Thu 19 Mar
|Banyan Workspace
Entrepreneur Stories | From Broken to Unstoppable
How a critically injured and alcohol-dependant former jockey transformed his life and ran 3,000km from Beijing to Hong Kong in the ultimate journey of resilience and determination.
Time & Location
19 Mar 2026, 19:00 – 21:00
Banyan Workspace, Suite 1204 Eastern Harbour Centre (1204,東港中心 28, MTR Exit C, 28號 Hoi Chak St, Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
About the event
How a critically injured former jockey transformed his life, running 3140km from Beijing to Hong Kong in the ultimate journey of resilience.
Join host Rasheed Shroff for this very special episode of ‘Entrepreneur Stories’ as he sits down with extreme trail runner and charity fundraiser Jo Lodder!
When his young career as a professional jockey was suddenly halted by a critical back-injury aged 24, Jo’s whole life plan halted with it. Faced with the very real possibility of sinking into decline, he made the conscious decision to reinvent himself. Today, after several iterations, he has become not only a successful property entrepreneur but one of our city’s most inspiring fundraisers through his ‘Run for Freedom’ movement and the Action Asia Foundation.
In his own words, “Life has a way of testing us, but it’s our response to adversity that defines us”.
This is an exclusive opportunity to meet Jo in…