Abel James is a New York Times bestselling author, top podcast host, award-winning musician, and angel investor. His podcast, The Abel James Show, is one of the longest running and most downloaded podcasts in health.
Featured as the #1 rated Health podcast in 8+ countries, Abel’s award-winning podcast (originally launched as “Fat-Burning Man” in 2012) has helped millions reclaim their health with cutting-edge science, outdoor workouts, and outrageously good food. With over 100 million downloads and 2200+ 5-star reviews, Abel’s podcast has won 4 awards in independent media, including “People’s Choice” in Health & Fitness at the Podcast Awards.
A “Coach to the coaches,” Abel has been a respected thought leader and pioneer in health, fitness and longevity for more than a decade. He’s starred on ABC Television, in documentaries, and has been featured in People, Entertainment Tonight, Forbes, South by Southwest, Fox News, Women’s Health, and many other major media outlets.
Abel is named as one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness along with Michael Pollan, Dr. Andrew Weil, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Deepak Chopra. Abel a trusted expert, thought leader, and consultant on peak performance and longevity and hosts one of the longest-running and most downloaded podcasts in health, The Abel James Show.
When his debut cooking app, Caveman Feast, bested The Food Network and Martha Stewart with more than 1,000 5-star reviews in 24 hours, Abel became the first independent publisher to hold Apple’s #1 food app and #1 podcast at the same time. His podcast and apps have been featured as “Best of Apple,” and Huffington Post recognized Abel’s show as one of the “Top 3 Podcasts of All Time.”
As a musician and songwriter, Abel has toured internationally, shared the stage with superstars, and won several awards for vocal performance. A veteran multi-instrumentalist, Abel is a professional singer and vocalist and performs and records on guitar, piano, saxophones and woodwinds in Austin Texas and beyond.
In 2024, Abel James was named one of the top artists on Fountain.fm, with multiple tracks from his original album Swamp Thing hitting #1 on Wavlake and Fountain.fm. His tracks have been featured on Sun Radio and stations across the country. You can catch Abel James performing live in Austin at legendary venues like Antone’s, The Saxon Pub, Carousel Lounge, Sahara Lounge, Flamingo Cantina, and many more.
As a keynote speaker, entertainer, and consultant, Abel has presented keynotes for the Federal Government, lectured at top universities, and advised Fortune 500 companies including Microsoft, Danaher, and Lockheed Martin.
An active Angel Investor in health, technology and longevity, Abel has helped launch and advise top startups for more than 10 years, with early-stage investments in Oura Ring, Thrive Market, Kettle and Fire, LMNT, Primal Kitchen, Serenity Kids, Wellnesse, SteadyMD, Catch Bio, More/Less, Pioneer Pastures, and many more.
Abel completed high school and college in a total of just six years. Distinguished as Valedictorian at New Hampton School, Abel graduated as a Senior Fellow with Honors and featured lecturer at Dartmouth College with a concentration in Psychological and Brain Sciences.
Hailing from the frosty backwoods of New Hampshire, Abel lives with his wife and yellow lab in Austin, Texas.
Catch up on Abel’s latest writing, podcasts and music on the Abel James Substack.
Check out Abel’s bestselling courses from WildRx.com and private membership club, Club Wild here.
If you’d like to book Abel for an interview or a speaking engagement, get in touch and contact Abel and his team here.
ABEL HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS…
