Lift Your Game Podcast

This week we relaunch into the new brand, Lift Your Game Podcast. As the head trainer at Lift Your Fitness. I believe everyone of us has the potential to find another level, we can all Lift Our Game.

Before we hear from these incredible guests, I wanted to take a short moment to explain the change in direction. In simple terms, I've evolved the brand Quartic to create the Lift Your Game Podcast for one main reason, I wanted to create alignment and flow in everything I do.

In 1992, two months after his 22nd birthday, Cordell was en route to his first professional audition when an accident changed his life forever. Only a mile and a half away from home, his Jeep was t-boned and flipped, and Cordell was ejected from his vehicle, hitting a telephone pole that crushed his spinal cord. The accident left him paralyzed from his mid-chest down. At 42, Cordell focused on a different kind of role. He set out to roll across the United States in a standard, manual wheelchair.

It is impossible to overstate the impact on this week’s guest had during his career. Anthony Koutoufides revolutionised the greatest game on earth, AFL.

The story of Kouta is a family story, with his father fleeing Egypt and his mother leaving Northern-Italy, a migrant success story of family sacrificing it all for the next generation. This story is one of perseverance, relentless work ethic and the evolution from a shy kid from the burbs to a self-assured superhuman of god-like proportions.

Manuela Berchtold is a pioneer in Australian Olympic history. Manuela represented Australia at the '02 Salt Lake City and '06 Torino Winter Olympics. In between these games Manuela had to overcome two knee reconstructions, which is absolutely incredible. Manuela set a new high for Australian women moguls reaching the final, showing the next generation anything is possible if you put in the work. Now as the Founder of High Country Fitness and SnowFitness Manuela continually sets a high bar for the industry.

Peter is an internationally recognised thought leader of culture as a driver of peace and innovation. Before founding Cultural Infusion in 2002, Peter had an extensive career in the arts as a creative director, producer, artistic director, music director, composer and a champion of intercultural dialogue. We delve into some of the greatest moments in his life including studying the art form of conducting in the former Czechoslovakia, his incredible experience exploring all parts of the world.

Sue’s transformational journey is phenomenal. At 335 pounds, Sue couldn’t walk a block, fit into a restaurant booth or even tie her shoes. But one day Sue decided this lifestyle was no longer who she wanted to be. Today Sue shares the journey from this beginning to representing America in her age group at the Sprint Triathlon World Championships finishing 6th and placing as the first American. This story is truly inspiring and proves to anybody that anything is possible at any age.

Today on the show I am excited to bring you one of the all time nice guys, the truly humble and unbreakable Joel Dunstan. Joel’s story is one of battling through a ridiculous amount of injuries and setbacks which we will go into today. Despite all of the setbacks and injuries, Joel still found a way to overcome these and has gone on to use this life experience to help Invictus Games competitors, support the South Australian Fire Service and also serve as the Head of S&C for the Adelaide FC AFLW team.

We are always bringing you stories of remarkable people and given tomorrow is Mother’s Day here in Australia, I wanted to bring you in part the story of my mother. An inspiration to me, the person who has had the greatest influence in shaping who I am in my life. We go into some of the interesting characters in our family including the incredibly inspiring Sheila Mageean, my Nan, a strong and incredibly kind woman.

Today I am especially thrilled to bring this episode to you. Our guest today is arguably one of, if not the most in form 70.3 Ironman athletes on the planet, Dr Hannah Wells.

2019 was a fantastic year for Hannah, winning every race she entered including on home soil, the Ironman 70.3 Taupo in NZ. As I find with most Kiwis, Hannah is incredibly humble and we touch on how Hannah managed to find her own sense of self belief, a process that has taken time, and some fantastic recommendations.

Today on the podcast we have a really passionate guest who is beginning to create something truly special. Jackson Irwin is from the tech world and given Anzac Day is this week, his story of galvanising a local community to reinvigorate his local RSL is timely. We go into a number of topics of conversation but one key learning is how to start a movement and how to build an Army of highly engaged supporters.