In The Game Podcast

Today, we continue the conversation with the Managing Partner of a private Occupational Therapy practice in Brisbane focusing on supporting children and families.  Completing her PhD in 2011, Fiona Driver has since presented at international events and multiple academic environments in support of children experiencing “the joy of childhood”.

Having two young children herself, she has served as an accepting and uplifting sounding board for me, as our children are only one day apart in age and we used to be neighbors.  During the critical years of childhood development, we as parents carry our own baggage and expectations for our children’s growth markers.  

Having just experienced a unique time in our history during Covid-19 Isolation, where kids came home for weeks and months, rather than the usual time spent w teachers and other students; parents have been exposed more than ever to how their kids act/react/behave.  But have we been able to see who they really are?  Are we able to look beyond the shield of expectations we have for them? Have we merely been exposed to who we really are as parents!?!

I brought Dr. Fiona on the call today to speak some knowledge, experience and some soothing into us parents, so we can begin enjoying childhood as much as they are!

The Goods on Fiona:

Fiona is the Managing Partner of a private Occupational Therapy practice, focusing on supporting children and families.  She is a registered and experienced Occupational Therapist, and completed her PhD in 2011.  Fiona has presented at state, national and international events, and been involved with teaching and learning in university, school and professional environments.   She is a member of the OTA Queensland Divisional Council, UQ and ACU OT Program Advisory Boards, and the IMCH Board (early childhood education).  Fiona has a passion for supporting all children to thrive, and experiencing the joy of childhood.

Contact Fiona:

         Website: www.occtherapy.com.au

         LinkedIn: @fiona-jones

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The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

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Today, we STOP in our TRACTS for this conversation…with a black man!  A man who has been in my life for over 20 years and impacted it in ways that continue to unfold…

Steve Anderson was born in Louisville, Kentucky in the 60s – which is considered one of the most dangerous cities on earth.  When his Dad was shot by his “supposed” friend when he was just 9yrs old, anger smoldered within him, “how could my Mom not press charges? How could the other man, shot in the mouth, live; and my Dad, shot in the leg -  die?”  So many inbuilt experiences of growing up Black permeated his body before he moved to LA to start life on his own at 21 – but quickly, he began his decades-long navigation of the globe starting in Switzerland.

Picked up by two budding beach volleyball players from Australia, he would move to Perth to execute the dream of winning Olympic medals – which he did with a Bronze in ’96 and a Gold in 2000 w Nat Cook & Kerri Pottharst.  Marrying his Swiss Aussie wife in 2000, he remained Nat’s coach for 16yrs.

During that time, he would head up coaching programs in Bali and Venuatu and leave legacies for athletes and organizations in those countries over the next 10yrs.  My Canadian beach team would rise to our best ever World finish of 7th place under his guidance and the things I learned with this man can only be described as “zen tutelage”!

Steve became instrumental in my life for being able to ask and express things that sometimes, it felt like, there was no one else to really, be comfortable asking.  My Mom married my Black Dad in 1973 (when Interracial marriage was only legalized in the US in 1967 – 6yrs prior) and many family members refused to come to that wedding. My Mom and Dad hailed from one of the most racially charged cities in Canada, being on the Atlantic Coast where many slave boats dropped off “cargo” (and I say it like that bc that’s how it was back then) in the 1800s before heading down to the US cities.  There is even a city in Atlantic Canada called “Afric-ville” bc of its dense population of blacks.  My last name of Maxwell is actually Scottish bc my great-great-great GrandFather was a cook on the ship where every black person took the Masters name of Maxwell!

In 2013, Steve left to head up the whole of Team Canada BVP with his now 5yr old son and soon to be new wife Alicia. He would lead that country to #1 in the world within a short 2 year period.

Recently, he was asked by his suburb, aptly named “The Beaches” in Toronto to give the speech for their #BlackLivesMatter march. He begins our conversation with his emotional share of his life experience as a Black Global Citizen of this planet we call earth!

