The High Performance Zone

Show Live With: “We don’t hire staff, we recruit family.”

Bio: Markus Thesleff is an award-winning serial entrepreneur with two decades of continuous international success in hospitality as an owner, operator, advisor, and consultant. He has received numerous awards including, Restaurateur of the Year for Middle East & Africa in 2014, 2016 and consistently included in the Caterer Power 50 and Hot 100 Entrepreneur lists.

His personal portfolio of hospitality brands have accumulated over 150 Awards; while operating in some of the most competitive cosmopolitan cities from London to Dubai, as well as in different value segments from casual to luxury dining. 

Topics covered in this episode:

• Investing in people as your primary asset
• Entrepreneurship with compassion
• Tackling global issues like food poverty
• How to name a restaurant
• Filling donation boxes with 50K in cash
• Being raised by an international ambassador
• Human existence and spirituality
• Joining the Guardian Angels in the UK
• Meditating on your best self
• Overcoming fear
• Entrepreneurship and leadership

Links: 

Los Mochis Restaurant - https://www.losmochis.co.uk/
Instagram @markusthesleff

Guest Name: Geshe Michael Roach

Bio:  Geshe Michael Roach (born December 17, 1952) is the first American to have been awarded the degree of Geshe, or Master of Buddhism, after more than 20 years of study in Tibetan monasteries. He has used this training to become a prominent international teacher, businessman, philanthropist, author, educator, public speaker, textual scholar, and musician. Geshe Michael graduated with honors from Princeton University and has received the Presidential Scholar Medal from the President of the United States at the White House. 

Geshe Michael helped build the largest manufacturing company in NYC history, building the Diamond Company Andin to a huge corporation which was sold to Warren Buffett for 250 Million Dollars. 

Show Live-With:  “When you help someone else those actions make imprints on your mind. Therefore you can create your future through kindness.”  

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Saving Ancient Wisdom and Ancient manuscripts in Mongolia
• The Metaphor of a Daimond for higher understanding
• The four steps to getting anything you want in life 
• Serving business's around you will help you business - Learn how 
• Building the largest diamond company in the world 
• Glad To Be Here as a tool for rejoicing and gratitude  
• The power of the  clarity of what you want 
• The Six Perfections; What they are and how to practice them
• How a scarcity mentality hurts your business 
• The Concept of Givers gain 
• How to Give properly and where to give
• How Integrity flows from giving 
• How Integrity flows into patience
• How Patience flows into Joy
• How Joy Flows into Meditation 
• How Meditation Flows into Wisdom

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The Diamond Cutter Institute
https://diamondcutterinstitute.com/online/

The Asian Classics Input Project
https://asianclassics.org



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Guest Name: Brian "Doc" Schmidt

Bio: Dr. Brian Schmidt is the track doctor at Sonoma Raceway, and the Trauma Director at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the largest non-university trauma center in California. Dr. Schmidt has 40 years of experience in the field of medicine, and was mentored by legendary surgeon Bill Blaisdell. 

Show Live-With:  “You’re only as good as your last meal.” Chef Thomas Keller

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Seeing someone get shot in the heart and survive
• Why you shouldn’t follow Gucci into the woods
• What do when someone gets stabbed in the heart
• Intubations and accidents on the Autobahn 
• Treating Dale Earnhardt Jr after he caught on fire
• Life in the pits at the Indy 500
• Balancing meditation, spirituality and fitness
• Playing varsity soccer as an American in Europe
• Checking your ego as a leader
• Landing million dollar donations for the trauma center
• The physicality of surgery
• Getting 10 more quality years out of your life
• Wisdom from legendary doctor Bill Blaisdell 

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Show Live-With: “We’re not FROM the Earth, we are OF Earth.”

Bio: Ron Garan is a NASA astronaut, an F-16 fighter pilot, an author and a former resident of the International Space Station. In his career in space, Ron traveled more than  71 million miles around the earth during 2,842 orbits. Since his retirement, Ron has shared his unique perspective on the planet with millions of people. Through his books and his speaking, Ron is on a beautiful mission to bring positive change to the world we all live in.

Get 15% off a pre-order of Ron’s latest book, Floating In Darkness, discussed in the episode: https://www.rongaran.com/foley/

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• How seeing the planet from space will change your 2D mindset
• Zooming out to solve humanity’s problems
• Fighter pilots on Fighter Pilots
• How to make the decision to eject from an airplane
• Temporal distortions in extreme moments
• Learning safety planning the hard way
• Insane luck after thousands of hours of uneventful flight
• Debriefs at the Fighter Weapons School
• From training to fight each other to Training go into space for humanity together
• Being a resident of a coral reef on the bottom of the ocean
• Unifying the species of the earth for goodness

Ron’s Links:
https://www.rongaran.com/   
https://www.instagram.com/astro.rongaran/
https://www.rongaran.com/foley/

Show Live-With: “Im not going to be the one to tell myself no. I will prioritize a dream and a vision and put my heart into it. ”

Bio:  Barber is decorated with many awards and accolades under her belt. She’s an Illinois-native and a mechanical engineering major, hoping to join the Marine Corps after time at the Academy. 
       +    She is a  walk-on sprinter and hurdler of the Navy Women’s Varsity Track and Field team.

• She has lettered all three years of competing.
• She  is a USNA record holder for the outdoor 4x400m relay.
• She is the co-president of the Navy Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club.
• She is Secretary for the National Society of Black Engineers.
• She is a Member of the USNA Gospel Choir and Midshipman Black Studies Club.
• She served as the 13th company’s executive officer this past Plebe Summer and currently serves as the brigade’s 1st regiment executive officer.

