About The Visionary Platform
We believe wellness should be accessible, personal and sustainable. Visionary was born from a simple idea: everyone deserves the tools to transform their life.
Sophie Sparkes
Chief Operations Officer
Ashton de Pontes
Chief Executive Officer
Dr Anthony de Pontes
Verified Health Practitioner
Our story
Two health journeys, one idea
Both Sophie and Ashton grew up with health and movement at the centre of their lives. Sophie was immersed in horse riding and fitness from a young age, while Ashton was raised in a family rooted in natural health and wellbeing.
Later, while living and working abroad, both experienced unexplained health challenges that disrupted their energy, focus and overall quality of life. These frustrations led them to look deeper into nutrition, lifestyle and the body's natural signals.
Through this process, Sophie uncovered food intolerances and lifestyle patterns that had been quietly affecting her health for years. Once addressed, her energy and wellbeing improved dramatically. Ashton experienced similar clarity by returning to a more natural, intentional approach to health.
Meeting during this period of discovery, they found common ground in their experiences, and a shared desire to help others avoid the same long, confusing journey. Visionary was created to support people in building a healthier, more energised and more aligned life.
Cycle Tracking
Built from Sophie's own life with PCOS
Sophie lives with PCOS, so she knows how confusing an unpredictable cycle can feel, and how scattered the advice around it is. She built Cycle Tracking to be one place that stays with you through every stage.
Log your period and symptoms, see where you are in your cycle, and get guidance on training, food and rest for the phase you're in. When your goal changes, the page changes with it.
Explore Cycle Tracking- From your first periodYour phase, your next period and how you're feeling, day by day.
- Trying to conceiveYour likely fertile window and ovulation, estimated from your own cycles.
- PregnancyYour baby's growth and what to expect, week by week from 4 to 40.
- After birthA week-by-week recovery guide, with gentler workouts while you heal.
How we built Visionary
Education, structure and flexibility, together
Visionary was built through a close collaboration between Sophie and Ashton, supported by experienced health professionals across fitness, nutrition and wellbeing.
Sophie curates Visionary's educational content, shaping the in-depth courses and learning pathways that help people understand their health on a deeper level. Her focus is meaningful education rather than surface-level advice, connecting the dots between lifestyle, nutrition and overall wellbeing.
Ashton builds the systems behind Visionary: the training and nutrition frameworks that shape each plan around the person. His work centres on flexibility, with plans built on the days you pick, meals you can swap and workouts you can move.
“Our mission is your transformation. Health that fits real life, not the other way around.”
Dr Anthony de Pontes
Qualified & Registered Homeopath · Functional Medicine Practitioner · Acupuncturist
Dr Anthony de Pontes is a qualified and registered homeopath, functional medicine practitioner and acupuncturist who has been in practice for more than 27 years. He runs an Integrative Medical Centre in Wilderness, South Africa as well as a successful online international practice.
He has treated many chronic illnesses successfully using natural medicine, with homeopathy and restoring nutritional deficiencies through good quality supplementation. He truly believes that trauma plays an enormous role in chronic disease and has often found that healing begins when that is dealt with.
He is also a passionate teacher who offers training through courses and runs an educational membership for homeopaths, practitioners and laypeople on treating and managing acute and chronic disease processes and auto-immune conditions. He believes that understanding why illness has occurred in a particular patient is paramount to healing.
What we stand for
These principles guide everything we create and every interaction we have.
Compassion
We meet you where you are, without judgment. Your journey is personal, and we honour that.
Excellence
Every programme, meal plan and course is crafted with care and grounded in science.
Partnership
We work alongside you, with Vic on hand for everyday questions and a practitioner reviewing our health content.
Ready to start your journey?
Answer a few questions and get training, meals and courses built around your goals and your week. Try it free for 7 days.