Contact Steve:

         Facebook: @SteveAndo1
         Website: www.steveandersongold.com
         LinkedIn: @steve-anderson

Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS! 

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

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Today, we continue the conversation with the first ever female AFL Grand Final Umpire.  Chelsea Roffey recounts the goosebump-worthy moment in 2012 when thousands of fans at Melbourne Cricket Ground cheered her on for her presence on the field as the historical female first in sport.  

She may always have been sporty yet she started out as an aspiring musician with a scholarship at the Queensland Conservatorium and transitioned into journalism due to her love of language and communication. 

As a Churchill Fellow exploring “social change that enables girls to be authors of their own lives”, she’s gone on to be a Gender & Diversity Facilitator, a journalist, a speaker and an author. It’s her experiences as female in a non-traditional domain however that revealed the untapped potential for driving performance through diversity.

Creating an online program to help businesses climb out of Covid-19 on “How to Attract and Retain Greater Diversity”, she seems to constantly be creating new and different ways to contribute to society. 

The Goods on Chelsea:

Gender and diversity facilitator | Churchill Fellow | First female AFL Grand Final umpire

Born in South Australia, raised in Queensland and cultured in Melbourne,  an innate interest in uncharted territory lured me to the intrepid world of goal umpiring at age 17. In my youth, moustached middle-aged men in overcoats were as much a fixture of Australian football as meat pies and yelling "Ball!" for holding decisions.

No moustache ... no problem! Jumping head-first into waving the flags for gender equality, it became evident that playing to my strengths would enable me to thrive. Lived experience has since proved the nature of diversity of thinking to drive both individual and collective performance.

In 2012 I became the first woman to umpire an AFL Grand Final. But the true breakthrough was becoming the first umpire in history to be cheered (yes, cheered!) by the crowd ahead of that epic battle between Sydney and Hawthorn.

Before my weekend hobby became a profession, I was an aspiring musician, having received an academic scholarship to study a Bachelor of Music at the Queensland Conservatorium. Following a stint studying biomedical science, I switched to journalism, combining a love of language and communication with the adrenaline-charged life of AFL football.

I have explored themes of culture, equality and performance in a range of forums; including as an invited guest of the APEC Women's Leadership Forum in Beijing, the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women in New York, and during a Winston Churchill Fellowship, visiting the US, Canada, UK, Sweden and India.

Pioneering the role of women in a non-traditional domain, my experiences have alerted me to the untapped potential in driving performance through diversity.

Contact Chelsea:

         LinkedIn: @chelsearoffey

         Website: www.chelsearoffey.com.au

         Diversity Program: www.firstinfield.com.au

Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS! 

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

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Today, we continue the conversation with a woman steeped in Corporate Organizational Structure.  10 years ago, Michelle Black was a senior organizational development consultant in Brisbane but felt she could be making a bigger difference… when she came upon University level couseling and psychology.   

Focussing initially on stress & anxiety among children and adults in care organisations, she has recently written a children’s book called “Ellie and the Sunflowers” aimed at  soothing anxiety and worry in young people’s lives.  Using evidence-based tools, the story keeps the learnings external which allows them to be more easily received by children of diverse abilities.  The story of Emily and her new horse Ellie are ideal for these times of isolation where kids may be feeling lonely, confused, unsure or even anxious.

The stats say that more than 6% of children across our population experience anxiety – but I’m going to shift the focus today to a lighter word “angst” as I believe that includes many more kids – like myself growing up.

The Goods on Michelle:

Michelle Black, founder of Elegrow is an Organisational Development Consultant, Educator Counsellor and author with more than 20 years’ experience as a senior manager and executive; Leading, developing and transforming people and their experiences for positive outcomes. Michelle has a Master of Counselling – Behaviour specialisation, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Training and Development and has a Grad. Cert. Corporate Management.

