Foundations of Performance

EP 7 - Shawn Matthias (NHL)

Shawn Matthias is a Canadian ice-hockey player who has played 551 NHL games over his eleven year professional career. Shawn was drafted at pick 47 in the 2006 NHL draft and has played for the Florida Panthers, Vancouver Canucks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Avalanches, the Winnipeg Jets and is currently an unrestricted free agent. His journey from being a gold medalist with the Canadian team at World Juniors to becoming a wily veteran of the NHL is a fascinating one and full of plenty of lessons and teachings that others can learn from

EP 6 - Alexander Campbell (Royal Ballet)

Alexander Campbell is one of the top ballet dancers in the world and currently doing Australians proud as a principle in the Royal Ballet in London - one of the top ballet companies globally. Alexander's insights into the world of professional ballet are fascinating and very much mirror the things we usually speak about with professional athletes. Whether you know anything about ballet or not, you're sure to find this chat really interesting and will no doubt take away many key performance related learnings.

EP 5 - Alex Rance (AFL)

Alex Rance - the best key defender in the AFL and a competitor like no other. Alex is a Richmond Tigers premiership winning player, Best & Fairest winner and four-time All-Australian. But, whilst his on-field accolades are impressive, he's also very active off the field having started an AFL academy for aspiring young footballers, written a children's book and even fits in time for travel around all parts of the world! Listen in for Rancy's insights on what it takes to make it as an elite-athlete, what elite-teams are built on and what really matters in life.

EP 4 - Jay Harrison (NHL)

Jay Harrison - recently retired NHL player having played 372 NHL games with the: Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes and the Winnipeg Jets. Jay's insights as an ex-pro athlete are enhanced by his experience as a practicing psychologist making this a really interesting chat around the mental side of elite-performance.

EP 3 - Leigh Broxham (A-League)

Leigh Broxham, a true journeyman of the A-League - Australia's national soccer competition - having played over 260 games and winning four league championships with the Melbourne Victory. Leigh's story of having to earn every opportunity is a great one for aspiring young performers as it shows that dedication and hard work do pay off.