Podcast appearances and mentions of james begley

In this new episode of the Deadass Podcast, James Begley from Thistle Refractories, shares insights into maintaining and rebuilding cremators. With a specialized focus in the refractory lining industry, James is a prominent and well-respected figure in the funeral industry. He talks about his niche market and the critical role his work plays in building, repairing, and maintaining crematoriums. It's a fascinating dive into a unique and essential craft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join us for an inspiring conversation with James Begley, founder of PickStar and former AFL player. James shares his raw and relatable journey of struggling to find his purpose after retiring from professional sports. He opens up about the challenges he faced, from feeling lost to finding his niche and building a successful business. In this episode, James dives into: His transition from professional sports to entrepreneurship The struggles of finding his identity and purpose after sports How he overcame financial challenges, including paying wages on his credit card His passion for supporting others in similar situations through PickStar Recent acquisitions and future plans for the business Don't miss this heartfelt episode with James Begley, a true champion of resilience, determination, and innovation!

To help prepare you for your PM&R Board Exams, we're bringing you a podcast series dedicated to current practices and core knowledge. Main Learning Objectives -Understand the initial symptoms and management of ICH, SAH, AVM. -Correlate presenting symptoms in relation to neuroanatomy. -Appreciate the prognostic tools and risk factors for intracranial bleeds. Credits: Episode was written and hosted by: Dr. Rebecca Greenspan and Dr. Kimberly Fazio This episode was reviewed for accuracy by: Dr. James Begley and Dr. Juliet Zakel This podcast series is directed by: Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA; Rosie Conic, MD, PhD; Sre Gorukanti, MD; Ian Kim, MD, Ray Espinosa, MD Please send feedback to aapdigitaloutreach@gmail.com so we can best suit your learning needs! Content for this series is based on current PM&R learning materials and is created by residents for residents. It is not an official board review study guide.

What do football and briskets have to do with resilience and perseverance amidst adversity? Tune in to this week's message from James Begley to find out! “For though the righteous fall seven times, they rise again, but the wicked stumble… The post Football, Brisket, & Perseverance appeared first on New Hope Legacy.

To help prepare you for your PM&R Board Exams, we're bringing you a podcast series dedicated to current practices and core knowledge. Main Learning Objectives -Understand the initial symptoms and management of ICH, SAH, AVM. -Correlate presenting symptoms in relation to neuroanatomy. -Appreciate the prognostic tools and risk factors for intracranial bleeds. Credits: Episode was written and hosted by: Dr. Rebecca Greenspan and Dr. Kimberly Fazio This episode was reviewed for accuracy by: Dr. James Begley and Dr. Juliet Zakel This podcast series is directed by: Benjamin Gill, DO, MBA; Rosie Conic, MD, PhD; Sre Gorukanti, MD; Ian Kim, MD, Ray Espinosa, MD Please send feedback to aapdigitaloutreach@gmail.com so we can best suit your learning needs! Content for this series is based off of current PM&R learning materials and is created by residents for residents. It is not an official board review study guide.

In this episode of Humbled, we chat with James Begley, former elite athlete and founder of ever growing company Pickstar. James takes us on a journey through limiting beliefs and failed dreams to symbolism, space and patterns. Our conversation encompasses elite sport, business to personal life and parenthood. We learn that by giving yourself space and not acting on fear, true self-awareness can be found.‘Humbled The Series' - A personal podcast series with Michael Gagliardi and Pete MannVisit - humbledtheseries.comSocial - @humbledtheseriesContact - hello@humbledtheseries.comAudio Production - Scott Illingworth from seeingsounds.com.auMusic - In My Mind by Deoxys Beats soundcloud.com/deoxysbeats1James Begley - Info Twitter @jamesbegley22Email jbegley@pickstar.com.au Find out more about: Pickstar

Sunday morning service with James Begley

Sunday morning service with James Begley

VLAST gives oversight for properties, agencies and sponsors into all aspects of talent appearances, creating more efficiency and ensuring greater talent buy-in. Learn from VLAST founder James Begley how you can leave Excel spreadsheets and Whatsapp groups behind when managing athlete activations. Learn more - https://sportsgeekamplify.com/vlast/

