Ep.152-From Athlete to Sleep Doctor | Paul Rochon’s Business Journey in Healthcare

The EO Business Podcast

Guest: Paul Rochon, head of the Sleep and Mental Health Department at a Beijing hospital, founder of Engineering Wellbeing, and EO Beijing member since 2016
Host: Linh Podetti, EO Sydney member since 2022, owner of Outsourcing Angel
In this episode, Paul Rochon shares his incredible journey from being a professional rugby player in France to becoming a leading Biopsychologist and Hypnotherapist based in Beijing. After a knee injury ended his sports career, Paul became obsessed with understanding recovery and performance, not just physically, but mentally.
Paul talks about:
- How he used mindset to reprogram his life after injury
- Why he engineered his own sleep to gain time and energy
- The connection between consciousness, performance, and environment
- How he applies neuroscience and well-being strategies in companies, schools, and hospitals
- His experience leading in the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and the power of conscious leadership
Whether you're an athlete, entrepreneur, or just someone obsessed with high performance, this episode is packed with insights into human potential and sustainable success.
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ABOUT PAUL ROCHON
Paul Rochon is a French former professional rugby player who turned his life around after a career-ending knee injury. Driven to understand recovery, he pursued advanced degrees in Neuroscience, Cognitive Science, and a PhD in sleep and states of consciousness. Now a Biopsychologist and Hypnotherapist, Paul blends science and holistic health to engineer peak wellbeing.
He’s the founder of Engineering Wellbeing, a consulting firm that creates tech-driven solutions to improve health and performance in companies, schools, and elite teams. Based in Beijing for the last 18 years, Paul also leads the Sleep and Mental Health Department at a local hospital and serves as an EO leader in the region, helping entrepreneurs unlock their full potential.
CONNECT WITH PAUL
🌐 Website: https://engineering-wellbeing.com
📸 Instagram: @paul_cognition
💼 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rochonpaul/

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