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Ryan Hopkins has spent his career asking a question the health and wellbeing industry often avoids: did any of it actually work? He is the award-winning founder of Healthi, the bestselling author of 52 Weeks of Wellbeing, published in seven languages, and a two-time TEDx speaker. His work explores the messy relationship between health, work, technology and human behaviour, and what organisations can practically do to improve both people’s lives and their performance.
Before advising executives and speaking to audiences worldwide, he dispensed prescriptions, sold mortgages, worked as an apprentice electrician, managed bars and ran nightclub doors. He understands work from the frontline to the boardroom and can connect with everyone, regardless of role.
At Deloitte, Ryan built and led the Global Future of Wellbeing consulting business, replacing activity counts and annual surveys with a data-led way of understanding how work affects people and performance (positively impacting ≈500k people). At Bupa, Ryan continued to drive change, combining health claims, clinical pathways and workforce data to show Bupa’s UK (4.2m people) and global customers (40m) what was driving ill health, which interventions improved outcomes and where people were getting lost in the healthcare system. He is now building Healthi to unite employers, insurers, healthcare providers, industry bodies and government around a shared goal: understand the true cost of ill health, prove the value of investing in people and help more people reach the right support earlier.
Ryan has delivered more than 200 keynotes to over 110,000 people and hosted major conferences for Bupa and SAP, including audiences in their thousands. He has spoken for organisations including Google, Amazon, BP, Dyson, Coca-Cola, Bupa, the NHS, BBC, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Workday and Chanel.
On stage, Ryan is honest, deeply researched and funny. He has little interest in telling people to become more resilient while ignoring the systems exhausting them. He makes complicated evidence understandable, difficult subjects easier to discuss and wellbeing relevant even to the cynical, engaging ≈25 million people in the process; his work earned him the UK’s Breaking the Silence Award.
“Your talk was one of the best things I have seen/heard in years and I wanted to give you that feedback. I have seen loads of these things but the energy, engagement and humour you brought to the topic was first class and was most definitely the highlight of a very very long (warm!) day.”
“His energy and down-to-earth style really connected with the team. The session was engaging and insightful, leaving people motivated and more mindful about their daily choices. Highly recommend Ryan for any team looking to boost wellbeing and spark meaningful reflection”
“Ryan is one of those rare speakers who instantly puts a room at ease. When he delivered a talk to our internal audience at Experian, he brought warmth, humility and humour to a topic that’s often difficult to navigate.”
“We’ve both worked in the wellbeing space for a number of years now, and I’ve always admired how Ryan shows up: fully himself, no façade, with a brilliant ability to make people both laugh and reflect. It’s a tough balance to strike, but he manages it naturally.”
“What resonated most in his talk was the way he shared his own story, openly, honestly, and vulnerably. It created a sense of connection and permission that sparked meaningful conversations long after the session ended.”
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