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.
Signature Keynotes
High-Performance Resilience: Sales & Leadership
Falling isn’t failing. Staying down is.
BE THE JOCKEY THAT REMOUNTS AND WINS
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.
EXPERIENCE THE ENERGY
RUN CHINA: 3,140 KM OF RESILIENCE
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SIGNATURE KEYNOTE: SPEAKING REEL COMING SOON
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
"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
"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
JO LODDER
BUILDING RESILIENT TEAMS THAT WIN
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.