Ready to dive into a conversation that blends leadership, entrepreneurship, and personal growth? Today, we're unpacking the tools and strategies that people going through mid-life transition need to unlock their full potential with business coach, Sairan Aqrawi. From cultivating strong leadership skills to launching successful side businesses, we'll explore the real challenges and rewards of balancing it all - whether it's mastering the art of work-life harmony, conquering imposter syndrome, or building a powerful network. Get ready to hear from this unique guest coach who shares her story, insights, and actionable tips to help you thrive in every aspect of life. 

Here are the summary points;

• 1.038: Movie (old school) or streaming? Reading, meditation, and writing! 
• 2.28: The truth about the American dream
• 3.22: What's your back story? What impact are you leaving?
• 6.50: How do you help your clients discover their hidden gem? What's the one thing that you love to do where you don't have to look at the time?
• 10.52: Why are you so passionate about helping women through transition in their mid-life?
  • Curiosity! A place for innovation and solutions.
• 14.34: How do you help clients overcome imposture syndrome?
  • Your self-esteem comes from you mastering your skills.
• 18.43: What makes a great coach?
  • Mastery (of skills)
  • Listening
  • Learning
• 22.03: Does work-life balance exist?
• 24.37: Disruptive coaching idea that will change the way we coach in 2030?
  • stop sitting, get up, and take action! No parking - keep moving.
• 27.58: Networking tips:
  • Get uncomfortable and travel to bring a new version of yourself to the event/s.

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.coachem.cc or email Sarah: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Sairan Aqrawi (ACC)

As a seasoned professional with a rich background in engineering and business coaching, I am dedicated to driving technical solutions and advancing organizational excellence. With a strategic mindset and strong problem-solving skills, I excel in designing and implementing comprehensive solutions that meet the highest standards in the industry. My extensive experience in Systems Integration Engineering encompasses engineering design, quality assurance, and compliance, ensuring successful project delivery through goal-oriented management. Beyond my technical expertise, I am passionate about leadership development. I have a proven track record of empowering individuals and teams through training and mentorship, fostering the next generation of leaders in our industry.

My commitment to nurturing strong leadership skills has been instrumental in shaping the careers of many, guiding them to achieve their full potential. Effective communication is at the heart of my approach. I bridge communication gaps across all levels of an organization, promoting collaboration and facilitating a seamless flow of information. This ensures collective success and drives innovation. In addition to my engineering career, I am a dedicated Business Coach for Women, specializing in helping midlife women launch successful side businesses. I guide new business owners in discovering their unique niche within 28 days, enabling them to balance entrepreneurship with their day jobs. My unique blend of technical expertise, leadership development, and entrepreneurial guidance makes me an ideal guest for any radio show focused on real and raw discussions about entrepreneurship and leadership. I bring valuable insights and practical advice that will resonate with listeners and inspire them to take actionable steps toward their goals.

Connect with Sairan 

Insta: https://www.instagram.com/sairanaqrawi/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sairan-aqrawi-m-sc-993bb61a3/ 

Our guest on The Coaching Podcast is Liz Odera, an award-winning tennis coach and motivational speaker who has changed the lives of thousands of youth through the power of sport. In this episode, Liz shares her insights on creating change through representation, the importance of adventure in coaching, and the power of group coaching. We’ll also discuss her philosophies behind the Girl Power Clubs and Liz will inspire us to embrace life, enjoy everything, and challenge the way we think about coaching.

Here are the summary points;

• 1.28: Coffee of choice? 
• 3.15: What is your back story?
• 4.51: "If you want to create change, you have to introduce sports into it!"
• 5.40: How did you create change? Representation!
• 11.35: Three words come to mind to describe Coach Em's African experience:
  • 1) Humility 
  • 2) Grateful
  • 3) Perspective
• 15.11: Did you coach your children? Yes, there is power in group coaching. 
• 18.03: IS there such a thing as work-life balance?
• 29.41: What makes a great coach?
  • Adventure - Having a spirit of adventure and creativity 
  • Be inclusive - Group effort always helps everyone grow together
• 23.58: What are the key philosophies behind the Girl Power Clubs?
• 28.50: What advice do you have for your 17-year-old self? Try it all!
• 29.54: Disruptive coaching idea that will change the way we coach in 2030?
  • Introduce the sport to everyone regardless of where they are or who they are! 

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.coachem.cc or email Sarah: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Liz Odera

Liz Odera is an award-winning coach, motivational speaker, and published author, Dr. Elizabeth Odera, was knighted with the medal of French Order of Youth and Sports by the French Government and The Head of State Commendation (HSC) from the Government of Kenya, and the Black Tennis Hall of Fame (BTHF), for her groundbreaking work in using sport to promote health and education of more than 11,000 youth annually. A Board Member at Sadili Oval Sports Academy. 

Liz has over 20 years of project management experience internationally in business, non-profit, sport, medical research, and education. Captain of the Women's Tennis Team, Kenyatta University, 1982 - 1986, and co-author Sports for Life (Amazon), Dr. Elizabeth (Liz) Okongo Odera, is a qualified PTR Professional, Clinician, and Tester, and former top-seeded ladies in tennis in Kenya, having won many national, and university awards.  A director at a top non-profit sports club (Sadili Oval) in Nairobi, Kenya, with experience in running training sessions, camps, and tournaments globally.  A high-performance coach, Liz has developed players for tours, to national team positions, WTA/ITF ranking, junior grand slams (French, US, and Wimbledon), and USA Division I College tennis scholarships. 

Connect with Liz

Email: askus@sadili.com
Website: https://lizodera.com/ and https://club.sadili.com

Explore the world of coaching insights and wisdom with Coach Sean Brawley, a trailblazer in unlocking human potential and maximizing performance. In this episode, we chat about coaching philosophy, how to win, and the transformative power of the Inner Game. From dissecting the Hero's Journey to uncovering the essence of relaxed focus, Sean shares invaluable lessons drawn from his extensive experience in coaching top athletes and business leaders alike. Join us as we navigate through key moments touching on the fix-it culture, and the profound impact and sustainability from the famous book, The Inner Game of Tennis. Get ready to embark on a journey of learning, growth, and mastery in the world of coaching.

Check out the key moments below;

• 2.04: Are you a Star Wars or Star Trek fan?
  • Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey
• 3.17: Is it possible to win forever and do you have a coaching philosophy?
• 7.20: We live in a 'fix it' culture!
• 8.50: "Do not try your best!"
  • "This is not a big game. This is not a big rival." You are in danger of pumping yourself up too much! Instead, trust your training and play normal.
• 12.55: Polyvagal theory is the science of safety and trauma, created by Dr. Stephen Porges.
  •  For more information on the POLYVAGAL Theory go to www.polyvagal.org
• 15.06: Relaxed Focus is the #1 skill of the inner game.
•  19.26: About the book: The Inner Game of Tennis (first written in 1974)
• 22.15: The difference between goal setting and having an intention. 
• 24.30: Pay attention to what works and what doesn't work with your students (being mentored by Timothy Gallwey).
• 26.53: Coach EM's favorite parts of the book:
  • 1) 'The opponent in one's own head is more formidable than the one on the other side of the net.'
  • 2) If a coach can help a player to remove or reduce the internal obstacles to their performance, an unexpected natural ability will flow forth without the need for much technical input from the coach.' 
• 30.12: What is the ONE thing that you can focus on? The Tennis Ball!
• 35.20: It takes 15-20 minutes to have beginner tennis players 'playing' the game. One of our primary roles is to bring out their natural ability. 
• 41.28: Definition of coaching - helping people improve their learning and performance in an enjoyable and meaningful way.
• 41.47: Is there a difference between sports coaching and business coaching? 
• 43.43: What makes a great coach?  
  • 1) Masterful Coaching
  • 2) Deliberate Practice
  • 3) Commitment/grit/perseverance
    • 1) Results (consistent results)
    • 2) Caring (Belonging and feeling safe)
    • 3) Presence (Notice what is really going on)

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by The Sampson Agency - a talent entertainment and sports management company owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: www.thesampsonagency.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Sean Brawley

Sean Brawley has dedicated the past 25 years to helping people from all walks of life unlock their potential and elevate their performance. In the process, he has become one of the world’s foremost experts on accelerated learning, innovative coaching, and sustainable high performance in sports and business. Sean has created leadership development and coaching skills training programs for leaders and provided executive coaching services to senior executives across diverse industries. His coaching engagements include working with CEO’s, senior vice presidents, COO’s, international sales leaders, and division presidents in entertainment, technology, healthcare, professional service firms, and finance companies. His corporate clients have included GE, Dave & Buster’s, ITT, Union Bank, Creative Artists Agency, House of Blues, ITT, and Seagate Technology, among others.

As a former Top 150 world-ranked tennis professional who competed at the highest level of the game including Wimbledon and the U.S. Open, Sean learned first-hand what it takes to achieve a high level of mastery and perform well under pressure. Sean has worked as a mental performance coach and player development advisor to some of the best-known teams in sports including the New York Yankees, San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and the U.S. Tennis Association. From 2000-2009, Sean served as Coach Advisor to USC Football Head Coach Pete Carroll helping him conceptualize and clarify his highly successful “WinForever” coaching philosophy that would lead to 2 National Championships, 3 Heisman Trophies, and to his recent Super Bowl Championship as Head Coach of the Seattle Seahawks. For the past 20 years, Sean has worked closely with Tim Gallwey, the author of The Inner Game series of books including the classic, The Inner Game of Tennis. Sean is the first certified Inner Game coach in the world and is listed as a key contributor to the Inner Game of Tennis and Inner Game of Workbooks. In 2012, Sean co-founded the Inner Game School of Coaching and served as primary curriculum designer and lead trainer. 

