres of elevation — were raw, real, and deeply inspiring. Jo has a unique ability to translate extreme personal experience into practical lessons on resilience, discipline, and execution that our members could immediately relate to. He left the audience motivated and thinking differently about what it truly takes to keep going when the conditions get tough."

Barry Yen - Hong Kong Club

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Ready to Build a Team That Wins in Any Condition?

JO LODDER
BUILDING RESILIENT TEAMS THAT WIN

Keynote Excellence

Race the Horse You're On

Learn to thrive in high-stakes environments. Using lessons from professional Jockeyhorse racing and elite ultra-endurance, I help your leaders build the mental toughness required to win—whatever the conditions.

60

Days Across China

3140
km

Elite Performance DNA

From million-dollar decisions at 50 km/h as a jockey to leading multi-national business ventures in Asia.

Risilent Speaker - Jo Lodder

Resilience is Not a Soft Skill—It's a Competitive Advantage

Winning requires more than strategy. It requires the mental resolve to stay the course when the terrain shifts. I bring the grit of the trails to the boardroom.

Plan Your Next Event with Jo

The high-performance roadmap for event planners who demand resilience and results.

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