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In this episode, Ryan interviews David Lindsay, a former pro rugby player, professional arm wrestler, martial arts expert with numerous belts, and a seasoned cage fighter. Today, he serves as the CEO of Lindsay Integrated Health, a vitality coach, keynote speaker, podcast host, and personal trainer.

From professional athlete to arm wrestling pro and martial artist, David Lindsay's career path has been riddled with significant injuries. Yet, with each setback, his determination grew stronger, a trait that now defines his corporate journey. Drawing from his journey of resilience and insights from other athletes, David has developed a "5-Step System for Enhanced Workplace Vitality." Today, he shares how this system can boost workplace relations, morale, and business profitability.

Tune in to learn more about:

- The worst injury that took a toll on his life as an athlete and personal trainer.
- Mental shifts he underwent during his injuries and how he found the light at the end of - the tunnel.
- A breakdown of his 5 insightful Step System that will help you Improve your Vitality and how to implement them.
- His future aspirations and legacy he'd leave behind.
- What he cherishes most about his journey.
- Tips and nuggets for athletes pursuing their career with fear of one more knee reconstruction.
…and so much more!

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out http://www.2ndwind.io

Links:
Website: http://www.davidlindsay.com.au
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-lindsay-
Email: [email protected]
Podcast:https://go.davidlindsaypodcast.com/ 

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In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Seif Tawfik, a former professional footballer in Egypt who played his way up to the youth international level. A decade into his professional football journey, Seif encountered a career-altering injury that compelled him to chart a new course. Drawing upon his business acumen and enduring love for sports, he went on to establish Stryx Sports, now recognized as Dubai's premier sports provider for children aged 4 to 18.

With a focus on the quality and variety of the training to broaden children's horizons and opportunities the organisation currently has five big academies; a  football academy license for Barcelona Club, NBA Basketball Academy UAE, Rhythmic Gymnastics, and Paddle Tennis Academy. It has been in the market in Dubai since 2008 and has made over 3,000 children fall in love with sports.

Tune in to learn more about:
- What the football career of players in Egypt looks like.
- What he hoped to achieve as a youth player before his injury.
- The attributes and skills he has transferred between the football field and the sales world to achieve success.
- If Seif had any visions and preparation for his after-sports life. 
- How his life experiences influence the way he communicates and engages with the boys and girls in his camps.
- Insights on how to find the right network & use it to work within a network 

…and so much more!

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Links:

Website: https://stryxsports.com 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seifmtawfik 

Company's Instagram: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stryxsports/

Seif's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seiftawfik/ 

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In today's episode, Ryan interviews Tayla Noel, a former dancer, choreographer, dance teacher, and fitness instructor. Tayla's dance journey commenced at the age of three, leading her into a performing career while instructing at diverse dance and fitness studios spanning Australia and the UK. Noteworthy highlights from her performing portfolio include the Royal Court Theatre Company World Cruise 2019/2020 (Carnival UK), the 75th D-Day Anniversary for Her Majesty the Queen (BBC London), London Fashion Week, Google, and Nike.

Having taught dance education in some of the highest educational studios including London Studio Centre, Pineapple Dance Studios, and BASE Dance Studios, Tayla established her own studio, SLIQ. Through SLIQ, she continues to share her extensive expertise garnered from the entertainment and fitness sectors, maintaining a strong commitment to technique and alignment while infusing elements of enjoyment and creativity.

Tune in to learn more about:

• The day-to-day life of a cruise ship dancer
• How Tayla was introduced to the performance industry
• Tayla's adventures all around the globe performing and teaching dancing 
• Challenges she faced launching her online business and how she overcame them
• How COVID quarantine and lockdown impacted the performer industry 
• Ways in which she worked through the tasks she thought were impossible for her business 
• Her vision and how she's snowballing it into reality

…and so much more!

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out www.2ndwind.io 

Links:

Website: https://sliq.com.au 
Instagram: https://instagram.com/tayla.joel?ig
TikTok: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM2tcCh1G/ 

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In today's episode, Ryan converses with Jim Roddy, a former basketball student-athlete from Gannon University in Pennsylvania, USA. 