Please write Sean at sean@seanbrawley.com for more information on The Inner Game.

 Check out Sean's TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QkHv7pKHBc 

Emma Doyle has long been a fan of Coach Ric Charlesworth after reading his book in her early coaching years called: The Coach - Managing for Success. Then in January of 2018, she had the pleasure of speaking at the Australian Open Grand Slam Coaches Conference alongside Ric Charlesworth. Of course, Emma will never die wondering and asking the question 'what if...' and so she jumped at the opportunity to interview him on The Coaching Podcast. In this episode, you will hear his honest account of his biggest coaching failure and such interesting sliding doors moments in his life. Finally, his question for The Coaching Podcast is one that we must always ask of ourselves, that is: “What might seem impossible and unlikely but if we did it, it would make a big difference?”

Read more about Ric Charlesworth's bio here:
“There is a difference between being tired, and exhausted.” A sentence which rings through when describing Ric Charlesworth, and his approach to sporting pursuits and life itself. Charlesworth is a sporting icon, both for his playing efforts and later his coaching successes. During his sport, he studied Medicine and worked in Politics, but he will forever be known as The Coach. He specialises in knowing what triggers people (himself included) to be the best, and be their best. After retiring from coaching the Kookaburras in 2014, Charlesworth continues to spend his time working, part-time motivational speaker and full-time Dad.
Sport – as a player: Charlesworth was an avid cricketer. He played for 8 years in the WA state team. But his first love was hockey, in the National team playing 18 years for WA, and National teams for 17 years. Throughout this period, he was selected for 5 and went to 4 Olympics with the Australian team.
It was here in his own sporting life that he learnt the difference between being tired, and exhausted. He learnt that if he could take anything from his own playing days, it would be that to be a good coach you must distinguish the difference between the two, and push people beyond what they thought was possible. "In my 14 years of coaching National teams, both men and women, I have never met a player who knew how good they could be."
Sport – as a coach: Charlesworth prided himself on preparation and being willing to try new ideas. Sometimes it is necessary to select based on attitude, rather than skill. A strong attitude ensures the individual has both the desire and ability to be pushed.
Hockeyroos coach for 8 years (1993-2000); 2 Olympic Gold medals & 2 World Cup Golds. They sat ranked #1 in the world for the entire period with Charlesworth as coach. Kookaburras coach for 6 years (2009-2014); Olympic Bronze, 2 World Cup Golds & Commonwealth Games titles.
He treated his coaching as an opportunity to elevate the sports ambitions of both himself, and others, placing emphasis on bettering the people he had and finding new and exciting talent. Adding value to the athletes and building depth in his squad. It was his background in medicine and politics that provided him with an unusual blend of expertise for his life as a coach.

Emma Doyle had the pleasure of meeting a total young game-changer, in person, back in 2017 named Daniel Flynn. She was blown away and moved by his purpose for being on this planet. He reminds us all to find a mentor who can call you out on your blind spots and ask yourself the question - 'why are you here? What's your purpose?'

Be prepared to be inspired. Emma bought a copy of his book and his TEDx talk can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZC6PmsqGI

About Daniel in his own words:
In 2008, I led a group of people who launched Thankyou and have seen it grow from a small start-up become one of Australia’s leading mainstream social enterprises.
12 years on, Thankyou’s products are stocked by major retailers in Australia, with every product contributing to helping end global poverty. To date, Thankyou has raised over $17 million to impact the lives of people across 22 countries.

In 2015 I had the privilege of writing a best-selling book, Chapter One, (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yx44cXeKC7s) a story that generated $1.4 million in sales in its first month using an unorthodox ‘pay-what-you-want’ model. I’m passionate about disruptive marketing and am honoured to have led our team to execute some truly unconventional and highly successful campaigns that led to Thankyou products being stocked by some of Australia’s biggest retailers.

As part of my role, I love to speak to audiences around the world, telling stories and motivating people to realise that they too can make their own ideas a reality.

Rohan Fisher and Emma Doyle met when they were in their early twenties (a long time ago)! They have connected on a coaching and friendship level every since. Rohan and Emma have spent time on the court together running empowerment camps for some of Australia's best junior female tennis players and Rohan continues to be a leader in this space. You are in for a real treat on this episode of The Coaching Podcast. Some of his credentials include:

• Current National Manager – Tours, Camps & College
• Current Fed Cup Coach
• National Women’s Tennis Manager (2016-2020)
• Athlete Development Manager – SA & NT (2008 – 2015)
• Institute of Sport Head Coach – Northern Territory (2001 – 2008)
• High-Performance Coach
• Bachelor of Business (Accounting)
• Tennis Director – Windridge Tennis Camp (USA) (1998-99)
• Manager Ballarat Tennis Association
• Current Tennis Australia National Selector
• Junior Fed Cup Captain 2015
• Junior World Team Captain 2017
• Coach of the Year – NT
• City of Adelaide Coach of the Year – SA

What a treat you are in for today ... Emma Doyle first met Dr Mitch Hewitt when they were working as learning facilitators together for Tennis Australia. They instantly connected over coaching pedagogy, best practice and different styles of teaching. Mitch told Emma that if she ever had the chance she should connect with Cliff Mallett while in Queensland for a unique perspective on his coaching experience. Therefore, Emma stretched her comfort zone, interviewed Cliff 'live' (pre-pandemic) and then Mitch and Emma had a great chat about his answers as well as finishing off this interview with Mitch's responses to The Coaching Podcast questions! All in all, this is one of our longer episodes and it is well worth the time! We hope you enjoy learning about the Serial Winning Coaches Project and so much more!

Dr Mitch Hewitt has a PhD MEd BAppSci (Human Movement) (Hons) GradDipEd (Physical Education teaching) BA. He is the current National Coach Development Manager for Tennis Australia. He is also an adjunct Associate Professor at the University of Canberra, adjunct Lecturer University of Southern Queensland and he has published multiple articles and has co-authored and edited numerous books in the field of Sport Pedagogy, Education and Physical Education. He is so generous with his time and we are very grateful to this wonderful person, coach and Dad.

Cliff Mallett is a Professor of Sport Psychology and Coaching. He is a High-Performance Specialist in the areas of behaviour, people, culture, leadership, motivation, and learning.

From guiding and inspiring Olympic success, through to transforming the cultural architecture in organisations with Executive Leaders, Cliff contributes to performance outcomes by leveraging his expertise in motivation, leadership, personality, mental toughness, group processes, and learning. His International and local experiences across a variety of industries (e.g., elite sport, construction, hospitality, professional services), and his expertise in performance psychology, makes Cliff a trusted confidant to those seeking individual, team, or organisational improvement. He has distinguished careers in teaching, elite coaching, and academia.

Cliff has specialised in understanding the interdependencies between people and the complexities of high-performance contexts to enable successful (winning) outcomes. He has coached many athletes to Olympic, World Championships, and Commonwealth medals in track and field athletics. Furthermore, he is a world-renowned practitioner and applied-researcher. He is a Professor in sport psychology and coaching (University of Queensland, Technical University of Munich), and has been regularly sought after within the corporate and academic worlds for his advisory and mentorship. His stories of lessons learned ranging from culture to strategy, and from people to transforming organisations for world-class outcomes, makes Cliff a highly sought after Keynote Presenter and Facilitator for Executive events.

He has extensively consulted nationally and internationally across high-performance contexts including:
International Olympic Committee (IOC); International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) now World Athletics; International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE)
Australian Football League (AFL); National Rugby League (NRL); Australian Rugby Union (ARU); Tennis Australia (TA); North Melbourne Football Club (Kangaroos); Brisbane Lions; Gold Coast Suns; North Queensland Cowboys (NRL); Australian Sports Commission (ASC); Australian Institute of Sport (AIS); Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS).

Simon interviews the Founder of Peace Consulting, Diana Cutaia. In this long-form chat and interview, Diana reveals how to coach for peace, not war.

Diana Cutaia founded Coaching Peace in 2012, but the work started for her 20 years earlier. Today her clients range from school districts to national organizations to global companies. The focus of Coaching Peace is to create positive and safe cultures that empower its members to lead with empathy and understanding.

Prior to starting Coaching Peace, Diana was the Director of Athletics and Sport-based Initiatives for Wheelock College where her unique approach to sport was featured on the front page of the Boston Globe, NCAA On Campus, and Athletic Management Magazine.

Diana also began the first-ever academic program in Sport-Based Youth Development at Wheelock College where she taught several courses (Sport and Society, Intro to SBYD, and Intro to Youth Sport Coaching). She also has taught a Leadership in Coaching course for the Institute for Rowing Leadership and has been an adjunct instructor at Dean College and Northeastern University. Over the years, Diana has presented to colleges on topics ranging from diversity and gender equity, sportsmanship and decision making, and Title IX.

Diana's coaching experience includes serving as the head women's basketball coach at Curry College and as assistant women's basketball coach at Mount Holyoke College. She was also the head women's basketball coach at Norwalk Community College where she took the women's basketball program to National Standing in only four years. Her Panthers finished three seasons ranked #1 in the New England Region and among the top eight in the Nation.

