Episode #563: Colin Corby

Colin Corby is the CEO and Founder of Technology Wellbeing Ltd, creator of The Digital Detox Coach, a TEDx speaker, digital wellbeing expert, technologist, and accomplished endurance athlete. Since founding The Digital Detox Coach in 2018, Colin has helped individuals and organizations around the world develop healthier, more productive, and more sustainable relationships with technology in an increasingly connected world.

With a career in technology spanning more than three decades, Colin’s personal journey began in the early 1990s when chronic stress started taking a toll on his health. Despite a successful career and involvement in groundbreaking technology projects, he found himself facing a critical turning point. Determined to regain control of his wellbeing, Colin committed himself to improving his fitness, discovering firsthand the profound connection between physical resilience, mental strength, and overall performance.

What started as a personal challenge evolved into a lifelong pursuit of excellence. Through years of disciplined training, Colin progressed from rebuilding his health to competing in masters swimming and triathlon events, ultimately completing four Ironman triathlons. Along the way, he became deeply fascinated by the psychology and neuroscience of high performance, studying the mindset that enables endurance athletes to overcome adversity, build resilience, and achieve extraordinary goals.

This exploration led Colin to a new and urgent area of focus: the intersection of technology, psychology, and human behaviour. Recognizing the profound impact digital devices were having on attention, wellbeing, productivity, and relationships, he dedicated himself to understanding how people can thrive in an increasingly digital world.

Today, Colin is recognized as a leading voice in digital wellbeing, helping audiences navigate the challenges and opportunities created by modern technology and artificial intelligence. Through keynote presentations, coaching programs, and thought leadership, he empowers people to take back control of their time, focus, energy, and mental wellbeing without disconnecting from the benefits of innovation.

Colin’s work is driven by a powerful belief: technology should enhance human potential, not diminish it. His mission is to help individuals and organizations create healthier digital habits, build greater resilience, and unlock peak performance in a world that is more connected than ever before.