Ryan Hopkins

Ryan Hopkins is a global workplace wellbeing expert, best-selling author, and Chief Impact Officer at JAAQ, named UK Startup of the Year 2024. He has delivered keynotes and workshops to over 100,000 people worldwide, featured in Forbes, The Financial Times, and The Economist as a 2x TEDx speaker and LinkedIn Top Voice for Work-Life Balance. Drawing on his lived experience with mental health challenges and neurodivergence, Ryan equips leaders and teams with practical, actionable strategies to build healthier, happier, and more productive workplace cultures where people genuinely thrive.

After losing the ability to walk at 19 and descending into severe depression, Ryan Hopkins transformed personal crisis into a global mission to revolutionise workplace wellbeing. That pivotal experience ignited a determination to ensure others never face mental health struggles alone, shaping a career dedicated to creating cultures where people genuinely thrive rather than merely survive. Today, he stands at the forefront of the future of work movement, leading wellbeing innovation at a global technology company where 10,000 employees benefit from his groundbreaking approaches, from unlimited paid holiday to the world-first concept of the 'In Office Out of Office'. His work has captured widespread attention, going viral across LinkedIn and TikTok with over two million views, proving that wellbeing can be both impactful and engaging.

Ryan's credentials span leadership roles at Bupa and Deloitte, where he developed future of work strategies for some of the world's largest organisations and earned a shortlist nomination for the UK Consulting Industry's Rising Star award. As Chief Impact Officer at JAAQ, named UK Startup of the Year 2024, and author of the best-selling 52 Weeks of Wellbeing, now being republished in Korean, Dutch, and Arabic, he has reached millions with practical guidance rooted in real-world application. His expertise has been recognised by Forbes, The Financial Times, and The Economist, whilst his status as a two-time TEDx speaker and LinkedIn Top Voice for Work-Life Balance reflects his ability to translate complex wellbeing concepts into accessible, actionable strategies. Ryan openly shares his journey with bulimia, anxiety, and late-diagnosed autism and ADHD, using lived experience to inform his professional practice and connect authentically with diverse audiences.

Ryan equips leaders and teams with the tools to embed wellbeing into daily operations, moving beyond tick-box initiatives towards sustainable cultural transformation. His keynotes and workshops, delivered to over 100,000 people worldwide for organisations including Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, and JP Morgan, blend humour with evidence-based insight, ensuring audiences leave with strategies they can implement immediately. Whether challenging organisations to rethink their approach to technology boundaries or championing the power of small, regular actions through his upcoming book Toilet Break Wellbeing, Ryan makes workplace wellbeing accessible, enjoyable, and non-negotiable. Audiences gain not only inspiration but practical frameworks to create environments where colleagues flourish, productivity increases, and wellbeing becomes woven into the fabric of organisational success.