You can learn more here: https://coachingpeace.com

Fernando Segal connected with Emma Doyle recently when he invited her to speak at his Tennis, Business and Technology Conference centred around INNOVATION in ACTION! He has a wealth of experience in the tennis industry (more than 40 years) and he is a tennis development expert recognized worldwide for his accomplishments and philosophical concepts. In this episode, he shares stories about one of his mentors, Coach Tony Pickard, who was the long-term coach of former world #1 Stefan Edberg and his philosophy on WHAT MAKES A GREAT COACH?
"Create big relationships" - we hope you enjoy this episode on The Coaching podcast.
Some of Fernando Segal's career highlights include: · Founder of the “SEGAL INSTITUTE” for the formation of leaders in Tennis Development and strategic tennis transformations with many international clients. · He is the author of 11 published books on different tennis topics. · Has lectured on his concepts, experiences and theories at various ITF world conferences, national tennis congresses and courses in more than 45 countries. · He has been a member several times of ITF Committees and other International Committees that he is part of such as GPTCA, IMSCA, STMS, Sports Alliance and others. · More than 6000 tennis coaches are using his theories around the world. He will publish his 12th book in late 2021 "The 4 tennis players to develop players." · Additionally, he has worked with National Tennis Federations as National Tennis Director and Chief Development Consultant: Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, and others. He is the only Tennis Development Coach from Latin America who has worked in the three largest countries in Latin America. (ARG / BRA / MEX). · From his Development Programs, Junior players have been developed who have won 16 Junior Grand Slams and then were Top 10 ATP / WTA and other Top 100. · n March, he received the GPTCA Award as “Tennis Coach of the year” 2021. GPTCA is the official body of the ATP to certify coaches · He is President of the GPTCA for Argentina, Chile and Mexico, the official body of the ATP for Certification of High-Performance Tennis Coaches. He is also a member of the scientific and administrative council of four different organizations around the world. · He has lectured in more than 45 countries and continuously presenting at World Tennis Summits and National Tennis Conferences. He made several online presentations in 2021 for different congresses and National Tennis Organizations. · "SEGAL INSTITUTE" with his direction created the 1st. WOLRD TENNIS CONFERENCE 2021 by GPTCA / SI with the participation of the best coaches in the world such as: Goran Ivanisevic, Toni Nadal, Ivan Ljubicic, Gilles Cervara, Apostolos Tsitisipas, Nick Bollettieri, Boris Becker, Janko Tipsarevic and many others. WTC was held at the end of March 2021 with 1100 coaches from 74 countries participating and was chosen the best in history. · Currently, the Segal Institute is organizing with its management, TBD TENNIS INNOVATION WEEK 2021 (Technology, Business & Development), the virtual event, which integrates 3 events, the most important in innovation and transformation of tennis in the world that will be held in the TennisONE App Platform in October 2021. · Likewise, the TBD Talks Host is a tennis innovation and development program on the TennisONE platform in the USA that is transmitted to more than 100,000 members of the application. · He has founded and directs projects such as: IDTC, Tennis Stars, 33 Tennis, Segal Leadership Academy, and others. · Fernando is a leader on Tennis Worldwide, who are currently leading several tennis projects with a presence in several countries with projects in operation. His main priority is to help to develop and transform a new generation of tennis leaders with concepts and principles to be applied with several ongoing projects.
You can register for the Innovation Conference (Oct 27 - 30, 2021) here: www.tbdtennisinnovationweek.com or TennisONE App. The Coaching Podcast discount Code is: TBDSEGIN to have of $5 off bringing the total price to only $35 USD. Together we can always do better for tennis!! TBD is innovation in action!

Dr. Michelle Cleere and Emma Doyle met at the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) Symposium many years ago and they have become great friends. They share a similar philosophy on the importance of working on your mindset as the key to your success on and off the court and in and out of the board room.

As a Global Performance Coach, Dr. Michelle Cleere helps top athletes, musicians, and executives in competitive fields unlock the power of the mind and create mental toughness to be the best. Having struggled most of her life with her own performance hurdles, she is driven by not wanting others to experience the same battles. Dr. Michelle’s extensive academic background, which includes a PhD in Clinical Psychology and a Masters in Sport Psychology, allows her to help clients deal with performance anxiety, gain more confidence, and build resilience. As many clients attest, their experience with Dr. Michelle is exactly what they needed and more than they expected – it was life-changing.

In addition to 1-1 coaching, Dr. Michelle takes on many roles – a best-selling author, athlete, national speaker and teacher. Dr. Michelle’s bestseller program, Beating the Tennis Demons, helps professional, college and junior tennis players develop practical skills to gain more control over competitive environments and mitigate the interruption in play to overcome intense odds and defeat adversity. What does Dr. Michelle Cleere think makes a great coach? Someone who is positive, encouraging and authentic. Thank you for living all of these qualities day in and day out and impacting so many lives. Enjoy this short and insightful interview.

Dr. Michelle has developed simple and effective tools that are used by coaches around the world. She has collaborated with PTR, USPTA, USTA, Evolve9 and WTCA. She has written for many publications in the field, such as Tennis Pro Magazine, Elite Tennis Journal, ADDvantage Magazine, Tennis Industry Magazine, National Senior Women’s Tennis Association, Global Professional Tennis Coaches Association, and Australian Tennis Professional Coaches Association.

Jack Busby and Emma Doyle met through the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) young game-changers speakers' mentoring program. They have remained close friends and share many coaching philosophies in common, such as reinforcing the STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT, not ages! He is originally from Birmingham, United Kingdom and went to the Bollettieri's Tennis Academy as a junior training under the watchful eye of Nick for two years as a junior.

Jack has been the Tennis Director of Southern Highlands Country Club in Las Vegas, Nevada since January 2018. Jack was awarded USTA Nevada Coach of the year in 2019 and PTR Young Professional of the year also in 2019. He also was the 2020 PTR Nevada member of the year.

Prior to Southern Highlands Jack was a division one college tennis player and internationally ranked tennis player. He lives by the motto: “I want people to fall in love with this game (of tennis) for life” - Thank you Coach Jack Busby for being on The Coaching Podcast and for being such an inspiring and entrepreneurial coach yourself. We hope you enjoying "LISTENING" to this episode.

Simon interviews Customer Experience Consultant and Director of CX Group Australia, Justin Tippett. For 30+ years, Justin has been a leading practitioner and Voice in the Australian Contact Centre Industry.

Emma Doyle first met Mark Jeffery (UK based) when he asked her to speak at the virtual conference called the Winning Summit. They instantly connected on a human level and their passion to bridge the gap between machines and humans so that you can win more on and off the tennis court. What does Mark think makes a great coach? Someone who has love, passion and accountability.

Mark has had a very diverse and varied career, all innovations, underpinned by his love of tennis. A commissioned officer and army tennis champion, he played on the hallowed grass of Wimbledon for fifteen years against the RAF and Navy. Tennis was his universal language to new friends around the world as he played for the local tennis clubs wherever he went.

After the army, he ran David Lloyd's first big 'box' tennis club. He was the Event Director for the Super Series Benson and Hedges Tennis Championship at Wembley. More recently, a hobby in semi-retirement, bringing Military training into tennis to invent a one of a kind training methodology called, BIG POINT PLAYER. This, in turn, led him to his life's mission as the creator of The WINNING SUMMIT .... to accelerate personal development through training to compete in tennis.

You can hear more from Mark and Emma at the Winning Summit (https://2021.winningsummit.com). We hope you enjoy this episode and that we see you at the Winning Summit Events in the future.

Welcome to another episode of The Coaching Podcast. I'm thrilled to be joined by Mark Hlawaty, the Head Coach at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club, whose journey through the world of tennis has been as diverse as it has been enriching. Today, we're exploring the art of problem-solving, understanding the essence of the player, and cultivating a winning mentality both on and off the court. From dissecting coaching methodologies to drawing parallels between sports and the business realm, our conversation promises insights into the world of coaching. So, grab your racquets, and let's serve up some invaluable lessons. 

Check out the key moments below;

• 1.12: Do you prefer to run, walk, or cycle?
• 2.50: The 2024 Australian Open experience? We are all human!
  • "If I'm happy off the court, I'm going to play free."
• 11.51: How much do you focus on strengths "V" improving weaknesses? 
• 16.19: Do we over-coach (in the sporting context)? 
• 18.02: How can a coach teach problem-solving in practice?
• 20.49: What is a winning mentality?
  • Understand your WHY and then embrace it!
• 23.18: Identity: "I am a tennis player "V" I choose to play tennis."
• 26.06: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)
  • Understanding - ask a lot of questions
  • Listening - and hearing what they are saying
  • Openness - share some of your vulnerabilities with them
• 32.30: What can tennis learn from the business world?
• 37.19: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape, what disruptive idea do you have that will change the way we coach in 2030?
  • Find a better balance between work and life!

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by Transition Coach 4 Athletes - a US College placement service and mentoring program owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: https://www.transitioncoach4athletes.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Mark Hlawaty - Head Coach at Royal South Yarra Tennis Club

"I see myself as an educator of all things related to tennis. I have been involved for most of my life in a competitive or coaching role. I achieved my highest ATP ranking 437 singles, and low 200's doubles whilst in my 30's. The beautiful game has taken me all over Australia and the world, with coaching stints in Malaysia, China, Canada, and Europe. The challenges of relationships and tennis are intertwined and that is what I find so much fun."

Emma Doyle interviewed John Buchanan back in 2019 and the content from this interview is still so relevant today! He talks about his best coaching moments which are when he feels like he doesn't have to coach! Then our guest coach, Damo (Damian Carmody-Stephens) talks to Emma about John's comments as well as some gold dust moments like;

• How to reverse engineer a win
• Your level is your level on your worse day
• Who you are is the process by which you have achieved your results

And many more. We hope you enjoy this short interview and extended discussion about coaching.
John Buchanan is the Director and Owner of Buchanan Success Coaching. A business designed to enhance corporate success through the winning lessons from sport. John is passionate about coaching and the striking impact that quality coaching has on peak performance for individuals, leaders, and teams. His credentials as a leader and coach of teams are world-renowned. A leader with a unique perspective on the world, John is at home in any environment which seeks change, a desire for peak performance, and a vision to be the game-changers. John has a relaxed and personable manner and in combination with his absolute passion for coaching engages with all audiences who choose this journey.

