While living in Canada, Eric’s childhood quickly became what could only be described as a rollercoaster ride of experience; including a period of homelessness in Northern Canada at the vulnerable age of 15. Despite having faced such harsh challenges as a child, Eric found himself using these roadblocks as the fueling inspiration he needed to get back on his feet, complete school, and ultimately go on to live a genuinely compelling and fulfilling life.

For much of his childhood, Eric had suffered with a variety of medical conditions requiring years of visits with doctors and specialists and a long list of prescribed medication. In 1991 Eric was inspired, by Tony Robbins, to re-evaluate his relationship with food. Over the following month Eric lost around 14kgs (30 pounds) and all of his ailments and symptoms cleared up. Eric cites this time as the catalyst for his curiosity about nutrition and his dedication to health transformation.

In 1997, after the company’s successful European launch, Eric decided it was time to branch out on his own and went on to create his first startup.

And so came The ITR Group, Eric’s first startup. The company was based in the West of England and committed to serving clients all around the world. ITR would grow to become a leading provider of mobile computing and maintenance services to some of Europe’s top retail, wholesale, and logistics companies, including TNT, Ford Motor Company, United Airlines, WH Smith, JD Sports, and Debenhams. True to form, Eric went on to run the company himself for the first seven years before eventually hiring a Managing Director. This allowed him the opportunity to step away from the business confidently, before selling it to private investors in the next two years.

Eric discovered wildlife photography at the age of 12 when his uncle lent him an SLR camera in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. Eric has since taken on photographic adventures and conservation projects in Tanzania, South Africa, Botswana, Canada, and India.

Following the sale of the company, Eric spent two years traveling around the world, writing, exploring, and speaking. During this time, Eric taught entrepreneurship everywhere from England, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, the United States, to Singapore, South Africa, and India. 

It was also during this time that Eric created his famous See You at the Top leadership program, where Eric would take clients to Africa for a two-week intensive retreat that included climbing Kilimanjaro, the tallest free-standing mountain in the world. Though the average summit-success rate runs between 30-50% of those who make an attempt, Eric and his team managed a consistent 90% summit-success rate. Eric completed seven Kilimanjaro expeditions before suspending the program.

In 2009 Eric stepped back into the business world when he acquired a controlling interest in Kerner Optical, the original studios of Lucasfilm‘s Industrial Light and Magic. Over the next few years, Eric and his team took on a variety of film projects and started two new companies; Kerner Camera Technologies and Kernerworks.

KCT was a top manufacture of 3D camera systems, some of which were used on the production of a number of commercials and blockbuster films, including Avatar, Transformers III, and Pirates of the Caribbean IV.

Kernerworks was set up as a ‘skunkworks’ company and took on a variety of military and intelligence services-based research and development projects. One of those projects resulted in the development of ultra-realistic and life-saving trauma simulation trainers that would go on to win awards from both the US Army and the US Congress.

Eric’s flagship WILDFIT® program, WILDFIT90®, is the most effective health transformation program on the market and has consistently been the highest-rated program on the Mindvalley platform for two years in a row now.

In 2018, the Canadian Senate awarded Eric a medal for his dedication to his mission to improve the quality of people’s lives.