Where are you based? I split my time between Kent, where I have a home in Benenden and Beijing where I moved to in 2001 for my former career and loved it so much I decided to stay. I have practices in both places so I can meet clients face to face. I also meet with many clients on-line.

What do you love about The Thrive Programme? I love what I call the ‘light bulb moment’ for clients, which usually happens fairly early on in the programme when they realise that they can take back control from the thing that’s been stopping them from Thriving. The other thing I love is that whilst the programme is 100% evidenced based, it’s also 100% free from jargon and mystique.

What did you do before you became a Coach? I worked for many years in the business of advertising, selling everything from diapers and shoe polish to the human rights of children and politicians trying to get elected. So you could say I have been working in the field of human beliefs and emotions for my entire life!

What do you do when you're not working? I love learning about things and developing new skills. At the moment I am into optimising my health, which probably says something about my age! My wife and I are currently trying intermittent fasting and cold -water therapy. I study Chinese every week as part of a 20 year quest to master the language (failing but not giving up) I love discovering great cities and spend time on my bicycle getting to know the hidden gems of Beijing. My wife and I have a plan to travel the world and stay in amazing and unusual hotels in every country we visit. I am going to write a book of the trip, loosely titled 'Around the World in 80 Luxury Hotels'. Am going to have to save up for that one.

An interesting fact? When I wasn’t thriving, I was (truth be told) a bit of a coward. In my 50’s I took up boxing and competed in two white-collar boxing events watched by over a thousand spectators.

Anything else? I am also a qualified Thrive in Business Coach so can conduct the programme with individual employees or in larger groups and teams.

What year were you born? 1961.

What languages do you speak? English and Mandarin.

What are your working hours? I work to fit in around the time-zone of my clients and I am willing to work weekends.