
JD Hixson is a human performance consultant, ultrarunner and UESCA-certified ultrarunning coach. He works with clients in a range of fields, using the crucible of ultrarunning to supercharge results in personal and professional lives.
Originally trained as a classical musician, his CV lists master and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, decades of performance collaboration with some of the most renowned composers, conductors and instrumentalists in the world, groundbreaking recordings produced, virtuosic solos performed and notable orchestras conducted to artistic and critical acclaim in many of the finest concert halls in the world. Eventually, however, he began coaching with renowned ultrarunner and mountain athlete Donnie Campbell and discovered greater fulfillment out on the trails in his trusty Salomon gear than on gilded stages in a tuxedo and deeper happiness covered in mud than choking in the seemingly requisite and cloying fog of Chanel No. 5 at interminable champagne receptions. He has also been a student of former US Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine for nearly a decade in the arts of mental toughness and emotional resilience.
His current projects include launching corporate challenges to drive employee engagement by supporting leadership to lead from the front at their highest potential, driven by the ultrarunning lifestyle. Corporate Challenge
He lives and trains on a futuristic island in the middle of Tokyo, mysteriously endowed with the most satisfying of trails.
Originally trained as a classical musician, his CV lists master and doctoral degrees from The Juilliard School, decades of performance collaboration with some of the most renowned composers, conductors and instrumentalists in the world, groundbreaking recordings produced, virtuosic solos performed and notable orchestras conducted to artistic and critical acclaim in many of the finest concert halls in the world. Eventually, however, he began coaching with renowned ultrarunner and mountain athlete Donnie Campbell and discovered greater fulfillment out on the trails in his trusty Salomon gear than on gilded stages in a tuxedo and deeper happiness covered in mud than choking in the seemingly requisite and cloying fog of Chanel No. 5 at interminable champagne receptions. He has also been a student of former US Navy SEAL Commander Mark Divine for nearly a decade in the arts of mental toughness and emotional resilience.
His current projects include launching corporate challenges to drive employee engagement by supporting leadership to lead from the front at their highest potential, driven by the ultrarunning lifestyle. Corporate Challenge
He lives and trains on a futuristic island in the middle of Tokyo, mysteriously endowed with the most satisfying of trails.