REC: REVOLUTION ✌🏻

In this episode Simon is joined by former professional inline hockey player and Team GB coach, Andrew Sillitoe. 

After helping build a performance and leadership team within one of the most recognisable recruitment consultancy brands, Andrew began a path of learning and development that marks him as one of the pre-eminent leadership figures within the staffing and commercial sector.

Andrew is a serious exponent of wellbeing and positive mindset, fusing lessons learned from his time spent in elite sports with business.

What does Andrew think makes sustainable leadership? How does this transcend all walks of life? And why is locker room mentality so important?

This is an episode about no regrets. And it's a belter.

In this episode Simon is joined by former Hays leadership coach, Ashley Rice.

A decade spent at this internationally-renowned recruitment consultancy, promoted some critical thinking around what great leadership looks like and how it can be implemented in a profession often so relentless in pursuit of financial reward.

So what does high performance mean to Ashley?

What are Ashley's non-negotiable characteristics for anyone working in his team?

And why is Ashley so passionate about the term 'connection'?

This is a fantastic episode for any business leader wondering how to balance contemporary leadership with commercial pursuit. 

In this episode Simon is joined by the magnificently passionate high-performance coach and mindset mogul, Michael Whatman. 

At just 15 years of age, Michael was playing international baseball for the U18 team. A switch to elite rugby then followed, before injury curtailed a burgeoning career. But such was Michael's clarity and vision, he was rewarded with the opportunity to undertake coaching badges. And so his destiny was in the making. 

Bachelor and master’s degrees in medical sociology and clinical nutrition were followed by a leap of faith into the staffing sector, assuming a billing role within a high-flying life sciences executive search firm, recruiting across Europe, APAC and the US.

Four years later he transitioned into training, kick-starting a journey into the world of high-performance coaching, underpinned by elite-level insights.

So what makes an elite team environment? 

What does high performance mean to someone who's been immersed in sport most of his life? How does this play out in a business environment?

And what are Michael's three non-negotiable characteristics people must have when working in his team?

This episode is a corker!

In this episode Simon is joined by Steve Guest, a recruitment entrepreneur and best-selling author who has cultivated a career in an industry where margin gains are often quite literally the difference between success and failure. 

Like many within a sector historically driven by bullish behaviour and unforgiveness, Steve's rise to leadership hasn't been without it's wobbles. So which tools did he adopt to help him through and how did he manage to make his mark in a sector where the 'outsider' doesn't usually get a look in?

This is a tale of resilience, consideration, process and ownership.

And it's a good one!

With Danny Crates: Olympic athlete, TV presenter, pundit, commentator, high performance coach

At just 21 year old, Danny tragically lost an arm in a car accident whilst on holiday in Australia. 

What followed is a remarkable story of resilience, endurance, passion and determination.

Because by the time he’d retired from the track Danny Crates had won every possible major title in Paralympic athletics, his trophy cabinet boasting World Indoor and European titles, silver in the 4X400m relay, an 800-meter world record at the Athens Games and the ultimate prize – a gold medal at the 2006 World Championships.

But, having been bestowed the honour of flagbearer for the Beijing 2008 Olympics, a turn of events would transform Danny's mindset altogether.

So what drove Danny to succeed? 

What shapes the mindset of an Olympic athlete?

What are Danny's three non-negotiable behaviours and characteristics for success?

And what is he grateful for?

Self-development is the cornerstone of every great leader. How can we lead others when every day of our own remains the same?

We need to clear our minds of the clutter.

Mindset transformation comprises many facets. So how do we:

Create positive daily habits?

Develop emotional awareness?

Find space for new energy?

Prioritise physical health for emotional superpowers?

Rebecca Shannon leads the show with more from the Beyond Limits MembersOnly leadership programme.

Having driven alongside record-breaking F1 champion Lewis Hamilton, Andy Cohen-Wray knows what elite performance looks like.

Throw in more than two decades of competitive experience competing with and learning from Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth champions, plus training as a master in NLP, and you have the the tools to incite winning mindsets.

But for Andy the path to fulfilment has been anything but an easy road. Life's twists and turns have seen him overcome unfathomable trauma, leaving him with a mindset that he can quite literally barely remember achieving. 

Lessons From The Racetrack proves that high performance takes planning , strategy and teamwork. And that constantly driving at 300Ks will end up with you in a wall.

Andy Cohen-Wray can be found at 1404 Performance: https://1404performance.com/

Learn how confidence fuels the authority needed to succeed in every aspect of your life.

In this session Simon is joined by world-renowned psychology expert, speaker, author and high performance influencer, Jamil Qureshi. 

Jamil is one of today’s foremost practitioners of performance enhancing psychology and is an expert in high performing teams. Jamil has enjoyed working with a rich diversity of the most talented business and sports people and teams in the world, helping six individuals get to World Number 1 in their profession.

Projecting confidence helps people gain credibility, make a strong first impression, deal with pressure, and tackle personal and professional challenges.

But confidence is not an innate, fixed characteristic. It’s an ability that can be acquired and improved over time. It is a belief in oneself, the conviction that one has the ability to meet life's challenges and to succeed—and the willingness to act accordingly.

Being confident requires a realistic sense of one’s capabilities and feeling secure in that knowledge.

It’s also an attractive trait, as confidence helps put others at ease.

Join us as we learn the psychology of confidence.

At 25 years old, Alexandra Chirica is paving the way for a new kind of recruitment leader, where tradition makes way for vision.

Building a business with passion and compassion and its heart, is the makeweight for commercial enterprise. 

In an industry awash with normalised silos, just how is Alex's fresh approach being received by those for whom recruitment is a sea of 'shitheads'?

There's a bit of blue language in this one. And some mention of tequila. 

In this session Simon is joined by Beyond Limits co-creator and performance coach, Rebecca Shannon, as she takes you on a journey of empowerment and discovery.

Activate 2021 - How To Ignite Your Vision & Catalyse Your Courage For The Year Ahead encourages you to explore your inner and often subconscious-self.

How did the circumstances of 2020 make you feel? And what positives can we draw from a year full of uncertainty, change and unusual circumstances?

During this highly motivating session you will be invited to answer 15 questions, including:

What made you angry?

What made you afraid?

Did you feel shame?

What turned you on?

Where was your peace and your connection?

And what was the greatest gift of 2020 that you can bring into 2021..?

(Activate 2021 is drawn from learnings of the One of Many leadership group).