Becoming a
Mens Coach
I didn’t wake up one day and decide to coach men.
I lived it first.
I’ve been the outsider — growing up between Hong Kong, Melbourne and Tokyo before coming back to the UK. That taught me early how to adapt, connect, and stand apart when I didn’t fit the mould.
I’ve worked as an actor — where rejection is daily, and resilience isn’t optional.
I’ve run my own gym — where leadership isn’t a concept, it’s something you prove every day on the floor.
And I’ve coached thousands of men — through physical transformation, behavioural change, and the deeper internal work most people avoid.
Over the last two decades, I’ve combined the practical side of health — training, nutrition, recovery — with the psychological side of change. I’ve studied human behaviour at a Masters level. I understand what gets in the way — and how to move through it.
So what qualifies me?
Not just the credentials.
Not just the reps.
It’s the fact that I’ve been in the trenches. I’ve built something from scratch. I’ve questioned who I was — and done the work to answer that honestly.
That’s what I help other men do now.
This isn’t theoretical.
This is lived experience, backed by real coaching, real study, and real change.
Personal Trainer
Why I Got Into Personal Training (and Why It Started in the Gym)
Before I was a men’s coach, I was a personal trainer. And before that, I was just a guy showing up at the gym every day because it gave me structure, progress, and peace.
When I was working in the West End as an actor, the gym became my anchor. It gave me a sense of control in an industry built on uncertainty. And the more I trained, the more I realised: change is possible. Tangible. Measurable.
That was the lightbulb moment. Because if someone can walk into a gym feeling weak, stuck, and unmotivated — and 12 weeks later they’re lifting more, moving better, and standing taller — it shows them something important:
"If I can change this... what else can I change?"
That’s why the physical is such a powerful starting point. It opens the door for everything else. Mindset. Identity. Ownership. And once someone experiences change in their body, it becomes a gateway to changing their life.
The gym was where it began. But it was never just about deadlifts and protein shakes. It was about giving people a place to prove to themselves that growth is possible.
That’s what hooked me. That’s what I do now.
Why I Built a Gym That Breaks the Rules
Alongside my 1:1 and group coaching work, I’m also the founder of Gather — a gym I built to be everything traditional gyms aren’t.
Gather was born out of frustration. I’d worked in enough big box gyms and boutique studios to know the industry had its priorities backwards. Too much ego, not enough support. Too much performance, not enough progression. Too much focus on what you look like, not enough on what you’re actually building — physically and mentally.
So I created something better. A space that balances coaching with community. A place where you’re seen, supported, and challenged — without needing to perform for the mirror.
We now have two locations in South East London, and in 2024 we launched our own education platform to certify new personal trainers — giving them the coaching, mindset and behavioural change tools most courses skip over entirely.
It’s more than just a gym. It’s the physical embodiment of everything I believe in as a coach: accountability, growth, resilience, and showing up for the life you actually want.
Family Life
I’m a husband and a dad. Two boys, both full of energy and questions, and a home that runs on chaos, laughter, and the occasional leftover chicken nugget.
And I’ll be honest — being a present, grounded father and partner is the hardest, most important job I’ve ever had. It’s also the most rewarding.
That’s why the work I do isn’t just about business or performance. It’s about who you are when you walk through the front door.
How you show up at bedtime. Whether you’ve got anything left in the tank for the people who matter most.
The truth is, what happens at home is often the clearest mirror of how you’re doing — mentally, emotionally, physically.
You can’t lead well at work if you’re running on fumes at home.
So yes, we’ll talk mindset. Goals. Legacy. Vision.
But we’ll also talk school runs, hard conversations, sleep deprivation, and being the man your family actually needs — not just the one who pays the bills.
Because in the end, if we’re not doing it for them, what are we doing it for?