With over 30 years in international coaching, education, and organizational management. John brings this experience and wisdom to his role as Peak Performance Strategist.

Since moving to Colorado, Emma Doyle has been reaching out to expert coaches in their fields and this episode is another great short and sharp interview with Ken Martel, the Technical Director for the American Development Model and Regional Manager for the sport of ice hockey. What does Ken think makes a great coach? Someone who is 'for the athlete'.

Ken Martel has over 25 years of experience in player development and a long history as a coach with USA Hockey, Ken Martel was named technical director of USA Hockey’s American Development Model in May 2009. He is charged with helping provide a framework for associations nationwide to follow for optimal athlete development.

From 2006-08 at USA Hockey’s national office in Colorado Springs, Colo., Martel worked on coaching education and player development initiatives. For his efforts using science to advance sport, Martel received the USOC "Doc" Councilman Award for Ice Hockey in 2004. Prior to arriving in Colorado Springs, Martel was a part of USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program staff as an assistant coach for eight years (1998-2006), including a dual role with responsibilities for player personnel in his final five seasons.

Martel has made appearances behind the bench of nine U.S. teams that have competed in International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships, including four times with the U.S. National Under-18 Team (2000-04), four times with the U.S. National Junior Team (2004, 2006, 2008-09) and once with the U.S. Women’s National Team (2007). He has been part of two gold medal-winning teams, including the first-ever U.S. gold medals in the IIHF Men’s World Under-18 Championship (2002) and the IIHF World Junior Championship (2004).

Among his additional coaching stops, Martel served one season (1997-98) as an assistant coach for the men’s ice hockey program at the U.S. Air Force Academy and seven seasons (1990-97) as an assistant men’s ice hockey coach at Michigan Tech University. He also spent one year (1990-91) as a graduate assistant for the men’s ice hockey program at St. Cloud State University.
A four-year (1985-89) letter-winner as a defenseman at Lake Superior State University, Martel helped the Lakers to the school’s first-ever NCAA national title in 1988.

Martel and his wife, Dawn, reside in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and are the parents of children Colin and Cailey.

Emma Doyle met Eniel Polynice by chance when he was visiting Dever from California and they immediately connected talking about everything to do with high-performance sport and coaching. What does Eniel think makes a great coach? Someone who cares, listens, and shows consistency.

Eniel Polynice is the owner and founder of 2 Nice Elite Basketball Coaching. He went to Booker High School and was the class 4A MVP, all-star MVP, MR Florida in 2006. He then went to college at the University of Mississippi in 2006/2007-2011 where he graduated with a bachelor degree in journalism. Also during his college career, he scored 1,000 points, 400 rebounds and 400 assists. He went on to start his masters in strategic communications and after that, he went on to play for two years with the Lakers organization and nine years in Europe as well as overseas where he played in ten different countries. To find out more about Eniel's coaching, please visit: https://www.2niceelite.com/

John Borden and Emma Doyle first met at the PTR Director of Tennis Conference in South Carolina back in November of 2018. They instantly connected on a number of topics and have collaborated ever since. John lives and breathes his top three coaching qualities, that is, someone who listens, is prepared and is sincere. He is a humble and gracious leader and we are so lucky to have him in the tennis industry. Check out his vulnerability on this episode of The Coaching Podcast as he shares his worse coaching moment. Plus Emma Doyle and Simon Blair take a deeper dive into this interview and share some of their coaching reflections. In this episode, Simon shares that: "assumptions are the killer of great customer experiences" and Emma explains why "curiosity" is the key to how we grow the game of tennis and expand the coaching industry.

John is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Washington Tennis & Education Foundation. WTEF blends two of John’s passions: Tennis and Education. John began playing tennis nearly 30 years ago and upon graduating from college, John spent two years teaching in the School District of Philadelphia, working as both a substitute and assistant teacher. After completing Law School, John returned to tennis working at the Junior Tennis Champions center in College Park, MD. John held many roles there, including Director of Tennis and General Manager. At JTCC, John introduced thousands of Junior and Adult players to tennis, helping to design the junior development pathway as well as an adult beginner tennis program that introduced 2000 new people to tennis in 4 years. John was responsible for record growth at JTCC, oversaw significant improvements to the campus, and trained scores of young professionals on both teaching and the business of tennis.

With over 15 years of experience, John is currently the youngest member of the Profession Tennis Registry Board of Directors, played his colligate tennis at Villanova University and has a Juris Doctor from the Howard University School of Law. He is a life-long athlete, proven leader, and innovator is a recognized speaker on growing the sport of tennis and other relevant industry topics.

Since moving to Colorado, Emma Doyle has been meeting many of the local tennis pro's as well as supporting local tennis businesses. This is how Emma and first met Jen Armstrong at the retail shop in Denver called Game, Set, Match. Jen's positive energy, radiant smile and passion for tennis within the community are some of the reasons we wanted to have her on the show as well as the fact that she told us how much she enjoys listening to The Coaching Podcast. Below are some of her credentials: - Competitive 4.0/4.5 player, USPTA Professional Pro -Teaching Pro at Lebsack, Highlands Ranch, Colorado -Retail Sales Manager of University Hills, Game-Set-Match, Inc. -JV Coach for Kent Denver High School Girls Tennis - Assistant Varsity Coach for East High School Boys Tennis -2021 Denver City Open Doubles Champion and Singles Finalist - 2019 Colorado State Open Doubles Champion and Singles Finalist - Mother of two teenage boys who are Eagle Scouts, married 23 yrs and counting - I'm passionate about teaching and love being a part of other's development pathways sharing their smiles.

Jen's motto is - "Failures can lead to your success. Don't be afraid to try, ask why and learn."

Lauren Chypyha was a former student-athlete for the Women's Wisconsin tennis team where Coach, Tina Samara, had the fortunate experience of being her coach and an excellent coach-player relationship in helping Lauren maximize her athletic and genetic potential.

At a glance, some of Lauren Chypyha's playing and career highlights include:
- 4th winningest singles player in Wisconsin women’s tennis history - 3 time all big ten - Career-high NCAA ranking of 32 - WTA points in singles and doubles - 2 years of coaching between Wisconsin days and law school - Graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2020 - Called to the Ontario Bar in June 2021.

Thank you, Lauren, for being on The Coaching Podcast and we wish you all the success in transferring your tennis mindset skills over to the legal world.

Coach Tina Samara played both professional tennis and semi-pro golf herself, she understands what is required to become a champion. On the WTA tour, she reached a career-high ranking of 223 in doubles and played in the US Open Singles in 1994 and 1995. During her US College playing days, she won three NCAA National Team Championships and was the #1 ranked NCAA doubles team for the University of Georgia in 1995. Following her sporting achievements, Tina went on to coach Division 1 women's college tennis for 11 years and was known for her practical, empathic and direct approach to the holistic development of both the person and the athlete. In addition, Tina also competed as a semi-pro golfer for three years winning the New York State public links event in 2003.

Tina privately coaches and mentors many teenage athletes to help them transition from high school into college by pursuing their sporting goals and dreams. She is the owner and founder of Transition Coach 4 Athletes. This service helps student-athletes navigate the often challenging world of balancing study and maximizing sports performance as well as helping find US College Scholarships. Her website is: www.trainsitioncoach4athletes.com

During the pandemic, Michele Krause and Emma Doyle crated and co-hosted the EM & M SHOW - providing both daily and weekly motivation, energy and mindset boosting to help people with their mental health! They are great friends and work colleagues and their energy combined is what most people talk about when they think of Emma and Michele. Michele is currently a Cardio Tennis Consultant at the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and she is the founder of InTENNSity Fitness.

Michele Krause is an experienced sports product manager with a demonstrated history of working in the tennis/fitness industry. The worlds foremost expert on Cardio Tennis; the architect and co-founder of the Cardio Tennis® Program, innovative and successful in taking the Cardio Tennis brand from concept to global brand recognition in over 30 countries. Cardio Tennis participation in the US has shown consistent growth since first tracked over 10 years ago with a participation increase of +156% from 2008-2016 and it is ranked #2 in the top ten fastest-growing sports over a 3-year participation rate. Today 2.2 million people in the US participate in Cardio Tennis. She has strong professional skills in team building, leadership, educating, public speaking, and event management.

Valorie Kondos Field and Emma Doyle met when they were both speakers at The Winning Summit. They instantly connected on many coaching levels and this episode is no different. There are so many pearls of wisdom to be heard and vulnerable moments shared straight from the heart. ENJOY!

Valorie is the retired head coach of the seven-time NCAA Champion, 22-time Regional and 18-time Pac 12 Champion UCLA Women’s Gymnastics team. Inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010, the four-time “National Coach of the Year” was also named “West Region Coach” of the Year and Pac 12 “Coach of the Century” for her solid track record as a preeminent coach. Affectionately known by her gymnasts as “Miss Val,” her reputation is only one reason that 46 former US national team members came through her program and why half of the last two Olympic teams committed to UCLA. Valorie’s coaching success can be attributed to her extraordinary leadership and mentorship of young student-athletes, and the way in which she used gymnastics as an avenue through which to teach valuable life lessons, while encouraging individuality and joy.

Something Valorie learned from the late John Wooden, the legendary and most successful collegiate basketball coach of all time, who was one of her biggest inspirations, as well as a close mentor and friend. Valorie began her career as a professional ballet dancer and choreographer for the Washington, DC and Sacramento Ballet Companies. Although never a gymnast herself, she’s transferred to her student-athletes all she learned in the world of classical dance. The result of which resulted in nearly three decades of coaching one of the premier athletic programs in any sport, mentoring hundreds of elite athletes, including Olympic champions Simone Biles, Jordan Wieber, Kyla Ross, Madison Kocian, Laurie Hernandez and viral sensations Katelyn Ohashi and Nia Dennis, among others.