With a diverse skill set, he is also a two-time author, a keynote speaker, a prominent figure in the retail industry, a business coach, and an award-winning podcast host. Through captivating narratives and the tried-and-true five-step Walk-On Method, Jim imparts the blueprint for success.

Having conquered cancer, establishing his own sports magazine at the age of 23, and progressively climbing the ranks to attain the position of company president within a multi-million-dollar organization in his thirties, Jim has been actively educating business leaders since 1999.

Tune in to learn more about:

• What has been bubbling away from elite athletes that is crucial to their after sports
• Jim's inspiration for the origin of his book: The Walk On Method
• All you need to know about Walk On in the US College System
• An amazing story of how he pushed on to his dream play in Ghana
• A taste of the 5 steps from his book that will change the trajectory of your career, business, and life 
• Real-life journeys of 5 out of the 31 Underdogs Who Became Extraordinary in his 2nd book

..and so much more!

Links:

Website: http://www.jimroddycba.com 

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimroddy 

X: https://twitter.com/Jim_Roddy 

Resources:

 The Walk-On Method To Career & Business Success: by Roddy Jim https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Method-Career-Business-Success-

Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer: Hiring lessons, interview best practices, and recruiting strategies for managers: by Roddy Jim: https://www.amazon.com/Hire-Like-Just-Beat-Cancer- 

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In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Simon Hazlitt, a former British field hockey player who competed in the Olympics and an operations officer in the British Army. Since leaving the army and elite sport, he has brought his IT and investment skills to build Majedie Asset Management.

Having specialized in cloud environments (before it was even a thing) and being among the pioneers to implement cloud services in an enterprise context, Simon co-founded Majedie. 

Tune in to learn more about:

• Simon’s hockey and military experience careers
• The commonalities and differences between sports and the army, especially when it comes to transitioning into a more traditional career
• His innate desire and efforts to better himself increased his chances of achieving his goals
• His inspiration for juggling hockey, the army, and studying
• Simon's experience of going through the hierarchy in the army and why he decided to leave
• How he brought his competitive edge of focus to the corporate world 
• Navigating his first three/four years after retiring from hockey 
• Amazing insights from his experience in the corporate world 

… and so much more! 

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out www.2ndwind.io 

Links:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shazlitt
X: https://twitter.com/simonhazl
Instagram: https://instagram.com/shazlitt

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In today's episode, Ryan interviews Genevieve Horton, the Partnership Success Manager at Safe Will. Genevieve is a former Junior World Rowing champion, Australian national champion, and dual Olympian. She represented Australia in doubles sculls at the Rio Olympics and women's eight at the Tokyo Olympics. 

After retiring from rowing, Genevieve transitioned into the corporate and start-up world - most recently as the Partnership Success Manager at SafeWill, a Sydney-based startup in will writing.

Tune in to learn more about:

• How Genevieve fell in love with rowing and set out to be proficient in it
• Getting her balance between online studies, and working at Sykes Racing, whilst also training and competing globally. 
• The toughest element of selection and ranking in sculling boats
• How Genevieve would rebuild herself when her sporting goal wasn't attained
• Her efforts building up her business acumen and insights she gained from the experience
• The current role of rowing in her life
• Tough calls Genevieve had to make during her second wind journey 

… and so much more!

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out

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Links:

Instagram:https://instagram.com/genevieveech?igshid= 

LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/genevieve-horton 

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In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Simon Mason, a former British Olympic hockey goalkeeper and Managing Director at Mercian Sports Company. Simon served as the president of the England hockey board from 2010 to 2013 and presently works as a sports commentator while also being a member of the executive board for the European Hockey Federation.

Aside from being a high-achieving triple Olympian, Simon joined the company straight out of university. His firm, Mercian Sports, is a specialist field hockey equipment company that has remained at the forefront of product development, offering unwavering support to players throughout multiple Olympic games & World Cups, and even assisting beginners with their very first sticks.