 Author of Ellie and the Sunflowers

Developed combined intervention program from the empirical evidence to risk manage and alleviate stress, trauma and secondary trauma among care professionals: The Care Professional’s Resilience Program.  Pilot study of the program revealed statistically significant outcomes

Contact Michelle:

         Facebook: @elegrowlearning

         Website: www.elegrow.com.au

         LinkedIn: @michelle-black

Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS!

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

Ge...

Today, we continue the conversation with the Aussie founder of Full Spectrum Education.  With his Masters in Education & Behavioural Psychology combining with his leading roles in the Qld educational system, Ben Maher was the perfect guy to storm in to the market with an individualized youth academic coaching company.  His capacity to innovate on “tutoring” by ensuring that the one-on-one sessions are led by registered and practicing teachers means they fulfill on their motto that “we don't tell students what to do, we teach them how to do it.”

In this current social climate where school is on hold for who knows how long and kids are learning from home with an expectation of managing their online learning,  parents are quickly realizing the challenges posed by internally motivated schooling. Our chat with Ben today will focus on how we can begin to throw a life-raft out to many parents and educators who may need some expert support.

His business also provides a no-hassle way for teachers to become consistently paid tutors - which serves another need in the community right now as work has grinded to a halt in many sectors.

Ben, are you ready to dive into this so we can give parents some hope, kids some empowerment, teachers some peace and the entrepreneurs some hope??

The Goods on Ben:

At Full Spectrum Education we pride ourselves in the quality and commitment of our teaching staff. We are passionate about helping your child achieve the highest academic outcomes possible.

Founder and Director, Ben Maher has an impeccable education CV. Ben's leadership, knowledge, skills and abilities in the education sector are unparalleled. He expects the same high standards from any of his teaching staff.  Ben's 8 years working for Education Queensland created allowed him to acquire a strong understanding of how each student learns, how the classroom environment works and how we can create the ideal learning environment and experience for every student.

Here are some highlights from Ben’s education career, so far:

Teaching and Educating

• Head of Department - Mathematics (Year 7 to Year 12)
• Head of Year 10
• Head of Year 9
• Numeracy Improvement High Performance Team Leader
• Aspiring Leaders Program Member
• Positive Behaviour for Learning Committee Member
• Pedagogical Practice Committee Member
• School Promotion and Marketing Committee Member
• Student Leadership Coordinator
• Problem Solving Coordinator
• STEM Teacher
• Classroom Teacher - Mathematics, Science, English, History, Geography and Health and Physical Education

Contact Ben:

         Website: www.fsedu.com.au
         Facebook: @fullspectrumeducation
         LinkedIn: @benjmaher

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The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

Ge...

Today, we continue the conversation with a young executive who is poised to take a billion dollar company into its next iteration.  Captaining his prestigious Arizona State U golf team where he earned his Business Communications degree, he went on to do an intensive leadership development course at Harvard Business school in 2019. Erik Coover is currently the Chief Visionary Officer at Isagenix International where he leads the company’s fastest growing demographic: millennials!  

Earning Marketing Executive of the year in 2015 by the American Business Awards, Erik is leading his company’s aggressive sustainability initiatives with a goal of zero waste packaging by 2028.

Married to his dynamo wife Peta Kelly who was featured in Forbes magazine for Best 30 under 30 and is blissed out as Mother to Sol (3) and Pax (5 months) – she has wrangled him out of the US & then UK and back to her home beaches of Perth, Australia.

Thanks Erik for speaking to our community of dreamers who listen intently on what it takes to “live your dream”…

The Goods on Erik:

Erik entered the family business during college as an Isagenix Independent Associate, soon generating a six-figure income.* After graduating with a degree in business communications from Arizona State University, he decided to join the corporate team. His passion quickly catapulted him to success doing what he does best: uniting people and empowering them to be the best they can be.