Also known as the nation’s foremost gymnastics choreographer, Miss Val’s many credits include choreographing and directing a myriad of live variety shows, such as the NCAA Opening Ceremonies for Women’s Basketball, a flash mob of famed female athletes and coaches at the inaugural Aurora Games, a Kareem Abdul-Jabbar roast, CBS’s “Jump, Jive & Thrive” Breast Cancer Research Foundation benefit, and 26 years of cirque-type shows for SeaWorld’s Summer Nights and the San Diego Zoo. Current projects include additional live stage shows, TV specials, events and the development of a theatrical musical, plus the highly anticipated post-Olympic “Gold Over America Tour” featuring an all-star team of female gymnastics champions, headlined by Simone Biles and also featuring Katelyn Ohashi, which will begin in Fall 2021 and is slated to visit more than 35 U.S. cities, celebrating powerful female athletes in a high-octane, fun-filled experience. She is a dynamic and charismatic speaker with an extensive schedule of “Corporate Coaching” events for national companies including JP Morgan Chase, General Electric, Gucci and Jackson National Life Insurance, and has contributed to various panel discussions including Bustle’s “Rule Breakers” and the ESPNW Summit. In her TEDWomen 2019 talk, Miss Val inspires people to reevaluate their definition of success. She maintains that real success is developing champions in life, and that in order to motivate success, we need to inspire those whom we lead without compromising the human spirit. As a recent breast cancer survivor, Valorie’s positive outlook and hope-filled message is impactful. She empowered her athletes to use their voices, to celebrate themselves, and to enjoy the elite sport that has damaged so many in the past.

She also shared her motivating and inspirational messages with the world, with her book, “LIFE IS SHORT, DON’T WAIT TO DANCE: Advice and Inspiration from the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame Coach of 7 NCAA Championship Teams,” which was released in Fall 2018 by the Hachette Book Group. It expounds on her life philosophy: “Don’t wait to see what life is going to hand you, take control of your life and design ~ choreograph it exactly how you want it to turn out.” In her free time, Valorie is active with the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, LA 84 Olympic Foundation, WISE (Women In Sports & Events), BCRF (Breast Cancer Research Foundation), Unite For Her, and many other charitable organizations, close to her heart. She resides in Fayetteville, Arkansas with her husband, retired UCLA Football Coach, Bobby Field

Are you curious to know more about how do you break free from the mass of wannabes and qualify for Wimbledon? If you answered yes to this question, then this episode on The Coaching Podcast is one not to be missed with Slovakian Coach, Vlado Platenik. What does Vlado think makes a great coach? Empathy, Passion, Knowledge!

In the glossy world of ‘Grand Slam’ tennis coaches, there are very few Grand Slam Development Tennis Coaches i.e. tennis coaches that work in the trenches taking ‘nobodies’ with no ranking points, no money, into ‘somebodies’ Top 100, Top 64… and beyond. A former professional tennis player from Slovak has taken four players from lower-ranking to Top 100 WTA, four players to Top 20 WTA. His players have qualified for more than sixty Grand Slam Tournaments and qualified for more than fifteen Wimbledon’s. Are there other coaches that can equal those results in developing young talent? Rather than coaching a player that’s already broken through.

Each player development process takes around three years of Vlado’s life dedicated to this one person. His current client is Veronika Kudermetova ranked 32. Vlado has now been on WTA Tour for twenty + years spending eleven months of the year away from his own family. There’s a Winning life off-court on tour and a Winning game on court on tour. And his teenage daughter (Ela Platenikova), schooled in Vlado’s ‘method’ also dreams of Wimbledon! She is 17 years old, number 2 in Slovakia in her age, playing ITF juniors and ITF women tournaments. Vlado's can be reached via his e-mail: platenik76@hotmail.com

What a real treat it is to have Casey Dellacqua on The Coaching Podcast. Emma Doyle has known Casey for many years and watched her development closely over the years. In this episode, she talks about the Wimbledon semi-final matchups as well as the importance of keeping tennis fun. What does Casey think makes a great coach? Someone who is an effective communicator, demonstrates respect and has fun.

Casey Dellacqua retired from professional tennis in 2018 as one of Australia’s most popular and classy representatives. The West Australian was an integral member of the Australian Fed Cup team and a dual Olympian. Dellacqua first captured the nation’s heart when she made her Australian Open debut as a 17-year-old in 2003.

Dellacqua joined the world’s top 50 for the first time in 2008 following a breakthrough Australian Open where she made the fourth round. Shoulder and foot surgeries in 2009 and 2010 halted her progress before the left-hander returned in 2011, winning six ITF Pro Circuit titles in a row, as well as the French Open Mixed doubles title with American Scott Lipsky. Dellacqua enjoyed enormous success on the women’s doubles tour and was ranked as high as number three in the world. She made the 2008 French Open final with Francesca Schiavone, and was a finalist with a close friend and now world No.1 Ash Barty at the Australian Open, Wimbledon, and US Open, all in 2013.
Dellacqua rose to a career-high singles ranking of 26 in 2014. A fall at the China Open in 2015 left Dellacqua with concussion symptoms that lasted for more than a year and led to the end of her singles career. She eventually left the game to spend more time with her growing family before being honoured with the Spirit of Tennis Award at the end of 2018.

Dellacqua is now a respected commentator and is passionate about growing and developing the game in Australia through mentoring and coaching.

Welcome to The Coaching Podcast, where we take a look into the minds of exceptional individuals who bring peak performance strategies into the sports arena and business world. Today, we're honored to host Carlos Salum, a coach of peak performance and mental training. With a remarkable career coaching Grand Slam tennis champions, Formula Racing drivers, Olympians, and business leaders, Carlos embodies the essence of the breakthrough mindset. In his book, "The Glass is Full and a Half," Carlos unveils the secrets behind peak performance, emphasizing curiosity, vision, and a relentless pursuit of excellence. Join us as we explore Carlos's journey, from igniting curiosity to fostering trust and achieving extraordinary results, and discover how his disruptive ideas are shaping the future of coaching.

Check out the key moments below;

• 1.04: Do you prefer to sing or dance?
• 1.35: What makes you great? 
  • Curiosity (that's the entry point), passion for understanding (secret story of the evolution), and what's your aspiration (in service of what)?
• 2.52: What's the secret sauce in your origin story? 
• 5.29: The trigger question: WHY NOT? Is there another way? This will ignite your curiosity!
• 7.31: Flow state mindset when working with racing car drivers.
  • Tennis reaction time is 0.5 seconds, in comparison to racing car drivers' who must react within 0.2 seconds.
• 12.01: Can business people access flow state? Yes, because when you take the speed away, the pressure remains and people respond to pressure in the following ways:
  • 1) Walk away
  • 2) Get angry
  • 3) Blame circumstances or other people (trying to protect our self-esteem)
  • 4) Choke (because we can't see the next step)
  • Or 5) You can take the risk because you consider yourself a learner (love the challenge)
• 13.48: Do you believe in mental rehearsal? Yes, it's essential because:
  • "You win before you win. You are going to be the best under pressure."
    • "I don't need to believe, I have experience."
• 15.53: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)
  • Discernment - diagnosis to help
  • Vision - alignment and compelling
  • Leadership - infuse positive emotion so that they trust the journey
• 18.15: My definition of Trust among individuals and in Teams is as follows:
  Trust = Co3Re3
  Trust is Co3Re3 = [Communication x Cooperation x Commitment] x [Reciprocity x Results x Rewards]. 
  • Trust evolves from one element to the other: Communication leads to Cooperation, which leads to Commitment… Reciprocity (trust but verify, keeping it fair) leads to Results and Rewards. The impact is exponential (to the cube).
  • The alignment of these Co3Re3 factors makes Trust in Teams exponentially powerful. It allows people to create common languages that IGNITES high positive energy and pride to attain meaningful achievements. 
• 21.07: Book: The Glass is Full and a Half - A Memoir of Transformation by Carlos Salum
  • "We cannot be creative if we don't allow ourselves permission to play!" (Especially in humor)
• A peak performer is a flexible, versatile, creative, resilient, and situational thinker who designs extraordinary results. 
• 27.56: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape, what disruptive idea do you have that will disrupt the way we coach in 2030?
  • AI for collective ethical wisdom!
• Remember to check out the World Tennis Conference 4 thanks to Fernando Segal: Click here

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by The Sampson Agency - a talent entertainment and sports management company owned and operated by Tina Samara.

Visit: www.thesampsonagency.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Carlos Salum - Founder, Salum International Resources, Inc.

Peak Performance and Mental Training expert, he worked with Grand Slam tennis champions Gabriela Sabatini and Sergi Bruguera. He also coaches ATP and WTA-ranked players, FIA Formula Racing F1/F2/F3/F4 drivers (Pietro and Enzo Fittipaldi), and Olympians. He’s a mentor at LEAD Sports & Health Tech Partners, as well as the co-founder of Synergize Sports and the Tennis Innovation Conference. Salum is an international Keynote Speaker, TEDx Presenter, produced playwright, and documentary film producer. He created TheSircle Executive Club in 2009, a gathering of business leaders and artists in Charlotte and European locations.

Connect with Carlos

Website: https://www.saluminternational.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlossalum/ 

Other: https://www.synergizesports.com

In this episode of The Coaching Podcast, Emma Doyle interviews Dr. Nandi Shareef about her experience as an executive and speaking coach. She reminds us all that 'What Makes a Great Coach' is someone who has PRESENCE. She also asked us to reflect on - How are we taking care of ourselves? A wonderful coach reflection question when we are constantly giving our time, efforts and energy to others.

