Episodes
April 25, 2024
#194 - Joe Welstead - Why Athletes Are Good For Businesses
Joe Welstead is a former commonwealth swimmer turned entrepreneur and creative. Expect to learn, why athletes make good employees in business, how to set unbreakable goals and rules, why others should set your goals for you,…
April 16, 2024
#193 - Dr Duncan Simpson | What Does It Take To Succeed In An Academy?
Dr Duncan Simpson is Director of Personal Development at IMG Academy, Mental Performance Coach, and a podcaster. IMG Academy is one of the largest and most well regarded sports facilities on the planet, with 1500 athletes co…
March 26, 2024
#192 - Jack Green | 10 Tough Lessons On Athlete Mental Health & Performance
Jack Green. Jack is a former two-time Olympian, coach, and mentor. Jack has been one of my favourite sources of content on LinkedIn, especially having been an elite athlete, with his insights into mental health, performance,…
March 12, 2024
#191 - Sam Ward | How To Not Let Injuries Define You
Sam Ward is a professional hockey player for England and Great Britain. Sam is known as one of the most prolific goal scorers in British hockey, as well as having overcome some of the most horrific injuries that threatened h…
Feb. 23, 2024
#190 - Richard Cheetham MBE | How To Coach Beyond Your Qualifications
Richard Cheetham is a senior fellow in Sports Coaching at the University of Winchester. He received an MBE for his contribution to education and community sport in the 2017 New Years honours list Richard is both nationally a…
Feb. 15, 2024
#189 - Martin Offiah | Embracing Adversity and Nurturing Resilience in Parenting
Martin Offiah is a former professional rugby player who scored 500 tries during his rugby league career, making him the third-highest try scorer of all time. Expect to learn: how you can use storytelling for resilience, how …
Jan. 31, 2024
#188 - Simon Dent | How You Learn From Failure and Doing Hard Things
Simon Dent is a Founder, Investor and an Ultra Endurance Athlete. Expect to learn, why Simon is challenging himself in endurance events, how to embrace failure to find answers, how uncomfortable environments get easier over …
Jan. 24, 2024
#187 - Tom Curry | Why You Should Focus On Your Own Path
Tom Curry is an England and Sale Shark Rugby player. Expect to learn what Tom is currently obsessing over with his time off post-hip surgery, his role models in his career, how to deal with negativity in social media and sta…
Jan. 17, 2024
#186 - Sean Baker | Closing the Gap Between Local and Elite
Sean Baker is founder of PEAQ Performance and Head of Strength and Conditioning Coach at Adelaide Lightning and Australian Men and Women’s Lacrosse teams. Sean has trained me personally and I’ve also had the pleasure of work…
Jan. 9, 2024
#185 - Sophia Jowett | How to Build Quality Coach-Athlete Relationships
Sophia Jowett is an associate professor at Loughborough University whose research work mainly revolves around interpersonal relationships in sports, with an emphasis on coaching relationships. Expect to learn; the 3+1C model…
Jan. 3, 2024
#184 - Carla Molinaro | Why Having A Plan Works
Carla Molinaro is the an Ultra Runner, 50km World Champion, World Record Holder for LEJOG and Founder of SCY for Runners. Expect to learn how having a race plan can prepare you for challenges, how to control your controllabl…
Dec. 15, 2023
#183 - Prof Adam Nicholls | Coping, Leadership and Support for Athletes and Coaches
Adam Nicholls is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Hull and an Author. Expect to learn what Brazilian Ju Jitsu can teach about performing under pressure, preparation and psychological focus in competition, copin…
Dec. 3, 2023
#182 - Dan Abrahams | Being an Effective Sport Psychologist
Dan Abrahams is a sports psychologist and host of The Sport Psych Show. Expect to learn the importance of understanding the human in high-performance dance, the biopsychosocial model, the importance of coaches buying into ps…
Nov. 21, 2023
#181 - Tim Harkness | Chelsea FC Psychologist on Performing Under Pressure, Mental Health and Mental Strength in Sport.
Tim Harkness is the Head of Sport Science and Psychology at Chelsea Football Club and an Author. Expect to learn what we can learn from the Springboks and All Blacks, balancing ego and purpose, performing under pressure, und…
Nov. 7, 2023
#180 - Oliver Lam-Watson | Making the Most of What You Have
Oliver Lam-Watson is a British Paralympic Silver and Bronze Medalist in wheelchair fencing. Expect to learn: what makes an athlete elite, the different levels of being an athlete, perceptions and challenges of disability ath…
Oct. 31, 2023
#179 - Luke Sutton | Rebranding Vulnerability in Men
Luke Sutton is a former professional cricketer, agent, and host of the Understanding Men Podcast. Expect to learn: whether athletes can be too nice to the opposition, how sledging in cricket can be a good thing, understandin…
Oct. 24, 2023
#178 - Tom Mitchell | The Cost of Excellence
Tom Mitchell is a former England Rugby 7 captain and commentator. Returning to the podcast for a second time, expect to learn: the pain and beauty of tight matches, how to build culture and motivation as a team, how adversit…
Oct. 10, 2023
#177 - Starting Therapy
On World Mental Health Day, Lewis talks about a recent journey of starting therapy and his experiences navigating the process of finding the right therapist, battling societal stereotypes and prejudices, and the transformati…
Sept. 19, 2023
#176 - Mindfulness in Sport
What do Novak Djokovic, LeBron James, Erling Haaland, and the late Kobe Bryant have in common? They all practice mindfulness. In this episode, Lewis discusses mindfulness and how being present can greatly improve the mind-bo…
Sept. 12, 2023
#175 - James Bracey | Earning the Right
James Bracey is an English cricketer who plays for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club. James made his international debut for the England cricket team in June 2021. Expect to hear about: ● Earning the right to play in a tea…
Sept. 5, 2023
#174 - Clay Stephens | Letting Go of Perfection
Clay Stephens is a gymnast on the Australian Olympic team. Having competed in the World Championships and Commonwealth Games, he has done all this while overcoming the condition, Poland Syndrome (the same as Lewis). Expect t…
Aug. 29, 2023
#173 - Jofra Archer | Everything Happens for a Reason
Jofra Archer is a England and Sussex Cricketer. He made his international debut for England in May 2019 and was part of the England squad that won the 2019 Cricket World Cup.
In this episode, expect to learn ways to stay ca…
Aug. 22, 2023
#172 - The Mistakes You’re Making with Your Coach
What are the mistakes athletes make with their coaches? In this episode, I talk about some of the mistakes I see athletes make with their coaches. Expect to learn ways to start taking feedback like a pro, how to ask the righ…
Aug. 15, 2023
#171 - Tom Mitchell | Being an Authentic Leader
Tom Mitchell is a Rugby Union International who has represented Great Britain and England Sevens at the World Series, the Olympics, and Commonwealth Games. Tom won an Olympic silver medal as captain for Great Britain in the …