As the Chief Visionary Officer, Erik is the leader behind the company’s fastest-growing demographic: millennials. He urges all 18-to-35-year-olds to own their life physically and financially, and through their contributions, create freedom and a lasting legacy.

Erik is also spearheading the company’s aggressive sustainability initiatives with a goal of zero waste packaging by 2028. As a young executive, Erik is a role model to others and leads by example. In 2015, he was awarded Marketing Executive of the Year by the American Business Awards® for his hard work and dedication. Erik recently completed the intensive Executive Education Program for Leadership Development at the Harvard Business School.

His ‘Sol’ Reason to Keep Going

While sharing Isagenix is a passion that has come easily for Erik, he’s always had an affinity for golf. He was the team captain of the Arizona State University golf team while in college and now plays for fun and uses the golf course as a place to recharge. Erik is happily married to his wife, Peta, and the two have a beautiful daughter named Sol and a new Pax at 5 months old.

He hopes when she — or anyone for that matter — looks back on his legacy, he’s remembered as a present, loving dad and husband who made a difference and genuinely cared about all of humanity.

 Contact Erik:

         Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erikcoover1

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

         LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-coover-63a24b167/

 Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS!

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

Ge...

Today, we continue the conversation with one of the world’s biggest superstars that many outside of China have never heard of.  Part of me thinks she might like the fact that she isn’t recognized by people, as her humility oozes from her media presence. 

Australian-born Heidi Dugan had a quick stint in Japan in her 20s that changed her life.  Detouring through China, she first landed in Wuhan and was transported by the culture.  Eventually marrying her Kung Fu teacher (as you do), now speaking fluent Mandarin, and becoming the first foreigner to appear as the host of a TV show, called “You are the Chef”.  Appearing on Chinese TV for the past 17yrs means that many millions of people grew up watching her.  She now has two children and three companies, has written 2 cookbooks, consults to Fortune500 companies on the Chinese marketplace, is Managing Director for a trading company, and somehow finds time to be given the first ever foreign permit to host a LIVE broadcast on ‘The Oriental Shopping Channel’ (seen by more than 70million ppl) where she is known to do millions of $$ of sales in 90mins!!

How does this demure and graceful-looking Grace Kelly do it all??  Her story is so important as she remains agile in life and open to opportunities around her. She is definitely “in the game” of life and I want to talk to her about her daily wellness routine and how she manages to raise two incredible children amidst a big life.  It’s stories like Heidi’s that reminds us all of what’s possible…

Whether its an interview w Haarpers Bizarre or the Australian Financial Review, she always come across as herself – the real deal.  These are the kind of people we love bringing into the light here on “In the Game Podcast”

Thanks Heidi for taking being flexible and open to recording this a second time after zoom had a malfunction our first time around – this is like that great opportunity to ask all those things I’d wish I’d asked the first time around… 

Contact Heidi :

Facebook: @heidi.dugan.cn
Website: www.Heididugan.com
LinkedIn: @heidi-dugan
Instagram : heidi_dugan
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNqhpV1ZP_asfpMYQ2F40bg
wechat : Heidi跟我学
weibo : Heidi中洋生活

Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS!

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

Ge...

Today, we continue the conversation with an experienced couple who’s mission to be the most authentic, innovative, and impactful whole food company in the world is taking shape!  Based on the Sunshine Coast of Australia, Howard & Cyndi O’Meara have their sights on Generational Health with their thriving company “Changing Habits”.

Their mutual eclectic backgrounds are what I believe has them serve their community in a unique and profound way: Howard began as a teacher then into the Police force where he was selected as Prince Edwards’ long-time NZ personal bodyguard then becoming a team Chiropractor traveling the world with NZ rugby, BBall, Rugby union, BMX, surf life saving, iron man and the best of all Beach Volleyball where we fell in love with him!  