Sunday morning service with James Begley

Sunday morning service with Pastor Trenton Johnson and James Begley

Sunday morning service with James Begley

Player appearances can be immensely powerful as part of a sponsorship. And it seems simple enough - put a huge star on stage, in front of a room of people you are trying to impress, or in a marquee as part of an activation, and you’ll engage your audience and there will probably be lots of digital to help spread it all. However, not everyone can afford the superstars and, even if you can, it isn’t always the best play when it comes to appearances. Like all sponsorship assets, it depends so much on what you are wanting to achieve. Add to that that so many sponsorship deals get ‘topped up’ with player appearances, as a bit of an add-on and a feel-good gesture, and a lot of brands, and rights holders for that matter, can miss out on the huge benefits available through appearances. This is an especially important point when you consider that many athletes are on the lookout for more paid opportunities and the chance to broaden their experiences and engage with the community. One man who knows the space well is James Begley. Not only is James the Founder, and CEO, of Pickstar, the most trusted platform for facilitating paid engagements, large and small, but he’s also been on the other side, as an athlete, when he played 61 games of Australian Rules Football with St. Kilda and Adelaide. He was one of those athletes on the lookout for more paid opportunities and the chance to broaden his own experiences and engage with his community. James joins us in this episode to discuss how rights holders and brands can maximise the use of appearances in their sponsorships. You can connect with James on LinkedIn and find out more about Pickstar on the website. Along with James, also joining us on the show is KORE’s Head of International Business, Mark Thompson, who discusses his latest blog which looks at The Changing Face of Broadcast and What This Means For Broadcast Partnerships. Enjoy.

Today we’re going deep into sports partnerships, with Dan Bitti from Kellogg’s Australia.You might recall back in episode 54 we heard from Dan, who featured on our live panel discussion at Mumbrella360, where we talked about sports stars and brands. I wanted to get him back to unpack some of his insights further.Over a 15 year marketing career, Dan has worked with some of the world’s greatest creators and innovators of brands. From Coca-Cola to Mars, Smirnoff to the Kellogg’s labels, he’s spent his career to date contributing to the legacy of global icons across a range of consumer goods categories, delivering distinctive communications, innovation and brand partnerships.In this interview, Dan talked through the evolution of Kellogg’s Australia’s sports partnership strategy in more detail. Kellogg’s has played a big role in Australian sport over the last few decades - there’s been the long standing Nutri-Grain Ironman relationship through to AFW and most recently hockey, where Sultana Bran has taken on naming rights of the new Hockey One league.Dan talks about the values-led approach to partnerships taken by Kellogg’s, and how that has played out in the context of the three different sports and their individual strategies.He also talks about the benefits to brands who get in early with emerging sports and leagues, weighing up the commercial value of partnerships, the importance of talent, what the future looks like for brands in sport.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

John Buchanan is a high performance strategist and the most successful coach in Australian cricket history. After taking on the role of Australian team coach in 1999, John brought a new level of innovation and professionalism that would see the team become World Cup champions, Test cricket champions and Ashes victors.John now runs his own corporate leadership and high performance consultancy, and has written two books, If Better Is Possible and The Future of Cricket.John talks us through in fascinating detail how he went about winning the respect of players like Steve Waugh and Adam Gilchrist, managing the different personalities and egos within the now legendary squad, including the differences he had with Shane Warne, and how he went about bringing in significant change - which was welcomed by some, but not everyone.John also talks about his focus on the whole person not just the athlete, and the important practice of switching on and off to reduce the noise and be able to focus on what’s most important.Request to book John Buchanan for leadership workshops, guest speaking, events and more here. PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