Dr. Nandi Shareef is the Founder and CEO of The Shareef Group, a boutique speaking and coaching firm that ignites the gifts and talents of global leaders to create a transformed world. Through her practice, she's helped clients increase their income and savings by millions of dollars, establish themselves as entrepreneurs and executives, and give back hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds and in-kind donations to global philanthropic efforts. In the corporate world, she facilitates executive coaching and development for Fortune 500, high-tech, and start-up leaders. Some of her corporate clients include Genentech, Squarespace, Prudential Financial, Own the Room, Airbnb, Facebook, and Google.

Dr. Nandi served as Head of the People Development Center of Excellence at Uber, where she drove the organization to adopt coaching as an imperative for leadership and team success and co-led efforts to transform a group of L&D professionals into a world-class product organization. As a former Practice Manager with KPMG and seasoned Organization Development practitioner, she built learning infrastructures for some of the most revered organizations in the world. She holds a Ph.D. in Organization Development, M.B.A., and an ICF Professional Coaching certification. She is a 2020 Pepsi x Essence Magazine She Got Now award winner and a 2018 inductee of The Millennial 100. Dr. Nandi is currently working on her first book, Impostor No More: How to Tell the Truth and Start Living Authentically, where she empowers others to embrace authenticity as the foremost imperative for creating an extraordinary life.

Alex Jago and Emma Doyle have known each other for many years, especially working in the Coach Education department for Tennis Australia. This interview took place in 2018 when Alex was the Victorian National Tennis Academy Manager and he is now the Para-sport Performance Pathway Manager at Paralympics Australia. Alex lives and breathes the 3 top qualities that he believes make a great coach, they are: Listener, caring, and learner.

Alex Jago is a tertiary qualified, former top 10 ITA ranked (Intercollegiate Tennis Association) player with extensive experience in High-Performance Program Leadership, Talent Development, Coach Development, Athlete Wellbeing and strategic sports development design, I have the passion to influence, educate and shape the future of Australian sport. Having worked in sport and leadership roles for Tennis Australia and the University of Memphis (NCAA Division 1 University). His experience places him in a strong position to educate, lead and influence coaches, athletes, and stakeholders in any sport environment. He is a leader, manager and coach that demonstrates care and continued growth for his peers and athletes.

His coaching and leadership philosophy is centered on a growth mind-set, maintaining high standards, with a strong focus on wellbeing principles and creating a culture of inclusive and personal best habits, which promotes an environment that people want to be a part of. This type of environment is centered around a holistic view of development of the person and the performer. His philosophy is underpinned with his personal vision – ‘To Influence people in a positive way’. We hope you enjoy this episode on The Coaching Podcast.

Mark McGregor and Emma Doyle talk about his experience of being fired as an Ice Hockey Head Coach, simplifying the complex as well as having clarity over your vision and values. One of the highlights of this interview, plus the extended section, is that we spoke about the importance of strengthening your strengths in order to recruit the right people on the bus. ENJOY this fun and insight episode.

Mark McGregor, Canadian, former ice-hockey coach and manager, is one of the most renowned management-trainers, coaches and keynote-speakers on an international level. He delivers at in-house seminars, conferences, kick-offs, and customer events. His main topics are leadership, team building, change management and life balance.

The core of his philosophy is responsible self-management, aligned with clear values and a clear personal vision and mission. This self-management is not an event, but an ongoing process that requires constant engagement and discipline. Together with a balanced lifestyle, these are the fundamental ingredients for a conscious and successful life.

Mark’s enthusiasm, humor and spirit create a mix that is very dynamic and effective as the variety of feedback letters and top-references from satisfied customers definitely prove. Typical comments describe him as inimitable, entertaining, energizing and committed.

After leaving the University of Manitoba, Mark moved to Europe. There he has worked successfully for many years as a trainer/coach of various teams in Germany and Switzerland. In 1989 he started his education as management trainer and also a teacher in the business-sector. In Australia, he has worked for the “Success Motivation Institute,” the largest management-training center in the world. In Canada Mark has been a top-trainer with “Custom Learning Systems,” the biggest leadership- and customer-service training center in the country. There, participants twice selected him as ‘Speaker of the Year.’

Since 1999 Mark has worked full-time as in-house trainer, coach and keynote-speaker with various national and international companies. He has been ranked as one of the top speakers at the St. Gallen Business School, the St. Gallen Management Program, the St. Gallen Management Institute and the Boston Business School – the biggest training centers in Switzerland. He is also a regular contributor to the internal education programs of companies like AMRO bank, Bayer, Henkel or Gerresheimer. Participants appreciate his professional competence as well as his extensive experience as an athlete and team leader.

Since 2010, with his summer Leadership Camps in Kenora, Canada, Mark has offered the opportunity to experience an intensive one-week Leadership Training. These all-inclusive leadership camps provide participants with an in-depth opportunity to grow and develop, surrounded by the pristine beauty of Canada’s Lake of the Woods. The Leadership Camp in Inzell, Germany, opened in 2012, compliments his offerings for ongoing professional development.
Mark can be contacted via this email: mail@markmcgregor.ch Check out his latest book : True North, Great teams are built, not born.

Emma Doyle and Bowie Jane used to play tennis together and now they are the best of friends travelling in the world in pursuit of their dreams. Emma recently interviewed Bowie on a rooftop in New York where they could feel the energy from the concrete jungle. Bowie's best coaching experiences are when demonstrations are visual and loaded with positive reinforcement. She talks about her sliding doors moments, specifically when she stopped being a criminal lawyer in order to pursue her love of music.
Bowie Jane is a top ten UK and top 20 USA Billboard charting DJ Singer-Songwriter and producer. She has toured the world performing on world stages such as Dodgers Stadium Los Angeles, F1 Grand Prix, Millenium Stadium Wales, the Australian Open Tennis Championships, Blackpool Opera House, Yost Theater and more. She’s also opened for Paul Oakenfold and had her tracks featured on CBS SWAT as well as various other tv shows.
You will also hear her on her weekly radio show and podcast “Babes Behind the Beats” with Jess Bowen. Check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/babes-behind-the-beats-with-jess-bowen-bowie-jane/id1514873022
As an ex-professional tennis player playing both on the international tennis circuit as well as playing club tennis in Germany, Bowie talks about her years on the professional circuit, coaching techniques that worked for her and preferences of coaching styles. Bowie also coached at the Bob Brett tennis Academy in Switzerland for many years before pursuing her career in music.

If you are interested in bank robberies, diversity and inclusion, then this episode on The Coaching Podcast is one not to be missed! Emma Doyle interviews Tammy Sanders about the importance of having self-awareness. In the extended interview, they discuss power and agency and specifically, how this relates to coaching the next generation of leaders. #Complexity

Tammy Sanders is a business coach specializing in driving clarity, growth and performance. She is a highly experienced and data-driven coach and trusted advisor with a PhD in Education and a passion for effective development, growth, and business outcomes. Her toolkit includes conscious leadership; organizational and talent development; and operational partnership with business leaders, HR partners, managers and teams.

Milena Stephens and Emma Doyle met through the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) symposiums and they have been good friends ever since. Milena has a passion for coaching that is infectious and her Dad is also a tennis coach. What does Milena and her Dad think makes a great coach in three words?

Milena Araujo Stephens - Connect, educate, and listens.
Her Dad - Moises Araujo - Teaching, education, and listens

Emma and Milena share their early coaching memories together during the extended interview on The Coaching Podcast.

Milena grew up on the courts of her parents’ tennis club, where she started playing at age three; and as a junior player, Stephens reached #1 in her native Brazil. She earned a full athletic scholarship to play for Delta State University and went on to earn her BA and then a Masters degree in Sports Management. Milena served as Director of Tennis at Cleveland Country Club in Mississippi. She also coached at Midtown Athletic Club in Weston, Florida, before joining the PTR team as Director of Development and Diversity where she is heavily involved with coaches’ education.

In this episode, we mentioned that we would share the link to the Tennis NLP Online Course that Emma created with the PTR to help improve your language patterns for accelerated player performance. https://ptr.teachable.com/p/tennis-nlp/?preview=logged_out

Emma Doyle studied her Business Coaching Qualifications through The Open Door Coaching Group where Natalie Ashdown is the CEO. Natalie has had one of the biggest influences on my coaching career and we continue to partner together on projects, specifically, co-authoring a book about What Makes a Great Coach to be released in 2021. Watch this space.

Natalie is one of Australia's most senior and experienced coaches and a recognised speaker and author. Her passion, vision, creativity and commitment assists and supports individuals, teams and companies to create lasting cultural change using coaching skills.

Natalie is one of just 18 coaches in Australia to hold the International Coach Federation Master Certified Coach credential. Often working with HR, L&D professionals and executive teams to implement strategic initiatives and designing leadership programs that target organisational change; and she is sought after for her expert facilitation skills particularly in coaching managers to coach their teams and is regarded as a mentor by many. She has worked extensively across all government levels and the private sector and has exposure and experience in international coaching including international work as a key-note speaker.

She is a qualified Surf Life Saver, runs a surf education program for 180 children in the summer holidays and Community CPR program and has achieved her black belt in Taekwondo.

Daniel is a Global Consultant and Expert in Customer Experience and Contact Centres. This interview was recorded by Simon back in 2018 with Daniel during a business trip from his then home in Singapore to Melbourne. We are glad to finally bring it you now.

