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In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to a founder who went from being a journalist in London, who enjoyed being out at glitzy and often boozy parties, to taking on triathlons and endurance running challenges. 

Helen Croydon talks to Ant about how the lessons she’s learned from getting cold, wet, muddy and exhausted in her triathlon life, doing endurance challenges lasting up to 12 hours, have transferred into tenacity in business.

She talks about what led her to setting up her company, Thought Leadership PR, and the challenges she has faced along the way. She also gives us her top tip in business.

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-croydon-2b2521a

Twitter - https://twitter.com/helen_croydon

Website - http://thoughtleadershippr.com/

This Girl Ran - https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Girl-Ran-Turned-Triathlete/dp/1786852179

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A Tennis Ball in Your Pocket - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to a woman who is the director of a company that  coaches CEOs and other senior leaders through her business, Sport and Beyond.

Catherine Baker first learnt about leadership through tennis coaching, she spent time as a lawyer, and now she’s written a book; Staying the Distance: The Lessons From Sport That Business Leaders Have Been Missing.

In this conversation, Catherine and Ant discuss the parallels they have both found between competitive sport and leadership and how creating small, easy to achieve habits, and then building on them, can set you up for success in the workplace and out on the road.

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -    https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherinehbaker/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportandBeyond1

Sport And Beyond http://SportandBeyond.co.uk

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The Path to Well-being - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to Ben Pochee, CEO of LGN Wellbeing and Event Director of the Night of the 10,000m PBs.

Ben has a background in business, management and sports science that led him to create LGN WellBeing, a specialist well being company that provides businesses like Unilever, BP, Omnicom Media, Pernod Ricard and many others with in-house run club training.

He is also race director and the man behind the Night of the 10,000m  PB’s  - which has been described as the Glastonbury of 10k’s.

In the conversation, Ben speaks about how he believes that running gave him confidence in himself, which allowed him to be better in business. He talks about having approval from his running peers and how that meant he didn’t need to seek approval or validation in business.

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpochee 

Twitter - https://twitter.com/lgnwellbeing

Night of the 10,000m PBs - https://www.nightofthe10kpbs.com/

YouTube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmLlTofKV40

Next event: 20th May 2023, Parliament Hill Track, London

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The Streaker - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’  Ant talks to a race director from Charlotte, North Carolina, who turned his passion for running into his business.

Brian Mister is the co-founder of ‘Around The Crown 10K’, which is a 10K race in Uptown Charlotte on the entirety of the Queen City’s 3 mile major inner loop, I-277.

This episode explores what it’s like running a business with your wife and what Brian gets out of giving back to his community in Charlotte. He also talks about his running streak - Brian is currently running every single day! 

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -   https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmister

Around The Crown 10k - ​​https://aroundthecrown10k.com/

Twitter -   https://twitter.com/bmister06

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A Healthier, Happier Planet - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to the CEO of the global phenomenon that is parkrun; a free, weekly, timed 5k event that takes place in 22 countries around the world, including the USA, Australia and Japan.

Russ Jefferys took up the role as CEO a year ago and had worked in the charity’s communications team for seven years previously. His responsibilities include (but are not limited to); global strategy, culture, marketing & communications, raising revenue through commercial partnerships and growing the parkrun footprint to reach more people, particularly those who have the most to gain from community events.

This episode explores Russ’ love of running alongside running a charity that encompasses running. He also lets us behind the scenes to tell us about the future of parkrun and whether or not it can always be free for everyone.  

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/russjefferys/

Twitter -  https://twitter.com/russjefferys

parkrun - https://www.parkrun.com/

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The Journalist’s Paradox - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’  Ant talks to the head of BBC Newsgathering - the world's largest broadcast news gathering operation.

Jonathan Munro was previously at ITN for 26 years and has covered huge global events, including the Balkans war, both Gulf wars and the Beijing and London Olympics. 

This conversation looks at why Jonathan took up running to deal with the trauma of losing colleagues in the second Gulf War 20 years ago. Since then he has taken on the London Marathon 10 times, often raising money for the British Red Cross. Ant and Jonathan also discuss how running helps him to cope with the busy and often stressful job.

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/jonathancmunro

Reel2Media Twitter-https://twitter.com/Reel2M

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The Importance of an Escape Valve - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’ Ant talks to Michael Brandt, CEO and Co-founder of HVMN, the company behind Ketone-IQ, a ketone-based energy drink.

Ant and Michael dive into the science of what your brain and body need to find those extra gears for speed and endurance on the trails or in a marathon, but also to stay focused and determined to achieve goals in business.

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mdbrandt/

Twitter -  https://twitter.com/bdm_runner

HVMN - https://hvmn.com/pages/home

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The Bobsleigh Businessman - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’  Ant talks to a CEO who started his career as a GB Bobsleigh athlete. 

After an injury stopped his Olympic dreams in 2014, Will Golder had to pivot into doing something else, which led him to work at RaceNation & SportsGiving, where he went on to become the CEO in 2021.

This episode explores how Will uses his athlete mindset in the boardroom and how setting stretch targets in both running and business has helped him reach heights he didn’t think possible - even if it means missing the actual target.

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/willgolder/

Twitter -  https://twitter.com/willgolder1

RaceNation https://www.race-nation.com/

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The Journey Of 100 Miles Begins With A Single Step - In this episode of ‘Run The Business,’  Ant talks to Martin Ellemann Olesen, who’s built a business out of helping others in leadership. His goal is ‘to help leaders create organisations where we would love for our kids to work.’

He’s completed several marathons and even a 100 mile race, and shares some of the thoughts he’s had about the similarities he sees between outstanding leadership and running.

This episode explores Martin’s 9 leadership lessons he took from running 100 miles, including knowing your ‘why’: why are you a leader, or a runner?

All the links:

Anthony Gay Twitter - https://twitter.com/anthonygay

Anthony Gay LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/gayanthony/

LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/meolesen

Twitter - https://twitter.com/meolesen

21Leadership https://21leadership.com/

9 Leadership Lessons from Running 100 Miles https://21leadership.com/2022/12/9-leadership-lessons-from-running-100-miles/

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