episode 074: Nick Lo

Nick Lo is an entrepreneur to his core, with an introspective nature that that is sometimes atypical of a hard-driving polymath hustler. He’s accomplished, no doubt: a physiotherapist, founder of Physio Room, part of the original Myodetox team (formerly COO and now a senior advisor), cofounder of web3 creative studio Oddfutur3, and cofounder of global running community & platform Run As You Are (RAYA).

He was born and raised in East Vancouver, the younger of two sons to immigrant Chinese parents. His father and uncles owned and operated a grocery store in the West End, where Nick spent weekends and summers working there. It’s easy to see where his entrepreneurial spirit comes from—his hardworking father never took vacation and spent any time-off taking him to other grocery stores to look at pricing and packaging. Nick did his Bachelor of Science at the University of British Columbia, then completed a Master in Physiotherapy in 2006. Five years later, he founded Physio Room and began blazing his path in the health & well-being space.

In this conversation, we explore how love was expressed in his family; what the time he spent as a child with his father meant to him; his introverted nature; how entrepreneurship & selling your vision can be a lonely road; one’s personal brand in a performative culture; his human-centred approach to physiotherapy; why he entered web3 and what he’s observing about the space; the things he loves about running and the global community around it; the one things he loves about watching his son develop into a little human; loving words for his father; and much more. 

Please enjoy this very personal conversation with the genuinely kind, forward-thinking, and self-reflective Nick Lo.

Much love,
May

TIMESTAMPS
4:11 - Growing up

10:36 - His father's personality

18:01 - What he was like as a kid

26:44 - How he translates his vision for others to understand 

33:53 - What is physiotherapy 

57:25 - What brought him to Web3 and the metaverse

01:07:29 - What is happening in Web3 that he feels excited about and what people should know

01:15:10 - What is immersive running through tech like

01:23:11 - Why he picked up running

01:26:06 - What excites Nick as he watches his son grow into his own being

01:30:43 - What he wants to say to his father and uncles about what he has observed growing up and what he hopes for the rest of their lives

01:34:44 - Final question