Jimi Hunt is a mental health change-maker with a penchant for raising awareness for mental health issues by doing things like riding a lilo 425km down the Waikato river, or building the world’s longest waterslide. He is the founder of mental health charity Live More Awesome, and his mission to improve mental health outcomes has seen him publish three books including his latest, called Inside Out: The ultimate guide to becoming a better human. Jimi was a New Zealander of the Year finalist in 2014, and holds the Guinness World Record for his aforementioned world’s longest waterslide.

And Jimi doesn’t drink – not because he gave up, but simply because he never started...