Where Others Won't

Dr. Alex Auerbach is the Director of Wellness and Development for the Toronto Raptors in the NBA. He joined the Raptors after serving as the Director of Clinical and Sport Psychology for the University of Arizona.

In January 2022, Alex and I will be launching Unfair Advantage, our newsletter designed to bring together psychology and coaching. You can register your email now at codyroyle.com/unfair 

You can follow Alex on Twitter.

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker.

Kelly Brown won 64 caps for Scotland Rugby, including 14 as captain. He had a glittering club career, including three Premierships and two European Cups with Saracens. He is currently an assistant coach with Saracens. 

Chris Gibson MBE is a former Lieutenant Colonel with the British military. Chris was given the task of leading the development and delivery of a training model for military and NHS volunteers to combat the Ebola virus in West Africa. Chris was tasked to deploy over 1200 personnel appropriately trained and for the rigor of delivering care in a West African jungle.

You can follow both Kelly and Chris on Twitter.

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker. 

Learn more about Cody at: www.codyroyle.com 

Brittni Donaldson won an NBA championship as a member of the Toronto Raptors and is now dedicating herself to reshaping youth development through sport.

You can follow Brittni on Twitter.

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker.

Wade Gilbert is a coaching scientist, performance consultant, professor, and editor of the International Sport Coaching Journal.

His book, Coaching Better Every Season, is a staple on every coaching bookshelf, and his research has shaped many of the things we consider to be modern best practices.

You can follow Wade on Twitter.

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker.

Fiona Murden is a psychologist and author. Her most recent book, Mirror Thinking: Why Role Models Make Us Human, explores the mirror neuron - a core element of our behaviour and learning that most of us have never heard of.

You can follow Fiona on Twitter. 

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker. 

Learn more about Cody at: www.codyroyle.com

"Walshy" is an experienced Performance Coach. Currently working with the Chiefs in Super Rugby as well as consulting a number of teams as they build their mental skills programs. Have worked in MLB, NRL, and with various national teams. Currently coaching multiple corporate leadership teams in creating and maintaining a high-performance working environment including Walmart and Thrifty Car Rentals.

You can find Aaron on LinkedIn and Twitter. 

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker. 

Learn more about Cody at: www.codyroyle.com

Cameron is a CEO, leadership coach and strategist. He works with CEOs and emerging leaders to achieve high levels of trust – personally, culturally, strategically and organisationally – as the basis of high performance.

After cutting his teeth as a recruiter at the Melbourne Football Club when the Demons made the finals for the first time in 23 years, Cameron was appointed CEO of the famous Richmond Football Club at age 24, the youngest in the history of the game.

You can find out more about Cameron at designceo.com.au.

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker. 

Learn more about Cody at: www.codyroyle.com

Doug Lemov's book, The Coach's Guide to Teaching, has become a must-have for any coach, at any level, in any sport.

Todd Beane's work at TOVO has had a similar impact, where his team seeks to reframe how we perceive and teach the beautiful game using ideas passed down by the great Johan Cruyff.

You can follow Doug and Todd on Twitter. 

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker.

Joan Ryan has done years of extensive research into team chemistry to try to understand whether it actually exists. Having been around the World Series-winning San Francisco Giants team, Joan felt that despite the analytic movement suggesting otherwise, team chemistry just had to be a thing.

In her most recent book, Intangibles, she explores her findings.

You can buy Joan's book here. 

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker.

Marc Champagne returns to Where Others Won't to tell me about his new book, Personal Socrates. Using strong questions from legends and world-class performers like Kobe Bryant, Maya Angelou, and Steven Hawking, Marc shows us how we're all just one question away from a different life. 

Where Others Won’t is recorded in Toronto, Canada, and was created by Cody Royle and Adam Esker. 

Learn more about Cody at: www.codyroyle.com