All the while, Cyndi was focusing on her passion for nutrition but couldn’t stomach the traditional teachings at Uni so headed off for what was then “alternative” caveman research in Colorado to uncover more.  Upon her return to Australia, she tried her hand at pre-med and Chiropractic where she met Howard.  Her heart wasn’t fully in it and she focused on family for the next yrs, including traveling across all of Australia in a supped-up bus for two years with all three kids. Then, in 1998, she wrote her first book “Changing Habits, Changing Lives” – which was an instant best-seller.  It became evident that the world was receptive to her controversial ideas around nutrition – she no longer had to sit on the sidelines but began speaking her message to very open ears!  Though the local newspaper would ask her to retract her stories denigrating margarine, we all know that her rants on the goodness of butter are but one of the topics where she is having “the last laugh”.

About 10yrs ago, Howard approached Cyndi with the creative vision that they could bring their OWN products to market to accentuate the message she was gathering crowds around week in and week out.  They began with an initial order of 500kilos of their “ultra-healthy salts” which sold out immediately.  Having 35 staff at their most prosperous, today, they import over 6 tons of their salt to their loyal community of Health nuts!

The Goods on Cyndi & Howie:
Cyndi is about educating. Her greatest love is to teach, both in the public arena and within the large corporate food companies, to enable everyone to make better choices so they too can enjoy greater health throughout their lives.  Her unique, surprisingly simple yet extensively researched but down-to-earth approach, challenges and encourages others to eliminate unhealthy habits and has inspired thousands to make smarter choices about the food they choose to put into their body.

Cyndi has been included in the Australian Financial Review and Westpac 100 Women of Influence Awards for 2016, 2016 Australian Organic Retailer of the Year Finalist and within Queensland, Australia received the Sunshine Coast Sustainable Business Woman of the Year 2016 and Finalist for the Sunshine Coast Business Awards.

Contact Cyndi & Howie:

         Facebook: @cyndiomeara

         “Changing Habits” Website: www.changinghabits.com.au

         Cyndi’s TedX Talk: https://youtu.be/5wWR4SIjdY4

Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS!

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

Ge...

Today, we continue the conversation with Former Senior Director of ‘Xbox Games Marketplace’ and ‘Microsoft Online’.  Kathryn Foster is a powerhouse who has humbly moved her family out of Seattle and onto the beautiful shores of the Sunshine Coast where she currently heads up ‘MacroData Digital Solutions’ which aims to host an eco-friendly DataCentre in Qld and create a tech hub in Maroochydore.

I shall not pretend on any stretch to comprehend what Kathryn really does and so today, we feature her on our show as a woman, a Mother, a brilliant mind who continues to challenge the status quo and bring new ideas and intelligence to our ecosystem.  I hope she can help bridge the gap for us “layman” so that we too can support technological advancements within our community, our businesses and even our families. 

I have warned Kathryn that she may need to dumb it down for me today but what I know for sure is that she is a human being first and that as a woman, a Mother, a business person, she has dreams and aspirations for her life and that of her family; we aren’t all robots yet so we definitely all speak that language. 

The Goods on Kathryn:

Experienced, multi-faceted, professional with a proven track record of progressive business results. Competencies include: Business strategy and planning, especially with Web Services and Internet optimization for both corporations and start-ups, as well as architectural development and governance, and program management. 

Vertical industry experience includes: Telecom, Financial Services and high tech. 

Passion for designing and implementing platforms and programs that scale operations with high customer satisfaction. Consistently described by peers as one “who see's the business opportunity clearly and executes flawlessly”.

