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Chris O'Brien

Owner and CEO of Asphodel Fitness and Performance, Hong Kong's first CrossFit gym (founded 2010), with locations including Kennedy Town and Kai Tak.

Oct 3, 2026

BethHOST
1:57
at what point did it go from just being a member who showed up to class and obviously had quite a stressful and, you know, other career going on to thinking, I'd like to get more involved in this?
2:06
Actually, before I moved from the US, I kind of had this dream owning a CrossFit gym.
2:11
I thought it would be so cool.
2:12
I actually had a name and everything planned out.
2:15
I was like, oh, after my time in Asia, I'm going to save up all my money as I'm just going to go back to America and open a CrossFit gym.
2:21
That was the goal.
2:22
And then, you know, as you get into your career, it's hard to step away, right? Especially as you start moving up.
BethHOST
4:24
Yeah.

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