We bring you another panel discussion recorded live at Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit in 2019, where a group of sports professionals discussed Evolution or Revolution: How to Change With The Times in Sports Marketing.PickStar’s Head of Marketing Andrew Montesi was joined by Esther Wilson, GM of Content and Creative at Hyland Media, Michelle Fowler, Sports and Entertainment Lead at Thrive PR and Chloe Dalton, Rugby 7s gold medallist, former basketballer and now AFLW player with Carlton.The direction sports marketing is taking is almost impossible to predict. Sports rights have been changing hands quickly, new technology platforms are opening up more visibility for sports and athletes, social media has already created fresh opportunities, and there is more change in the pipeline.A group of sports professionals are in the cross-heirs; marketers trying to keep up with the change and evolve their strategies; comms pros looking at new opportunities across a range of mediums; and athletes who now have more control over their public image than ever before.In this session hear from all of them about how they are marketing their teams, brands, clients and themselves in an era of rapid evolution where sport is constantly making the headlines for a range of reasons.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Kerrin McEvoy is regarded as Australia's best jockey - a big race specialist who has won a remarkable three Melbourne Cups - in 2000, 2016 and 2018 - along numerous other major races in Australia and overseas.Despite the success he’s maintained the humble, hard working attitude that was instilled in him growing up in Streaky Bay in regional South Australia.Brought up in a horse racing family, Kerrin only ever wanted to be a jockey. But it didn’t come easy. He moved to Melbourne as an apprentice, and was almost sent home because he wasn’t up to the challenge.But driven by that innate passion for the sport, Kerrin found a way to not just survive but thrive at the highest level. At just 20 years of age, he won his first Melbourne Cup and the rest really is history.In this fascinating chat, Kerrin talks in detail about what it takes to win the Melbourne Cup, his incredibly detailed strategic approach and dealing with the pressure of having every eye in the country on you … as well as the keys to long-term success, leadership, balancing horse racing with family life, the financial side of horse racing and much more.Request to book Kerrin McEvoy for guest speaking, marketing or media opportunities here.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Sports fans might remember this iconic moment. It was the 2006 Commonwealth Games, and 13 year old Melissa Wu, barely weighing 30 kilos, was standing on top of the 10 metre diving board about to represent her country.She would claim the silver medal and go on to win a medal in every international diving competition by the age of 16, an incredible achievement.But her success wasn’t welcomed by everyone, including some of her teammates. Melissa has spoken out about bullying and struggling with the lack of mentoring and support through her career.Melissa even had trouble recognising her own success. Despite winning a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics, she came home and was diagnosed with depression. Melissa says she wasn’t coping with expectation and pressure, and lost all self-confidence.But after working with a psychologist, Melissa changed her mindset and was able to return to the pool a stronger athlete and person.She was put to the test yet again, this time in the most tragic of circumstances, when Melissa’s sister, Kirsten, passed away suddenly in 2014. It would change Melissa’s perspective on everything, not just sport.Melissa reveals some incredible insights on resilience, mindset and maintaining sustained, long-term success in the midst of enormous adversity. She also talks about the cost of success, and shares lessons learned on mentoring that she is now passing on to the next generation, and much more.Request to book Melissa Wu for guest speaking, marketing or media opportunities here.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Throughout his professional football career, Robbie Cornthwaite experienced success, failure and heartbreak.Robbie was a household name in the A-League, a club legend with Adelaide United and former captain of Western Sydney Wanderers, he played in Asia for seven years, which few Australians have been able to do, and has represented his country at the highest level.Throughout the journey Robbie proved to be a resilient leader, dealing with setbacks, success, good and bad relationships with coaches and tough environments at home and in Korea and Malaysia.This, combined with his off-field challenges and experiences, has given Robbie a unique outlook on life, and what really matters. While playing overseas, he and his wife experienced the unthinkable - losing a child at birth.In the midst of the devastation and grief, Robbie gained perspective and learned that ultimately - win, lose or draw - football is just a game.Robbie shares his story, with insights on resilience, leadership, high performance and the transition into life after sport.Request to book Robbie Cornthwaite for guest speaking, marketing or media opportunities here.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Just about every athlete and sporting club, from your average Sunday cyclist to the elite teams, is collecting performance data on some level.But how do you make sense of it all? Particularly if you’re a sports scientist or coach with a team of athletes tracking training, game day and wellbeing data every day. It is overwhelming, even for some of the world’s leading teams, who are surprisingly still pouring through spreadsheets and Excel formulas across multiple platforms to find their insights.This is where Ben Tripodi and his company Lumin Sports Technology comes in. Lumin builds applications to visualise athlete performance and help coaches and sports scientists make fast and accurate decisions to unlock team potential.The Lumin journey is an unlikely and remarkable startup story. Just 18 months ago, leaders from global IT giant Dimension Data encouraged Ben to start his own sports tech company out of Adelaide, at the age of 24, promising to back him in and sign on as his first client. They were true to their word, and would set the foundations for Lumin’s growth, which now counts Tour de France teams, global sporting bodies, US universities and AFL clubs as its clients.Ben talks about how it all started with a cold email to a cycling boss. We also discuss the challenges and opportunities in athlete data and why it is a huge and fast growing market. As well as his own personal development, as a young founder and former athlete, through the process.Find out more about Lumin Sports Technology here.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

