The Made to Thrive Show

Gary Arenson is the Managing Director and Founder of Ergotherapy. Shortly after leaving the clinical environment, Gary developed the Ergotherapy Solutions corporate training program to teach working professionals how to improve their workspace. It was while working with blue-chip companies that Gary realised that office chairs were completely inadequate.  He then designed and developed the amazing...

Sean McCormick is a health performance hero, wellness entrepreneur, a high- performance and life coach, host to 2 different podcasts including the top-rate Optimal Performance Podcast. He has helped thousands of clients take themselves further and develop the life they want by building new habits and enabling momentum in the client’s favour. It was a privilege to host this internationally acclaime...

James Maskell is a Rogue Health Economist, Serial Healthcare Founder, Author, Advisor and Podcaster who is leading the evolution of functional medicine. He is the Founder of Functional Forum, the world’s largest Integrative Medicine Conference and serves on the faculty of George Washington University's Metabolic Medicine Institute. James lectures internationally, has been featured on TEDMED,...

Professor Tim Noakes is one of the world’s leading authorities in nutrition and in the science behind sport. Through a lifetime of research, he has developed key scientific concepts in nutrition and sport that have not only redefined the way elite athletes and teams approach their professions, but challenged conventional global thinking in these areas. Prof’s credentials are outstandingly impressi...

Ann Wilson is a Global Wealth Expert, Author, Speaker and Explorer! She wasn’t born into a family with inheritance and didn’t sell a business for millions or win the lottery. Contrarily, Ann learned through her own experience of the low points of debt and divorce that having an education and working hard, were not the answer to financial freedom. Ann achieved this freedom in 8 years and wakes up e...

Patrick McKeown is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading breathing re-education experts. Patrick has trained thousands of persons around the world to safely challenge their bodies to find a new way of breathing to improve blood chemistry and increase the flow of oxygen to all systems in the body. The techniques he teaches result in increased endurance, strength, power and psychological pre...

Dr. Leland Stillman is a health pioneer hero. He is a medical doctor who is Board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine. In his own right, he is a young genius doctor who practices Integrative and Holistic Medicine in Richmond, Virginia. Join us as we explore how light shapes life! In this episode, we explore: Why your light diet is more important than your food diet Why you need mo...

Tara and Todd Youngblood founded Chili Technology in 2007, when, plagued with sleep challenges, they both became tired of being tired! Despite relentless research in searching for an answer to improve their sleep, most of the products they found, didn’t solve the problem.  Turning to Tara’s background in science and Todd’s product development expertise, yielded the perfect match to pioneer a produ...

Brian Richards is the pioneer founder of SaunaSpace. In 2008,  Brian needed to make a decision: fill prescriptions for acne, insomnia, and adrenal fatigue, or take a chance with Near Infrared ( NIR) Sauna Therapy, as recommended by an alternative medicine doctor.  For Brian, it was a no brainer. But there was a problem, at the time you couldn’t find an NIR sauna. So, he began his journey to change...

Erik Kruger is an International Keynote Speaker, Specialist Team Coach, Author and founder of Better Man. He has the biggest self-development following for men in Southern Africa and coaches CEO’s and executives from international blue chip companies.  In this episode we explore how critical coaching can be to the performance of the individual and the team. Erik shares practical tips for leaders o...

Dr Craige Golding is an Integrative Medical Doctor. He is the only doctor in South Africa to have completed his advanced fellowship in anti-ageing, functional and regenerative medicine with the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine.  A pure genius and South Africa’s most decorative specialist physician. In this episode we explore the components of immunity and how to biohack your immune system w...

Douglas Kruger is a multiple award-winning international speaker and business author. In 2016, in honour and excellence in his craft, Douglas was inducted into the Speakers Hall of Fame by his chapter of the Professional Speakers Association. The enigmatic Douglas Kruger is an inspiring voice who uniquely dismantles the self-imposed rules that can hamstring aspiring companies.  Douglas is a though...

Joni Peddie is the CEO of “Resilient People”- a business that measures, assesses and then prioritises skills to raise performance and wellbeing in the workplace.  She is the author of The FAB Quotient: Experience Resilience and is currently writing her 2nd book. Joni is an Executive Coach, Behaviour Strategist, Keynote Speaker and Facilitator. She facilitates EQ Workshops for teams to help build o...

Dr. Gerrie Lindeque is a Medical Doctor who has practiced integrative medicine for 20 years. Dr Lindeque is passionate about finding the cause for disease, not just chasing resolution of symptoms. In this episode we explore how environmental factors- specifically the role of nutrition and vitamin supplementation can impact immune system functioning. SHOW NOTES Does lock down protocol for COVID-19...

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