Jennifer Migan met Emma Doyle through the winning summit and they instantly connected on many levels, especially on coaching topics and how to become an effective speaker. In this episode of The Coaching Podcast, Jennifer shares some important messages about the power of choosing your words carefully as a coach.
Jennifer is a former French professional tennis player. Before going on tour, she played college tennis at Indiana State University (Division 1) where she reached the top 50 NCAA in singles and top 25 in doubles. Jennifer also has a degree in journalism and political science and a Master's degree in international relations. Currently working as a Media and Communication expert, Jennifer launched her podcast called The Players' Lounge, in which she discusses the mental aspect of the game with her guests.

Emma Doyle interviews Andy Scantland through her connection with the ICF chapter in Colorado. Simon and Emma then share their insights on this interview especially around deep level listening and how to ask targeted questions.
Andy's passion is in helping people to lead in a more effective, confident and inspiring way. He helps businesses scale by scaling their leadership.
While some people are naturally-born good leaders, most of us are not. Good leadership practice can be learned if you have a desire to serve people and a willingness to stretch and grow. He is dedicated to empowering individuals to embrace their potential and showing up in their strengths, as their most authentic and inspiring selves.
He is a Professional Certified Coach (PCC), trained through the ICF-accredited Co-Active Training Institute as well as certified Strengths Coach through The Marcus Buckingham Company., in Brain-based Coaching through the NeuroLeadership Institute and in Fred Kofman's Conscious Leadership model.
If you have a desire to enhance your leadership impact, please reach out to Andy: ascantland@upside-partners.com

Welcome to The Coaching Podcast. In today's episode, we have the privilege of hosting David Wheadon, a renowned coach whose insights redefine the essence of coaching. With a career spanning decades, David's wisdom illuminates the intricate fusion of empathy, teaching, and people management that defines effective coaching. From unraveling the art of empathy to navigating the delicate balance between science and art in coaching, David's perspectives offer invaluable lessons for coaches at every level. 

Here is a summary of the key points;

• 1.20: Cats or dogs?
• 1.46: Coaching = People Management + Teaching
• Teaching is the act of making learning happen
• If you are going to be a teacher, you have to be a good people manager. At the base of this is EMPATHY - understanding the perspective of the other person.
• You have to know what motivates someone - what 'bait' do they want?
• 4.10: How can a coach improve in the art of empathy?
  • Ask questions and listen to the answers (stop talking)!
  • What's behind what they are saying is often not the truth.
•  7.06: What do you mean by the art and science of coaching?
  • "I believe that coaching is an art based on a science."
  • The artist coaches last longer in sports as long as they surround themselves with scientists.
• 9.46: Skill Acquisition - all open skills require you to teach decision-making first, technique second (but not secondary), because the best players are often the 'smartest' (they are in the right place at the right time). Make sure you expose players to different ways of solving problems.
• 13.07: The Yips: Any sport/skill where there is time to think about failure is difficult.
• 15.42: Coaching Philosophy = The beliefs and principles on which your decisions and actions are based! Having a well-developed coaching philosophy (that evolves) will help you during times of uncertainty.
• 16.54: Once you choose a philosophy, have a mentor take the opposite view to challenge you on what you believe to be true.
  • "Players 'feel', coaches 'see'. Therefore, teach your players to teach other players what they know (focus on their strengths - the fastest way to improve their self-esteem).
  •  They started coaching during the matches.19.30: What are the benefits of peer coaching?
• 23.00: Top 3 tips:
  • 1) Learn how to teach (get a qualification). Teach through pearls of wisdom. Players learn through doing.
  • 2) Learn how to teach skills. There are four ways that teaching can occur:
    • 1) Coach to Player
    • 2) Player to Player
    • 3) Player to Coach
    • 4) Player alone
  • 3) Practice your people management - learn how to build relationships with your players.
• 24.58: The Next Coach Program - There is not one way to coach but think about how you are going to coach. It's based on principles, not methods. 
• 28.25: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape what disruptive idea do you have that will disrupt the way that we coach in 2030?
  • It's evolving to teaching through play!
  • Good training is really ugly! How can we teach better than what we already know?
  • In 2030, we will have really good goal-kicking coaches.
• 31.20: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)
  
  • Empathy 
  • Teaching
  • People Management 
• 32.27: A mentor tells you things that you don't want to hear. A mentor is someone you respect.  Someone you believe in and who is on your side.

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by Transition Coach for Athletes - A global mentoring and US college placement service owned and operated by Tina Samara.
Visit: www.tc4a.com or  email: tina@transitioncoach4athletes.com

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About David Wheadon

David Wheadon's career in Australian Rules Football (AFL) spans from player to coach, marked by notable achievements. Beginning with Collingwood, he transitioned to coaching at a young age, leading major league country football teams before becoming a prominent figure in AFL coaching since 1985, specializing in skill acquisition. With four Grand Finals under his belt, including three Premierships, he now serves as the Goal Kicking Coach for the St Kilda Football Club while also mentoring 20% of the current AFL coaching staff. Beyond football, Wheadon has dedicated over two decades to teaching at Belmont High School, shaping young minds in physical education, history, and geography, exemplifying a lifelong commitment to both sport and education.

After hearing Darren Cahill talk at a Coach Education workshop with Tennis Australia, we knew that we wanted to have him on The Coaching Podcast. I have always admired his work ethic and his TV commentary/match analysis are always spot on. As he is around the top 10 male and female tennis player frequently, we can all learn from what qualities they share in common: 1) Work Ethic 2) Purpose 3) Belief 4) Resilience 5) Team Darren Cahill is one of the great icons in the world of international tennis. Born in Adelaide, Australia as the son of a famous Australian football player and coach John Cahill, Darren started playing professional tennis in 1984, at the age of nineteen. Cahill’s first success as a professional was in 1985, winning his first tour doubles title at Melbourne, and later in 1988 in Gstaad, he won his first top-level singles title. The same year Cahill eliminated Boris Becker at the US Open and reached the semi-finals. Cahill’s performance at this Grand Slam event is widely considered his best ever.
A year later, in 1989 at the Australian Open, Cahill continued a streak of successes. Playing with Mark Kratzmann, Cahill finished runner-up in the men’s doubles. Playing for the Australian team at the Davis Cup in 1990, Cahill achieved a career 6–4 Davis Cup record with 4–0 in doubles and 2–4 in singles. Cahill was ranked as World number 22 in singles and world number 10 in doubles. He was the winner of two ATP singles titles and thirteen doubles titles. Cahill’s list of victories contains wins over such distinguished names as John McEnroe, Boris Becker, Goran Ivanisevic and Mats Wilander. Cahill’s highly-successful career as a tennis player earned him the Australian male Tennis Player of the Year 1988 Award.

During my time in Washinton in 2019, I had the pleasure of coaching tennis to Jay Gruden's wife, Sherry. While coaching her, we spoke about the importance of team values that subsequently drive behaviour. She suggested that I share a values activity with her husband, Jay Gruden, who at the time was the head coach of the Washington Redskins. This was an opportunity not to be missed for The Coaching Podcast.
Jay Gruden is an American football coach and former quarterback. Currently, he has joined the Jaguars with coach Doug Marrone as one of their offensive coordinator coaches. He previously served as the head coach of the Washington Redskins from 2014 to 2019 and as offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2011 to 2013. During his time in the Arena Football League (AFL), he won four Arena Bowls as a player and two more as a head coach. He is the younger brother of Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden and was an assistant coach of the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team that won Super Bowl XXXVII.

When you have the opportunity to interview a leader in her field who happens to be the National Chairman of KPMG in Australia, then you do not pass up an opportunity like this one.
Alison Kitchen is the National Chairman of KPMG Australia and also serves as a member of KPMG’s Global and Regional Boards. Alison has held a variety of management and governance roles within the partnership as well as serving as External Audit Partner for a range of major ASX listed companies.
Alison has worked in geographically diverse and complex operating environments providing advice on a range of topics including audit, risk, management, internal controls, business processes and regulatory change. Alison’s experience spans a range of industries including energy, mining, transport and consumer goods and financial services.
During Alison’s time at KPMG, Alison has acted as lead audit partner on five ASX Top 50 companies with global operations and has significant transaction experience with those clients.
In her current role as National Chairman, Alison is responsible for the overall governance and strategic positioning of KPMG in Australia. Alison also remains the lead partner for ANZ’s external audit.
Alison is a member of Chief Executive Women.

Michelle Guiliano is the Co-Founder at Salt Consulting & Communications. Emma and Michelle met when they were both speaking at the Festival of Doers in Switzerland. Emma was immediately impressed with both Michelle and Denise Nickerson's ability to engage an audience with practical and realistic strategies for people to action and live the best story of their lives.

Michelle Guiliano is an Innovator, Award-Winning Entrepreneur, Business Development and Strategy Consultant, experienced Executive Search Professional, and Coach. She leads teams from within and is a catalyst in the creation of high-performance culture wherever she works. Energy, enthusiasm, and creativity fuel her rapid assessment of opportunities, resources, and solutions to bring teams and companies into practical, actionable, alignment with their vision. Skills from endurance sports inform her coaching practice. She collaborates with executive clients on guidelines, attitudes and habits that make a measurable difference in streamlining the path to excellence. With her business partner, she has coached over 100 sports coaches, including Olympic and national-level coaches, in human development, empathy, active listening, mindfulness, and communication skills through a Swiss Olympic-approved curriculum. She co-created a technology for Strategic Teaming for those in crisis through her own personal experience of teaming learned through personal crisis and sports.
michelle@salt.consulting
www.salt.consulting
www.theintegritysystem.com

Following on from the interview with Alicia Molik (check out #33), this episode is with her former coach, David Taylor. Emma Doyle has the opportunity to interview David at Melbourne Park while he was working with many of the up and coming top Aussie players.

