Kurt Johnsen

Kurt Johnsen created his first company at the age of twelve and has been committed to innovative entrepreneurship ever since, driven by the simple goal of creating happy, healthy humans.

Kurt has over 25 years of training in martial arts and yoga and is a master (7th Degree Black Belt) of the Lightening Fire Mountain System of Tibetan Kung Fu. Within that practice, he gained expertise in breath work, energy flow, yoga, mediation, self defense, nutrition, herbology and much more.

In 2001, Kurt established the nationally recognized yoga system, American Power Yoga with his sister. He has taught tens of thousands of students and trained hundreds of instructors. Kurt hosted Yoga for Life, a television show which has been translated into five languages and broadcast around the world.

In 2012, Kurt co-founded Simplified Genetics, one of the first direct to consumer genetic company in the world providing actionable genetic information to clients to facilitate a higher quality life.

Aside from his pursuits in business, yoga and martial arts, Kurt is a father, a husband and an explorer. Whether he’s diving with sharks in the Blue Hole, hiking Machu Picchu, surfing Costa Rica or snowboarding the closest snow-covered cap, he is constantly surveying and studying this amazing planet.