The Edge Podcast

Stephen Henric received an education in Music Business and has since built a career in representing the commercial interests and brand experience needs of marquee clients in the sports and entertainment industries.

Over the course of Stephen’s tenure, he has held roles in sales leadership and strategic business development, as well as account and project management.

It was in these roles that Stephen sat at the crossroads of inspired creative thinking and technical innovation, allowing for a more holistic and informed understanding of how to maximize the human experience.

Tyler Blake is a project manager at Sport-centric digital creative agency, Sports On Screen, a co-founder of the Project 14 Agency, that’s 14 written in roman numerals, and of The KitLab.

Tyler’s a great friend of mine, and since day one, what I resonated with is the breadth of Tyler’s interests and where his inspiration comes from. Movies, sport, business, philosophy, he’s got an incredibly keen eye for detail and an infectious drive to learn, to grow and to contribute in an intensely and authentically meaningful way.

To put any kind of time-cap on conversations with Tyler is to do them a massive disservice, so I’ve no doubt this will be the first of many episodes we record together. This was a lot of fun and I hope you enjoy it.

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Caroline Burckle is an Olympic Medalist, artist and co-founder of RISE Athletes.

Caroline was born and raised in Louisville, KY. She attended University of Florida on swimming scholarship, made the 2008 Olympics for Team USA in Swimming, and then went on to obtain both her Associate of Arts in Product Development and Masters in Sport Psychology.

She is an athlete-turned-artist, and has used her pre-and-post Olympic experiences to transform her life. She is Co-Founder of RISE Athletes alongside Olympic Medalist Rebecca Soni.

RISE is a Mindset Development Program where Professional & Olympic athletes mentor the next generation of teen athletes on the power of cultivating a positive mindset in sport. Caroline believes in the power of mind+body connection, and has used her physical setbacks as blessings to learn more deeply about the power of the nervous system in all that we create.

She is deeply into the arts, and freehand sketches her unconventional “human form figures” as a form of mental-movement. She lives for her open water ocean swims and free-spirited nature travels when she isn’t at home building RISE.

Dr. Karen MacNeill is Principle at MacNeill Performance Consulting, a speaker, a performance psychologist and consultant with over 20 years of experience helping Olympians, business leaders and organizations unleash potential and consistently bring their best in high pressure situations.

Karen has the unique experience of having competed and consulted on the World Stage. She’s worked with athletes at the last 4 Olympic Winter Games, and competed herself at the international level for over a decade. At the 2018 Olympic Games, Dr. MacNeill was the Lead Mental Performance Consultant for the Canadian Olympic Committee and will perform the same role in the upcoming 2021 Olympics in Japan and the 2022 Winter Olympics In China.

Karen thrives from a broad scope of practice, taking lessons learned from elite performers, to her work with leaders and organizations as a keynote speaker, consultant and strategic advisor. Karen is also a founding Partner at headversity, a mental wellness tech company that measures, tracks and trains resilience in the workplace.

Her passion and drive for helping others be their best also translates into her life as a mother, wife, and outdoor enthusiast. Karen’s career achievements and volunteer efforts have been recognized by Avenue Calgary’s Top 40 under 40 award, Women of Inspiration- Game Changer Award, and Canada’s Most Powerful Women- Top 100 Award.

Bearing all of that in mind, it’s no wonder that this episode is a true treasure trove of information about how to get to and stay at the top of your own performance, whatever that might be. So get your notepads out and enjoy this episode of the edge podcast, with the wonderful Dr. Karen MacNeill.

Taylor Somerville is an XPT Master Coach, and founded his company, Symmetry, after working in the investment business for 15 years. Going through a divorce in 2014, Taylor discovered breath work as a means to deal with the stress and anxiety in his personal and professional lives. Through breath-work, Taylor was able to learn how to respond to stressful situations in a productive rather than a reactive manner.

In 2017, after seeing the positive changes in himself, Taylor felt a calling to help others take back control of their lives so they could have more time, more energy, and less stress. We’re all faced with stresses at some point in our lives, and Taylor has made it his mission to teach the empowering tools we can all be using to better prepare ourselves for the challenges of life.

This was a really fun chat, Taylor’s clearly so committed to what he does and the people he works with, and he’s also a bit of an adventurer, and I always love getting into it with people who just want to test themselves and see how much they can push their boundaries.

We’d love to hear your thoughts, feedback, and what you got out of this episode, thanks so much for listening! Enjoy!

Caroline Williams is a science writer, author and editor. She originally planned to be a PE teacher, but ended up studying biology because she found the science aspects of physical education far more interesting than the actual sports. The author of Move!: The New Science of Body over mind and of Override, she’s also a consultant and writer for New Scientist and her work has appeared in the Guardian, BBC Future, BBC Earth and the Boston Globe, among others.

Dr. Mindy Pelz, D.C is a best selling author, keynote speaker, nutrition and functional medicine expert who has spent over two decades helping thousands of people successfully reclaim their health. She is a recognized leader in the alternative health field and a pioneer in the fasting movement, teaching the principles of a fasting lifestyle, diet variation, detox, hormones, and more. Her popular YouTube channel combines the latest science with practical lifestyle tools every person can use to reset their health. She is the host of one of the leading science podcasts, The Resetter Podcast, and the author of three best-selling books; The Menopause Reset, The Reset Factor, and The Reset Kitchen.

Pete leads the team of around 40 coaches and practitioners within the Hintsa Sports Business. His background is as a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Head of Performance with professional and Olympic athletes for nearly 2 decades. During his career, Pete has worked with Formula 1 drivers, alpine skiers in France, track & field athletes, rowers, swimmers, cricketers and footballers across Europe, as well as athletes in India and other parts of Asia, just to name a few.

Pete’s educational background is in Physics and Sports Science, with a research focus in the physiological and psychological characteristics of motorsports drivers.

Pete was previously the Chairman of the UKSCA and has sat on different boards of directors and leadership teams. His interests lie in combining his passion for sport with business, performance leadership and public speaking.

Matt Comand is the founder and director of performance for Emergent. He works with organisations and individuals to discover and implement the fundamental principles of high performance in the office and in high-pressure situations.

Matt and I discuss many topics related to organisational performance including leadership, developing effective teams, taking risks and the concept of flow.