We continue our interview series from the 2019 Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit, with Georgie Maynard from True North Research.At the time of recording, True North had just released the Benchmark EC Report, with game changing insights into the emotional connection of sports fans to Australia’s teams, leagues and sponsors.True North measured people’s connections to over 100 teams including 15 national sides, 12 leagues and each of these properties’ sponsors.This study is incredibly important because the emotional connection of fans to sport has a direct commercial impact on teams, leagues and sponsors, influencing everything from membership sales through to major sponsorships.We sat down with Georgie just after her keynote at the event, talking about how True North approached the study as well as the results - including the winners and losers - and you may find the results quite surprising. As well as many other learnings and insights.You can also access the report here.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

This time last year, we shared a panel event interview featuring Jaimie Fuller, the Chairman of pioneering compression sportswear company Skins, who talked about his activism and issues around trust in sport.This time when we sat down with Jaimie, the circumstances were very different. Skins filed for bankruptcy at the start of the year, after years of Jaimie and his team trying to pull the business out of the red.It was a sad end for one of the most courageous sports brands, and while it was a surprise to some, it wasn’t to Jaimie, who said it all came about because he did a lousy deal with bankers just before the Global Financial Crisis.Jaimie opens up completely on what went wrong, the mistakes and the learnings. We also talk about whether it is possible for brands to have true social impact and commercial success, the issues in sport he’s most passionate about and what’s next for Jaimie - it is highly unlikely we’ve seen the last of him. It’s a super engaging and fascinating chat.The interview was recorded following Jaimie's keynote presentation at Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit 2019.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Off-Field hosts James Begley and Andrew Montesi talk about the journey of their sports startup, PickStar.James co-founded Pickstar with AFL legend Matthew Pavlich, and it is now Australia's largest marketplace to book sports stars for any event, marketing campaign or fan experience.James talks about how the business began as an idea on the back of a napkin as well as the challenge of raising investment, building game changing technology to facilitate the talent booking process, growing the business and the many highs and lows along the way.James and Andrew also talk about the evolution of the sports talent market, both in Australia and overseas, and how athletes are looking for proactive ways to create more commercial opportunities.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

We’ve got something a bit different for this episode - a discussion recorded live at Mumbrella360, Australia’s top media and marketing event, which was put together and moderated by PickStar’s Andrew Montesi.The topic was ‘sports stars and brands: the good, the bad and the ugly’, with an all star panel of athletes and marketers unpacking the issues - swimming champion James Magnussen, AFLW and W-League athlete Ellie Brush, Dan Bitti from Kellogg’s and Pete Wilson from Iris Worldwide.The engaging discussion covered building athlete brands, corporate partnerships, talent costs, risks for both brands and athletes and plenty of examples and insights on the good, bad and ugly aspects from the world of sports stars and brands.James had also announced his retirement from swimming the day before our event, which made the conversation even more topical and interesting.Request to book James Magnussen and Ellie Brush on PickStar.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