Sydney is humbled with the awarding of the esteemed position. “Earning the title of brigade commander speaks volumes, but the title itself is not nearly as significant as the opportunity it brings to lead a team in doing something I believe will be truly  special,” she explains in a statement, “I am humbled to play a small role in this momentous season of American history.”

Barber is a graduate of Lake Forest High School in Illinois, and as a mechanical engineering major, she aspires to commission as a Marine Corps ground officer. As a member of the Navy Women’s Varsity Track and Field team, she has lettered all three years of competing and is a USNA record holder for the outdoor 4x400m relay. Barber is also the co-president of the Navy Fellowship of Christian Athletes Club, secretary for the National Society of Black Engineers, and a member of the USNA Gospel Choir and Midshipman Black Studies Club. Barber is currently the brigade’s 1st regiment executive officer.

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• What Does Glad To Be Here mean as a Brigade commander 
• Serving kids in India 
• Defining core values and establishing a purpose 
• The responsibility of serving as a Brigade Commander
• The Power of Investing in oneself 
• Setting goals and having dreams 
• The Best lessons of leadership
• Passing the baton
• Giving energy to others and your teams for collective success 
• How track and field improves teamwork and community

Navy Track and Field  -https://www.instagram.com/navytf/


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Show Live-With: “If you're in a position of strength use it to help those in need.”

Bio:  Robert Lynch was appointed as President and Chief Executive Officer in August 2019. Mr. Lynch joined Papa John’s from Arby’s Restaurant Group where he served as President since August 2017, and served as Brand President and Chief Marketing Officer from August 2013 to August 2017. During his time at Arby’s, he led the brand’s dramatic turn-around to strong growth and profitability. Prior to Arby’s, he served as Vice President of Marketing at Taco Bell. Mr. Lynch has more than 20 years combined experience in the QSR and consumer packaged goods industries, and also held senior roles at HJ Heinz Company, and Procter & Gamble.

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Having a business thrive in Covid
• The Shaqaroni Pizza
• Defining core values and establishing a purpose 
• Pivots and adaptation 
• The Power of Pizza in  bringing people together
• Using a position of power to help those in need
• Systems of High Performance within Papa Johns
• Visionary practices of elevated marketing 
• Finding meaning through hard work 
• The power of Glad To Be Here 
• Transforming Challenges into opportunities  

Papa Johns Pizza 
Papa Johns -https://www.instagram.com/papajohns/

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Show Live-With: “You never know who has the game changing idea; listen, and treat everyone with respect.”

Bio: Chris Cassidy is a NASA astronaut and a former Navy SEAL who recently returned from 6 months on the International Space Station. In total, Chris has spent 378 days in space and accumulated 55 hours of spacewalk time. He is a highly decorated officer, having received two bronze stars for valor in combat, and the NASA exceptional achievement medal. 

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Saturday nights in space with the Cosmonauts 
• Your body after 6 months in orbit
• Training with the Russians in a clandestine military base
• Working together in peace with other countries 
• Docking the Space-X Dragon Capsule on the international space station
• Wearing Tony La Russa’s world series ring on the space station
• Meeting and being mentored by astronaut Bill Shepherd 
• Barely making the Naval Academy to graduating BUD/S with honors
• The feeling of G-force on re-entry
• Home as where you feel at peace

Chris’ Links: 

Twitter: @Astro_SEAL

Instagram: @astro_seal

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Show Live-With: ”Make it so.” -Jean Luc Picard

Bio: Patrick Cowden is the founder and CEO of The Beyond Company, an organization that is devoted to unleashing human potential, and creating positive change in the world. In this episode, Patrick and John unpack “the line of code” that every business can use to elevate their people and get better, together, today. 

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Cracking the code of human interaction
• Unleashing organizational potential through personal connection
• Effective debrief: a Hitachi case study
• Turning challenges into success
• Positive learnings from the Covid-19 crisis
• Weaving a thread of change into the fabric of humanity
• Deep human connection in a purely digital world

Patrick’s Links: 

www.thebeyond.company

www.better-together.today

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Guest: Tom Trotter

Show Live With: “If you always do what you’ve always done, you always get what you’ve always gotten.” “Leave only footprints and take only memories” 

“You’ll never work a day in your life if you turn your passion into your profession” 

Bio: 

Tom Trotter has the career path that every naval aviator dreams about. He is the former commanding officer of TOPGUN and a Carrier Air Group Commander who oversaw nine squadrons and 2,200 personnel. Tom has almost 4,000 flight hours in the F/18 and is certified in an amazing array of aircraft. He has followed his passion for flying from the time he was a child to the present day, flying, instructing, and managing aircraft through his company Eagle Top Flight. In the field of aviation, Tom is an extremely high performer.

Topics Covered in this Episode:

• Freeing your soul in an airplane 
• Landing a helicopter on a boat without training
• Wisdom from 5,000+ flight hours in a fighter jet
• Drinking in Reno with Herb Kelleher
• Becoming a Carrier Air Group Commander
• F/14 Tomcats vs. F/18 Super Hornets vs. SU-27s
• Cultural shifts in naval aviation
• Tough decisions as the CO of TOPGUN
• The extreme detail of a TOPGUN murder board
• The key to successful brief and debrief
• Call signs: why they stick and when they don’t
• Fact vs. Fiction in the movie TOPGUN

Tom’s Links: 

Website www.eagletopflight.com

Email: [email protected]

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Shows Live WIth - " A warrior's focus creates a powerful and unified mind."

In this episode, we unpack the powerful techniques of concentration required from a world champion epee fencer.   We cover the impact of morning routines, the power of a purpose larger than self, and the relationship between being a fighter pilot and a fencer. 

Natalie Vie Biography-

 

Natalie's Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/supersonicnava/

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