In this first episode of Mastering Mind & Body, Markus sits down with Jaslyn Koh, founder of Broc n Bells and BusyWomanProject to chat about her mindful journey from banking in Singapore to a more purposeful life. As Jaslyn is very plugged into the Southeast Asian community of active busy people, she elaborates on the trends how individuals are mastering their mind and body in this part of the world. Also, Jaslyn reveals which sense she would like to have enhanced to become uberhuman.

Episode 01: From Banking to Mindful Living - With Jaslyn Koh

Why this podcast? Fair question.

Listen in to understand the personal background that led to the making of this podcast. Being able to master mind and body means to have a powerful marriage, that includes overcoming vulnerabilities, fears, egos. Markus is keen to have chats with a diverse range of guests that are able to openly share their secret sauce to mastering mind and body. At the end of the day, in each one of us is an uberhuman, it just got to get discovered through awareness.

Episode 00: Introduction to Mastering Mind & Body - By Markus Gnirck

Tom Hill is an achiever. Having grown up in Australia, he took part in national swimming competitions, is a passionate surfer, pilot, sailor, cyclists and runs a successful family businesses in the boating industry. Life changes dramatically when he was diagnosed with Arthritis at the age of 23. In this episode, Tom shares his journey of fighting a rare and aggressive form of Arthritis, a disease that eats away bone structures, and demonstrates how a healthy mindset and a positive approach to life is everything! Being used to pushing barriers in every dimension, he learns to understand his limits and develops a deep gratitude and awareness for his well-being. Listen in to Tom's truly inspiring story - and how his determination got him recently 2nd place in the Gold Coast Ironman.

Episode 03: Overcoming Physical Limits With Grit & Gumption - With Tom Hill

Adrian not just likes his burgundy or Italian wine, he is also in the global top 10% of his age group of Ironmans and a successful venture capital investor in Indonesia. No surprise that his kids actually call him 'Ironman'. He talks about his entrance to triathlons / Ironmans at a relatively young age and how his routine of exercise, nutrition and work helped him to complete races successfully. As a strong believer in fasting, Adrian became more aware of his food intake and got to know his body and mind from a new perspective. Having been a successful entrepreneur himself, he now nurtures a new generation of entrepreneurs by investing in early stage Indonesian companies. Because of his lifestyle Adrian is able to perform on the highest level and is ultra focus to juggle all the various tasks - from managing a portfolio of 36 companies, engaging his own investors to developing a pipeline of more companies to invest into. He beautifully compares the entrepreneurship journey from ideation to exit with his experience of completing the stages of swimming, cycling and running in an Ironman. Listen in to find out more about.

Episode 04: How Fasting And Triathlons Make You A Healthier And More Focused Venture Investor - With Adrian Li

What does running a financial technology (fintech) company and competing in 100 mile races have in common? Quite a lot as it turns out.

Ned, a Singapore based entrepreneur and extreme sports athlete, talks in this episode about his experience in building fintech companies for the past decades in Asia and his thirst for achieving more and more in extreme sports. A true believer in testing his boundaries, Ned uses the power of the mind to tackle challenges step by step - quite literally. For example, counting every step during a half marathon (over 22,000 steps) has taught him how the mind overrules it all in situations of doubt and suffering, either during Ironman races or when building technology companies.

'When I grow up...' is one of Ned's favourite quotes and it is a true pleasure to hear from him how he keeps his optimistic outlook. Listen in to learn more about Ned's story and why he celebrates passing on having a delicious ice cream.

Episode 05: What It Takes To Run FinTech Companies and Long Distance

In this new podcast series, Markus Gnirck is searching for the WHY? - How Uberhumans are able to Master Mind and Body in their daily life when performing on the highest level and how science is optimising human nature.
In the chats with his guests, he is keen to understand the journey of individuals with extreme passion, discipline, compassion and motivation and how they are balancing physical and mental health to be more successful and happy in life. 
Being an entrepreneur, technology investor, endurance athlete and mindful listener himself, Markus is looking for answers how new technologies, science and mindfulness can make all of us more aware and healthier Uberhumans.