The role of the sports talent agent is widely misunderstood. A lot of people will think of Jerry Maguire, or flashy dealmakers driving big money club and brand contracts. Or, to the frustration of our guest, troublemakers who fuel the headlines and movement in the player market.Marty Pask, owner of i50 Management, gives us a fascinating insight into what the world of an athlete agent is really like. And for Marty, who works predominantly with AFL talent including Essendon captain Dyson Heppell, it starts with empathy. As a former AFL footballer who only played a few games at the highest level, he understands the rollercoaster from draft day through to being cut, and everything in between. Marty says it is about joining his athletes on the journey, which starts from that first cup of tea with an 18 year old athlete and his parents.The role of the sports talent agent has changed drastically in the last five years or so. The ruthless nature of social media and a fast paced news cycle is a talent agent’s nightmare.And while social media can make or break a brand in a moment, it has also turned the commercial market on its head. Marty says it wasn’t long ago when it was all about TV exposure and getting as many eyeballs on the talent and brand as possible - now it is about influencer marketing and the athlete’s engaging social channels. We also talk about the key elements of the sports talent market and where it is heading, identifying talent and building player brands, the circus of the AFL trade period and much more. PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Joel Thompson has played over 200 NRL games, which is a great achievement for any athlete. But for Joel, it really is a miracle.Joel tells us he grew up with not much more than survival on his mind, every day. Living in the chaos of violence, drugs and crime, and struggles with his own identity, he was on a downward spiral. The deeply personal stories he shares are confronting.But his grandma pulled him out and put him in boarding school, breaking the cycle and exposing Joel to discipline, values and rugby league.And while his career accelerated to the NRL, Joel’s battles weren’t over yet. He was confronted with mental health challenges to the point of considering suicide. Joel was saved by his wife, who forced him to get help.Now Joel is using his story and influence to break stigma and drive change through the Mindset Project, his organisation that is helping thousands of people build resilience through workshops and training.Joel talks with remarkable openness about his story, how he broke through and continuing struggles with his family, as well as the healing process, managing his mental health and broader views on athletes as role models and the NRL brand.Book Joel Thompson for guest speaking, marketing or other opportunities on PickStar.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Since the launch of AFLW we’ve been seeing many dual sport athletes, as female stars switch between codes. But what about a career that crosses THREE professional sports? Our guest Chloe Dalton played with the Sydney Flames in the WNBL, won an Olympic gold medal with the Australian Rugby 7s in 2016 and just finished her first year with Carlton in the AFL women’s league in 2019. Quite incredible. Chloe talks about the reasons why she transitioned between three sports, and how she did it - what skills transferred, what she had to learn, and what challenges she had to overcome - physically and psychologically. There’s a lot of great insights here for anyone about personal development, adaptability, working with different team dynamics, cultures and personalities. We cover a lot of ground in this chat … also talking about that gold medal moment, whether a switch back to Rugby 7s is on the cards and juggling all of this while building a physiotherapy career.Book Chloe Dalton for guest speaking, marketing or other opportunities on PickStar.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Action sports super star Caroline Buchanan has had a wildly successful career on the bike but has achieved just as much off it.Caroline has eight world championships to her name - three in BMX and five in mountain biking. And while dominating two different sports on the global stage, she’s developed into one of the savviest athlete marketers around, creating social media content and building a personal brand that fans and businesses love.Caroline is also passionate about empowering the next generation, launching a scholarship and mentoring program for women in BMX as well as authoring inspiring kids books.But with the highs, have been extraordinary lows. In 2003, when Caroline was just 13, she lost her family home in the Canberra bush fires and was left with not much more than her bikes. There have been countless serious injuries, including most recently a vehicle accident that almost killed her. Even now, 18 months later, Caroline is still rebuilding her body.But what remains is extraordinary resilience, and more motivation than ever to achieve her goals.Caroline shares her story and what she’s learned from the good and bad times, pioneering a multi-sport career, mentoring from surfing champion Layne Beachley, brand deals, high performance habits and much more.Book Caroline Buchanan for guest speaking, marketing or other opportunities on PickStar.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Genevieve Gregson (better known by her maiden name, LaCaze) has become somewhat a poster girl for Australian athletics - a dual Olympic runner specialising in the 3000 metre steeplechase event, with an Australian record to her name, combined with a marketable style and humble, Aussie attitude.Gen has found her way into the headlines for exploits on and off the track. She burst onto the scene in 2012 when she surprisingly qualified for the Australian Olympic team, only it was a day late. When Athletics Australia tried to hold their line on the qualifying rules, within hours Gen was trending on Twitter and making international news. Only then did the Australian Olympic Committee get involved and open the door for her inclusion in the team.Then two years later, Gen jumped on stage at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony dancing with Kylie Minogue ... in front of a global audience. She tells us the hilarious back story.But behind the fun and games is an athlete with enormous commitment to her craft. Gen says the drive has been there since she was a kid - dedication to diet, sacrificing everything to get better and chase her athletic dreams.And she’s had more than her fair share of injury setbacks to overcome. Gen says she found that resilience at the beginning of her career, when she struggled to cope with a US college scholarship and tried to quit running.It was that period in her life, and the lessons learned, that would set the foundations for her professional career.We talk about all of these stories and lessons learned, as well as the humourous dynamic between Gen and her husband, fellow Olympic runner Ryan Gregson, working with Nike and her approach to marketing and social media, and much more.Book Genevieve Gregson for guest speaking, marketing or other opportunities on PickStar.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