Tune in to learn more about:

• What Simon considers the pinnacle of his hockey career
• The two stories that hugely influenced his sporting career
• How he managed to strike a balance between his hockey pursuits and academic prowess
• Why he opted to do his best on his last roll of the dice
• The importance of putting yourself out there to grasp the opportunities around you
• The struggles he faced when retiring from elite sports and how he handled them
• Insights from running Mercian sports for 25 years

and so much more! 

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out

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Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-mason-64b45419/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simonmasonGB?paipv=0&eav=AfYxpwqndQz29TBdEtgHZ1Bi0wTrNw8XzX3M3MbKSjz-wPtKhCynP4l6JGwkB9CD9Kk&_rdr

Website: https://mercianhockey.com 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercianhockey/?hl=en

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In today's episode, Ryan has the pleasure of interviewing Grace Prendergast,  former New Zealand rower, boasting (humbly) an impressive list of achievements, including Olympic gold and silver medals, fifteen National Premier titles for New Zealand, five World Championship titles, rowing for Cambridge and the World Best Time in the women's pair and four.

In 2021, Grace decided to step away from high-performance rowing and is pursuing a master's of philosophy at Queens College, Cambridge. Her dedication to the sport has earned her recognition, and in 2022, she was honoured with membership in the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) for her outstanding contributions to rowing.

Tune in to learn more about:

- How she broached the conversation of the impact of stepping away from being an athlete

- Her experience making a tough call between advancing in sports or studying

- How Grace stepped from her first love, netball to go deep in rowing

- When she became Grace the rower

- How she's coping with the new routine that's far from the routine of an elite rower

- Grace's freelancing experience 

- How she feels about her CV and the skill set she's bringing from rowing 

… and so much more! 

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out

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Links:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/graceprendergast.nz?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-prendergast-

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In today's episode, Ryan speaks to Alexandra Walters, a retired professional tennis player. At the age of 18, AJ made a crucial career move by relocating to the United States to play Division One college tennis in Charleston. During her time there, she achieved the highest number of total wins among all CSU tennis players and earned several prestigious accolades. In 2014, AJ decided to turn professional, reaching a career-high ranking of 590 in the WTA rankings. She competed in 37 countries, secured one pro title, and was a finalist in two other tournaments.

AJ retired from professional tennis in 2018 and ventured into the corporate world, where she is making significant strides in business analyst recruitment in Sydney, New South Wales. Currently, she works as a Specialist FS Business Analyst Recruiter, collaborating with clients within the financial services industry, particularly top-tier Australian & Global Banks. She aspires to become the best analyst recruiter in Australia.

Tune in to learn more about:

-  How it feels to lose in an individual sport

- What role her academics played as she grew up

- How AJ would pick herself up after losing one of two consecutive tournaments

- Her journey to fulfilling her passion for working in the world of Med

- Aj's post-tennis era of her life in the corporate sphere 

- What she brought from the tennis world into business recruitment 

- Alexandra's hardest moment during her transition

- Nuggets on how to get through with your 2nd wind 

 and so much more! 

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step, for more information, or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out

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Links:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/alexandrawalters_?igshid= 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-a-j-walters- 

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In today's episode, Ryan interviews Simon Nesbitt, a former professional golfer from the 1990s. Simon participated in the Dubai Desert Classic tournament during that time and successfully advanced through multiple qualifying stages to join the Asian Tour.

After his golfing career, Simon embarked on a fulfilling transition into sales management in the corporate world. He has thrived in this field for over 25 years, finding his true calling since his second wind. Don't miss out on his invaluable insights! Tune in to hear his inspiring journey.

In a nutshell, Simon and Ryan talk about:

• Simon's aspirations as a young newbie golfer
• What he liked about golf, a sports people term as frustrating 
• How his parents' relocation shaped his golfing career
• When golf felt more like work than a passion
• Golf in the Middle East during the 90s
• How he used his sporting career as a passport to exposure and solid networking
• What he would have done differently from his transition perspective
• Insights on the uniqueness of each career of a sports

… and so much more! 

Are you looking for Career Clarity for your next step? For more information or to book a consultancy, make sure you check out

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Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-nesbitt-30419810/?originalSubdomain=au