About Jez
(In brief)
Jez Rose is a philosopher, #1 bestselling author and broadcaster best known for his work on resilience and authenticity. He is host of the If Only podcast and founder of the global online community The Journey. His weekly email is received by over 29,000 people worldwide.
For 22 years he was a highly regarded speaker and presenter with a broadcast and social audience of over 3 million. Jez’s infectious humour, deep human insight, and positive energy extends to a portfolio including television, viral social media content, #1 bestselling books, corporate training programs, and expert contributions to media including CNN, The Daily Telegraph, and The Sunday Times.
Through deeply honest content he has shown hundreds of thousands of people how to change the way they think, feel, and behave - and ultimately to better know themselves for a deeply authentic life.
His purpose is simple yet profound:
“The uncomfortable truth is we are all going to die. Many live their one life on autopilot, or disengaged from who they really are and the life they really want. Learning to live consciously gives us a deeper sense of inner awareness, to live true to ourselves, and make the most of the time we have.”
Watch, listen and follow: @ThatJezRose.
About Jez
(In full)
Jez’s personal story has shaped and inspired his work. He spent 22 years at the forefront of positive behaviour change, working with some of the world’s biggest brands, including Ford, Pfizer, Capital One, Volkswagen, and Marriott to help re-wire how they think.
Despite building a career as a revered keynote speaker at events worldwide, recognised in Microsoft’s top 10 after dinner speakers of North America for his ability to make complex behavioural science practical for the everyday, something was missing: a deeper desire to make lasting change for individuals, not corporate profits. Profits are lost and remade, but our time here is finite, and every second counts.
Impacted by the death of close family and friends early on, making the most of life and exploring what it has to offer has been at the heart of everything Jez does from a young age. He became interested in Buddhism at the age of 15, later deepening his practice and exploring how to apply life-changing ancient paths to modern day.
His fascination with life and desire for it to be meaningful has influenced Jez’s many careers from the British health and ambulance service, to training animals for TV and film, and from entertaining on stage, to writing #1 bestselling books and speaking at conferences around the world. Following a career presenting on television, he bought a disused farm in England, creating the world’s first certified Carbon Neutral honey farm, helping to reintroduce the native British honeybee.
Running workshops and training events has always been a core part of Jez’s job, and at the farm this included award-winning experience days and retreats.
However, for many years something sat uncomfortably with Jez. A deep sense of disquiet, of feeling lost, and of compromise.
In 2025, following a period of intense reflection and after two decades delivering thousands of presentations and driving meaningful change for organisations in 48 countries, he walked off a corporate stage, sold everything, and set about learning how to live a truly authentic life. He had reached a place of deep contentment and peace. Enlightened, he knew this life-changing message was more important to share with others, without a corporate agenda.
Through a new podcast, book, online journey, and in-person retreats, Jez is showing others how to discover who they really are, and how to achieve the life they really yearn for.