We end 2018 with some reflection, picking up on an episode we recorded almost a year ago to the day.It was episode 100, when Rooster Radio co-host James Begley unpacked what was the hardest year of his life, in raw detail.A number of our listeners were a bit stunned - it seems not many people understand the financial and personal impact that running a startup can have. After posting the episode, there were more than a few phone calls from concerned mates asking if Begs was holding up ok.(But there are many gold nuggets on business and resilience in that episode, so make sure you wind back to episode 100 if you haven’t already - here's the link.)Now, a year later, a lot has happened since that fateful episode. The rollercoaster has continued, but this time with more amazing successes and achievements. James' startup PickStar got funded, launched new tech, grew significantly and the future looks bright .. and yet, of course, ’the unknown' always remains.So in this episode, Andrew put Begs under the microscope … enjoy the insights and reflections.Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

Tobi Pearce and his fiancee Kayla Itsines are behind the remarkable Adelaide based fitness empire Sweat, which is hitting around $100 million in annual revenue, and saw the couple’s wealth valued at $486 million on the AFR Young Rich List in 2018.The company was initially built on the back of Kayla’s unbelievable social media presence (which by the way has passed 10 million followers on Instagram and 23 million on Facebook) and their product, the Bikini Body Guide - giving users a work out plan, nutrition information, recipes and more.Now, Sweat is becoming the ’Netflix of health and fitness’ with millions around the world consuming content on a monthly subscription via the Sweat app.It is hard to believe that just 10 years ago, Tobi was homeless and trying to find his way in life.We talk about his personal journey and meeting Kayla.We go deep into the mechanics of how the duo built this amazing company and the strategy behind it.Tobi also talks about managing rapid growth, leadership, dealing with success and the limelight, building in Adelaide and so much more.Tobi is a fascinating guy with plenty of surprises, including a musical background which may just be one of the secrets to his success.Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

Dr Michelle Perugini is an academic, entrepreneur, and an internationally renowned expert in health, medical research, advanced analytics, and cognitive AI.Michelle spent the first 13 years of her career in health and medical research, specialising in predictive genetics and translational medicine.Michelle then co-founded global technology company ISD Analytics with her husband Don, who is also an accomplished scientist, selling the business to Ernst and Young (EY) in 2015.With little time to rest, the Perugini's founded Life Whisperer, a company that uses technology to help improve the chances of IVF couples having children. This is AI-driven, cloud based image analysis that improves the accuracy of healthy embryo selection in IVF. In conjunction with Life Whisperer, the duo also launched another AI company, Presagen.It has been a remarkable journey for someone who didn’t feel born for entrepreneurship. Michelle shares her story, the naivety of her approach to her first company, and the learnings from that experience that she has taken into Life Whisperer and Presagen today.Michelle is speaking at Southstart in 2018, a conference that celebrates the collision of people, ideas and technology on 22 and 23 November 2018 in Adelaide. Make sure you join and support Adelaide’s startup community.More on Life Whisperer - https://www.lifewhisperer.co/ More on Presagen - https://www.presagen.com/More info here https://southstart.coRooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

