What is your connection to Hammersmith & Fulham?
I was born and raised in Hammersmith and grew up just off Shepherds Bush Road.
I spent much of my childhood playing football at Brook Green park and attending the Masbro youth club, and now my business Loving Life is based in H&F.
What does your business offer and what was your motivation behind it?
I started Loving Life at the beginning of 2015 after living in Australia for a year.
While there I travelled around southeast Asia and was "loving life" and I realised that I wanted to bring that energy and joy back to the UK. I found that people typically lived happier and healthier lives in Australia, and I wanted to inspire people to support their health and wellbeing in the UK too.
Loving Life is an employee wellbeing business that helps companies support their staff.
We deliver a range of interactive employee wellbeing workshops, online webinars and tailored sessions. They're designed to help companies empower, motivate and inspire their teams. We've worked with some of the biggest companies in the UK, including the NHS, Fujitsu, Lionsgate Films and Aston Martin.
You're a King's Trust ambassador – what do you do in your role?
The King's Trust is a charity that offers free support to help people develop the skills and confidence they need to find a job or start their own business.
They helped me build Loving Life – offering me mentorship and courses that helped the business grow. In 2022 they asked me to become an ambassador, and I said yes.
As an ambassador I am invited to talk at a range of events, explaining to others how the charity can help them, sharing my business journey and showcasing how their support helped me along the way.
One of these events was at Buckingham Palace where I got to meet and speak with the King directly!
What's one of your favourite things about H&F?
One of my favourite things about Hammersmith & Fulham is visiting my dad.
He's lived in the borough his whole life and whenever I visit, I'm treated to a tasty home cooked dinner. He's what I call a freestyle cook. You never know what you're going to get, but it's always delicious.
Do you have a favourite H&F park?
Brook Green has to be my favourite park, solely because it brings back so many memories. As a child, I used to play football there, hang out with my friends and have water fights in the summer.
Which café would you recommend?
Being in the health and wellbeing industry, I have to spotlight Health Defence Organics on King Street. I love their mission, and any business that is supporting health and wellbeing is a benefit to the community and society.
What's your favourite restaurant in H&F?
I love Thai food and one of my favourite restaurants is Jasmine Thai restaurant on Goldhawk Road in Shepherds Bush. I also recently tried Esar Kheaw, on Uxbridge Road, which was another great Thai restaurant.
Want to speak to Tyler about how Loving Life can support your employees?
Find him at Hello@LovingLifeCo.com or call 020 8226 6244.