Here are some of the highlights from David long-standing career coaching.

• Began playing tennis aged eight and started coaching in 1992
• Became a coach on the WTA Tour in 1995, based out of the Hopman Tennis Academy in the US · Touring WTA coach from 1995 to 2000
• Coached at the Saddlebrook Tennis Academy in Florida from 1995-2000
• Appointed by Tennis Australia as the national women’s travelling coach in 2001, working with Alicia Molik, Evie Dominikovic and Nicole Pratt · Nominated Australian Fed Cup coach in 2002 and 2003
• Coached several top 20 WTA players, including former World Number 1’s Martina Hingis and Ana Ivanovic, US Open Champion Sam Stosur and Olympic bronze medallist Alicia Molik
• Appointed captain of the Australian Fed Cup team in 2006 and has led the team for seven ties
• Named the Australian Institute of Sport’s tennis program women’s coach in 2007, working with Casey Dellacqua, Jessica Moore and, currently, Stosur
• Coached the Australian women’s team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Guided Sam Stosur to her maiden Grand Slam title, the 2011 US Open
• Stepped down from the role of Fed Cup captain in December 2012 (Alicia Molik was named captain in January 2013) to focus on coaching Sam Stosur
• David Taylor and Sam Stosur parted ways in August 2013; they reunited in April 2015
• In between, he worked with Croatian-born Australian Ajla Tomljanovic

Emma Doyle had the opportunity to interview Bethanie Mattek-Sands at the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in 2019. Bethanie is a bundle of energy and this interview is exactly the same! Bethanie is an American professional tennis player and an Olympic Gold medalist. She has won nine Grand Slam titles - five in women's doubles and four in mixed doubles and is a former doubles world No. 1. Take a listen to hear what Bethanie believes is poor coach - so interesting!

The guest coach discussing this interview with Emma is Damien Carmody Stephens. Damo has had an instrumental impact on Emma's life as he continues to mentor, impact and influence her coaching today. His insights on Bethanie's comments and coaching, in general, will leave you wanting to hear lots more from Damo - Emma's YODA mentor.

Emma Doyle interviews Alicia Molik at the US Open on this short episode of The Coaching Podcast. It is only 5 minutes and 30 seconds of great value, especially around the importance of 'listening' to help build problem-solving skills. Alicia and Emma played on the same pennant tennis team many years ago at Grace Park Tennis Club and they have remained friends ever since. Alicia is always kind, curious and fun (a champion person inside and out)! We hope you enjoy this episode on The Coaching Podcast.

Alicia is an Australian former professional tennis player. She reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 and won a bronze medal for Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. She enjoys good food, red wine, the Barossa Valley, Thai and Japanese cuisine, spending time with friends at home, bike riding, the beach and soccer games ... Favorite musicians are U2, Kylie Minogue, Coldplay and Robbie Williams; favorite movies are The Castle, Kath & Kim and any Australian comedy. She is the current Australian Fed Cup Captain and we wish her all the success in the world for 2021.

The Coaching Podcast is back (finally) with Season 3. Emma Doyle interviews Jared Bull from Denver, Colorado and talks to Simon Blair about the reason behind the 'come back'. Jared is a transformational coach and entrepreneur with a YouTube channel of 25 thousand, and has consulted within Fortune 500 companies such as Principal Financial Group. We talk about the importance of being curious as a coach and much more. Welcome back and thank you to Jared who can be reached via: https://transformationalcoaching.co YouTube Channel: Transformational Coaching

Emma Doyle's interviews coaching legend, Patrick Mouratoglou, Serena Williams' Coach in 2017 when they presented at Italian Symposium together in Rome. Patrick talks about the importance of being able to "hear" what the player is thinking and then Simon Blair and Emma talk about the importance of breaking patterns, results vs process focus, and a quick lesson in customer service 101 from Simon.
Founder and Chair of the Mouratoglou Academy, Patrick Mouratoglou is the most influential coach in tennis. Nicknamed “The Coach”, he is the gold standard on the international circuit. After a successful start to his career with a number of high-level players, he became Serena Williams’ official coach back in 2012. This was a decisive moment in his career. The “Dynamic Duo” have been together for seven years, and continue to make some of the greatest history in tennis.
“WE ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR PLAYERS’ ACHIEVEMENTS, AND IT IS UP TO US TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEM, BOTH IN VICTORY AND DEFEAT.”

This episode was recorded earlier this year with our featured guest Oliver 'Ollie' Stephens who Emma interviewed in 2017. Ollie sadly passed away in April 2018. We hope this episode, recorded prior to his passing, serves as a nice tribute to Ollie and in a small way helps to preserve his legacy as an enormous contributor to high-performance Tennis Coaching. Ollie was very passionate about tennis. He achieved the highest certifications as PTR Master of Tennis Development, PTR Master of Tennis Performance, and ITPA Master Tennis Performance Specialist. Achievements of a rare quality. Our condolences to his wife Milena and family.

Join us on The Coaching Podcast as we delve into the transformative insights of Ben Easter, the visionary behind Lucid Shift Coaching. Discover how Ben's journey from adversity to empowerment shapes his unique coaching approach, guiding entrepreneurs to overcome obstacles, gain clarity, and unlock their fullest potential. With an authentic blend of wisdom, effective communication strategies, and business acumen, Ben's coaching transcends conventional boundaries, offering a beacon of inspiration for all seekers of personal and professional growth.

Here is a summary of the key points;

• 0.46: Summer or winter?
• 1.46: How did you come up with Lucid Shift Coaching?
• Where are you directing the flashlight of your life?
• 3.17: Sliding doors moment.
• 5.55: Why do you coach?
• 8.17: Why do people fail?
• Failure only happens when we stop trying!
• Re-frame failure - you simply don't have the skills 'yet'.
• Success is equal to failed attempts + ONE! (Learning how to walk analogy) 
• Success is inevitable as long as we have EFFORT and the TIME!
• 12.00: What are your thoughts on the word 'try'?
• Choose to ...
• 13.35: Language hacks:
• Be careful of these words: should, need to, have to, must - instead use the words: want, get to, etc.
• There are 3 intrinsic motivators (AMP) from the book DRIVE:
• Autonomy - we want to be in charge of our lives.
• Mastery - we like to get better at things.
• Purpose - we like to contribute to something larger than ourselves.
• 16.17: How can we be authentic? 
• Listen to your desires and let them govern your reality.
• Perplexity AI - similar to Chat GPT
• Zapier - automate your workday.
• Notion - is a single space where you can think, write, and plan.20.54: Shout out to our sponsor: Heyday.wyx/coaches (great to summarize your coaching and create ideas for blogs and social media posts).
• 23.18: What makes a great coach? (WMAGC)
• Safety – Create a safe space for people to open up and be authentic.
• Connection – Listen deeply and help the client connect ideas together. 
• Optimism – Can create a major breakthrough because they begin to believe that it is possible.
• 25.30: In the ever-evolving coaching landscape what disruptive idea do you have that will disrupt the way that we coach in 2030?
• Having an always-on AI companion - to ask:
• What are the themes that are showing up in my life right now?
• 27.47: How do you deliver a tough message? With safety, connection (empathy), love, and permission!
• 30.07: The Shift to Freedom Podcast - The mindset of business.

The Coaching Podcast is sponsored by Heyday.xyz/coaches. Heyday is an AI thought partner that turns your conversations into notes, quotes, and ideas into posts. It's a game-changer for business coaches like you who want to turn their information into actionable insights effortlessly. Don't miss out on this opportunity to revolutionize your coaching practice with Heyday! Visit: www.heyday.xyz/coaches 

To learn more about becoming a workplace coach or advancing your coaching skills, visit: www.opendoorcoachingusa.com or email: info@emmadoyle.com.au 

About Ben Easter

Ben Easter is the founder and head coach at Lucid Shift Coaching, where he helps entrepreneurs overcome inner hurdles to gain the clarity, confidence, and courage needed to fulfill their potential. After recovering from a traumatic brain injury in his youth through a period of intense self-improvement, Ben now draws from his diverse life experiences to quickly grasp and reframe the core issues holding his clients back. His coaching integrates spiritual insights, communication techniques, and proven business strategies customized to each client. Ben brings an authentic, unfiltered approach, meeting people wherever they are and empowering their growth.

Connect with Ben

Website: https://lucidshiftcoaching.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamineaster/  
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lucid_shift_coaching/ 
@lucidshiftcoaching 

Simon interviews Suzanne Waldron, a leadership mentor and advisor, master facilitator and leadership conference speaker from Perth, Western Australia.

In our first of our series of interviews with local 'Grassroots', volunteer coaches, Simon interviews The Club Coaching Co-Ordinator and U14s & U19s boys coach, Luke Harris from the Devon Meadows Junior Football Club.

Emma Doyle interviews Scottish tennis coaches Julie Gordon and Graham Robertson as well as successful entrepreneur Lorraine McDonald in this second part of her 'Great Scots' interviews.

Julie Gordon is one of Emma's greatest friends on and off the court. Julie has worked for over 25 years in the sports industry throughout the UK and abroad teaching mainly tennis to a wide range of ages and abilities. She is an accredited LTA Level 5 Master Club Coach.
Over the years Julie has become more interested in the psychology of sport and exercise and she is currently a trainee sport and exercise psychologist aiming to merge the two careers. Julie's current roles are centred around the philosophy that sport can have a life-enhancing effect on individuals and also on communities.

Graham Robertson is a Commercial Development Director (David Brown Santasalo), Business Consultant and Tennis Coach, LTA Level 4 Senior Performance Coach, and Trustee of The Judy Murray Foundation.

Lorraine McDonald is a very successful businesswoman and serial entrepreneur.