"I opened my cab door that morning, and watched the first plane crash into the building above our heads."Antony Ceravolo was living the corporate life as an investment banker in New York's World Trade Center when he saw the 9/11 attacks happen in front of his eyes. It was the series of moments that would change the world, including his own. In the fallout, many investment bankers lost their jobs and Antony was forced to turn to his own business ideas.Now, Antony is known for building global tech companies. First there was Red Bus Media, an out of home media network, and then LoveFilm, a DVD distribution and video streaming company that Antony sold to Amazon for around $AU300 million.He could’ve comfortably stopped there. Instead, he moved home to Adelaide and built his next company, Sine, developing technology to make it easy for visitors, contractors and staff to check in to the everyday locations they attend. Sine has checked in more than 20 million visitors, working with some of the world’s biggest brands as well as every day businesses.Antony shares his amazing story, as well as insights about winning early customers, scaling businesses and dealing with growing pains, why he has chosen Adelaide to build his global business .. and much, much more.Antony is speaking at Southstart in 2018, a conference that celebrates the collision of people, ideas and technology on 22 and 23 November 2018 in Adelaide. Make sure you join and support Adelaide’s startup community. More info here https://southstart.coRooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

It has been quite some time since our last episode (sorry), we took a break from Rooster HQ to focus on our REAL businesses.But now we’re back with our SouthStart series, which we’re excited about. We’re interviewing some of the stars of the Southstart Conference, which celebrates the collision of people, ideas and technology in Adelaide on November 21 to 23.And first cab off the rank is the man behind SouthStart in 2018, Craig Swann. SouthStart fell into the hands of Craig and his business partners last year, and he has done an amazing job pulling together a world class event and activating an 'interesting' startup community in Adelaide.Craig is a highly successful global innovator, in his own right. The Canadian founded companies in New York City, including award winning interactive agency CRASHMEDIA and the internet’s first online music studio, Looplabs.Millions of people have benefited from Craig’s innovations, including Steve Jobs, who demoed Looplabs for the launch of the Safari Browser at an Apple Keynote. Craig has since become an industry thought leader in the interactive music space; authoring books, speaking internationally, teaching, curating technology events and developing and licensing customized online music experiences for top global brands.He has received special recognition at SxSW and has won the prestigious Webby Award.Before we get into Craig’s fascinating story, make sure you open your browser now and check out southstart.co. Southstart is activating Adelaide’s startup community by bringing together innovators, creators, founders and investors on November 22 and 23, in 2018 .. get involved, grab a ticket and we’ll see you there. If you’re late to this interview and have realised you’ve missed the event, make sure you sign up to the mailing list and follow Southstart on social media, and join the community.More info on SouthStart here https://southstart.coCheck out Looplabs https://www.looplabs.com/Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

Sam Bramham OAM, a two-time paralympic gold medallist, author, reality TV star and one of Australia’s cheekiest sporting personalities.Sam, who had his leg amputated at five years old, has found the limelight for much more than just his sporting successes.He made international headlines for lying to an American journalist that his leg was mauled off by a kangaroo.He was also briefly detained by police in 2009 for faking a shark attack, with the help of McDonalds tomato sauce, which resulted in a full beach evacuation.Sam was a much loved contestant on Big Brother, and recently competed on popular tv show Ninja Warrior … among a number of media roles the he has held. He has also been a motivational speaker since the age of 14.We had a hilarious and insightful chat with Sam, who shared his story and rise to fame, his unique way of dealing with disability stigma and the many amazing, challenging and sometimes awkward moments along the way.Book Sam Bramham on PickStar.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 1300 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

We bring you a live panel discussion from the Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit 2018 that tackled the big issues around trust in sport.The panel chat was in follow up to a keynote from Skins Executive Chairman Jaimie Fuller, who has been on a remarkable public crusade, taking on the biggest sporting organisations and brands on issues of corruption, governance and human rights.Jaimie joined Andrew Montesi from PickStar (and Off-Field podcast host) and Virginia Hyland from Hyland Communications Group to discuss the ethical issues around sport, sporting culture, whether fans care about bad behaviour and how the industry needs to change to foster trust.PickStar is the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 850 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Innovation is explored in this episode as Innovation Consultant, Andy Howard, and Sports Talent agency founder, James Begley, describe what is takes to truly push the boundaries.

