Matt Fenn is an endurance athlete, speaker, and change-maker with an impressive track record — but it’s what lies ahead that truly inspires.

What began as a bold idea to raise awareness for mental health in New Zealand has evolved into a way of life: a committed advocate and spirited runner pushing physical and mental limits — and now working with individuals and teams to do the same in their own lives.

In 2021, Matt ran 654km in under a week — one kilometre for every New Zealander lost to suicide in an average year — a powerful, purpose-driven challenge standing up against the media’s refusal to report on the subject.

Since then, he’s continued to push boundaries: running 50km a day for five consecutive days across the North Island, completing a 24-hour run wearing a 24kg weighted vest, and taking on the height of Mt Everest by repeatedly climbing the world’s steepest street. To close 2023, he ran over 3,400km — more than one and a half times the length of Aotearoa — in just 61 days, raising money for Gumboot Friday. These feats have earned him the nickname “New Zealand’s Forrest Gump.”

Today, Matt helps others build the inner foundations of sustainable high performance — combining lived experience, research-backed frameworks, and raw authenticity. As a speaker, he’s passionate, grounded, and relatable — creating the kind of approachable space where real growth and lasting change can build from. With a new goal of speaking to 1 Million people in his life, Matt’s purpose for chasing huge goals and making a difference to people’s lives has never been stronger.