Specialties: Internet Merchandising and Sales, Business Architect. Web and SQL Service architecture; Service API design; SQL; Microsoft Windows Server (NT, 2000, 2003, 2008, 2012), IIS, Web, AD, MSMQ, .NET, C++, C#, SOA, SOAP & API, SaaS, LAMP, Ubuntu Linux, MySQL, Apache Web Server, PhP 5 

Contact :

       Twitter: @KathrynRostrom

       LinkedIn: @kathrynrostromfoster

       MacroData Website: www.macrodata.solutions

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The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

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Today, we continue the conversation with one of the winningest Olympians of all time – sorry Nat L  Whether it was her stellar Collegiate Indoor Volleyball career where she is considered the best all-around player in history or her unprecedented 102 match winning streak in international beach volleyball in 2007/2008, Kerri Walsh Jennings somehow manages to also win Sportswoman of the Year as well.  Transcending the sport of beach volleyball by winning Gold in 2004, 2008 and again in 2012 w her partner Misty May, it would be appearances like Oprah and Ellen that would solidify her as a star but I believe its more like the fact that she raised three kids w her husband Casey during this whole Golden ride!

She truly epitomizes the Whitney Houston song “Every Woman” as she now heads up her passion project P1440 w her hubby – a digital platform exclusively built around the sport and culture of beach volleyball.  But don’t think she’s done getting her feet sandy as she is in the running for qualification for her 6th Olympic Games.  And don’t think the first-ever postponement of the Games will get her down – only serves as more time to “sharpen the blade” as she commented!

It's her attitude for life that I really want to explore.  Yes, she’s one of the winningest athletes of all time, but she is so much more than that.  She’s somehow relatable and lovely and smart and funny and lovingly thoughtful and courageous all balled into one…lets dive a little deeper into the making of such a human!

The Goods on Kerri:

Paired up with Misty May-Treanor, Kerri Walsh-Jennings won Olympic gold in beach volleyball at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games, and is known as one of the best players to ever compete in the sport. At the 2012 Summer Olympic Games, Walsh-Jennings and May-Treanor started off with a bang, defeating Australia, the Czech Republic, Austria, The Netherlands, Italy and China. They went on the win the final against fellow American team Jennifer Kessy and April Ross, 2-0 (21-16, 21-16), taking their third consecutive gold medal in beach volleyball. Upon May-Treanor's retirement, Walsh-Jennings paired up with former competitor April Ross for the 2016 Rio Olympics. 

In 2005, Walsh-Jennings married Casey Jennings, a top U.S. men's beach volleyball player. She gave birth to the couple's first child, Joseph Michael Jennings, in May 2009. The couple had another son, Sundance Thomas, in May 2010, and a daughter, Scout Montgomery, in April 2013.

In February 2018, the volleyball star opened up to CNN about the professional complications that follow the news of a pregnancy, from the loss of sponsors to warnings of physical problems that could impede career ambitions.

Contact Kerri:

       Twitter: @kerrileewalsh

       Instagram:  @kerrileewalsh

       P1440 Website: www.p1440.com 

Go to http://www.bit.ly/InTheGamePodcast to become part of this growing community of DREAMERS!

The Podcast's 7th Season
Welcome to In the Game, a podcast where we aim to touch, move and inspire you to what's possible in life. My name is Sarah Maxwell and I am a self-proclaimed relationship engineer. Ever since I was a little girl, I was curious about how people work and how they interact with one another. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball. With a degree in biopsychology representing my country of Canada in beach volleyball, retiring from sport into mindset and purpose coaching, I now spend my days running Chatta-box Media, where we aim to story-tell for brands through the medium of podcasting, all while raising an eight-year-old daughter with my partner of 24 years. We are now in season seven of this podcast, featuring a special series on women called who Knew that Was Work aimed at young women who want to broaden their horizon when it comes to career choosing.

Go deeper into the pod and discover incredible stories of changemakers who manifest their dream lives. Gain tangible tools to apply to your own life by scrolling back to that initial season where we were more workbook focused. Have a laugh when we initially were coined the Nat and Sarah show, when my five-time Olympian partner, natalie Cook, and I bantered and had loads of fun interviewing and discovering our common passion individuals who rise to the occasion in life. Okay, now it's time to dive on in to this episode.

Ge...