The Story
Rob Rene has lived through five near-death experiences. This is how a runner became a software executive, and how a software executive became a Faith-Based AI Wellness Futurist.
The athlete
Rob Rene trained to become a professional runner. His body was his instrument, pushed to its limits in pursuit of athletic excellence. A single near-fatal training accident ended not just the running career but the identity attached to it.
The injuries healed. The question did not. If I am not a runner, who am I?
The corporate climb
Rob Rene redirected that competitive drive into enterprise software and spent more than 25 years there, in executive and leadership roles. Fortune 500 clients. The corner office. The salary. The status.
By every external measure he had made it, and he was a high-functioning alcoholic masking the emptiness with achievement. Success felt hollow because it was.
The awakening
The pandemic stripped it away: the job, the identity, the illusion of control. Rob Rene watched natural-health practitioners get systematically silenced and started asking why.
Deep research into the medical and food industries led him back to his faith and into the world of natural health. This was not curiosity. It was a calling.
The diagnosis
A 16-procedure dental overhaul in Mexico. A heart rate that dropped into the low 20s. A pacemaker surgery where his heart failed on the operating table. God brought him back again. That made five near-death experiences.
Rob Rene is also a Stage 3 melanoma survivor. His summary of all of it is a single line. I was not saved from something. I was saved for something.
The mission
Rob Rene founded Exodus Strong, wrote Light Code, and built BiohackingVille, using AI-powered tools to scale a single mission: help one million people reclaim their health in body, mind, and spirit.
He is 58, and says he is in better health today than he was at 44. He signs off the same way every time. Rak Chazak. Be strong and courageous.
Questions, answered
How many near-death experiences has Rob Rene had?
Five. They include a near-fatal running accident, a heart rate that fell into the low 20s, and a pacemaker surgery during which his heart failed on the operating table.
What did Rob Rene do before wellness?
He spent more than 25 years in enterprise software in executive and leadership roles, working with Fortune 500 clients, after a near-fatal accident ended his running career.
What led Rob Rene to found Exodus Strong?
A period beginning with the pandemic, during which he lost his job and identity, researched the medical and food industries, returned to his faith, and then faced a Stage 3 melanoma diagnosis and a series of near-death experiences.