Eileen Bell was Australia’s first professional female gamer in Australia before becoming an eSports consultant and senior manager of innovation at BT Financial.Eileen has been one of the pioneers of eSports in Australia, an industry now reportedly worth around a billion dollars globally, with hundreds of millions of fans, and capturing the undivided attention of the lucrative 18 to 34 year old demographic.And yet, despite the staggering numbers and waves of momentum for eSports, there’s still plenty of cynics who aren’t taking eSports seriously.In our interview side of stage at Mumbrella Sports Marketing Summit, Eileen addresses the challenges and talks about where eSports is at, its evolution, stereotypes and gender. She also talks about where esports is heading, in Australia and globally.You can book Eileen Bell through PickStar, the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 800 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Through our company PickStar, we again joined Mumbrella’s Sports Marketing Summit for another year, sharing our insights on stage while also picking up a number of podcast interviews and discussions with some of Australia’s most influential people in the business of sport.Our first interview from the event is with Nikki Dryden, a former Olympian, journalist and now an immigration and human rights lawyer with PwC.As a Canadian Olympian, Nikki bought into the story of the Olympic Dream. Now, she sees the Olympics and sport much differently. She doesn’t hold anything back in her criticisms of sporting bodies and brands who are implicated in corruption, bad governance and human rights issues.We covered these topics, as well as many other complexities relating to trust in sport, from the perspectives of administrators, sponsors, elite athletes and fans.You can book Nikki Dryden through PickStar, the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine.Choose from over 800 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Our guest Mick Colliss always dreamed of playing for Australia. He competed in everything from rugby union to lawn balls, but in his own words, he wasn't good enough at any of the sports he tried.Then, when all hope seemed lost, he discovered Sudoku, the puzzle game that appears in pretty much every newspaper, every day, all over the world.He wasn't any good at that either. In fact, he'd never even played Sudoku before. But .. somehow .. Mick and three mates formed an Australian Sudoku team, and travelled to India to represent his country at the World Sudoku Championships.It’s an amazing story, one that Mick now tells as a highly sought-after keynote speaker. He pinches himself when speaking at events alongside his sporting heroes like John Eales, Alissa Camplin and Steve Bradbury.And while he’s not a star athlete or gold medallist, there are many lessons that can be learned from Mick’s story.You can book Mick Colliss through PickStar, the best place to book sports stars and personalities for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine. Choose from over 700 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Most governments and leaders are grappling with the challenge of transitioning to a culture of innovation where both people and business prosper. Finland has done this, and more.Rooster Radio jumped onto Skype and called in to Helsinki for an interview with Andre Noel Chaker, who has spent more than 25 years living in Finland studying it’s business culture.His books, The Finnish Miracle and The Finnish Miracle - One Hundred Years of Success, are best sellers, revealing Nordic insights into achieving business and personal success.You’re probably asking .. why Finland and why should we care?Andre tells us that Finland has developed a culture of entrepreneurship, courage, trust and invested heavily into its people. The economic and social outcomes have been remarkable, and there is much for countries like Australia to learn.Andre will be in Adelaide sharing his insights at Hybrid World, a tech conference held on July 23 and 24, 2018.Find out more about Hybrid World: http://hybridworldadelaide.orgRooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

As a high performing CEO, Nate Godfrey is on another level.Not only has he been a sports business leader across AFL, soccer and now rugby, he has also run marathons on all seven continents in the world, including most recently Antarctica. Nate always wanted to work in sport, and got his first break at the professional level as a Commercial Executive with the Adelaide Crows. He then returned to New Zealand, where he was born and raised, to head up commercial for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League. The progression continued when he won the top job at Canterbury Rugby Football Union, where he is now driving strategy in what is a tough time for the sport. Nate talks about how he’s approaching the challenge, what he’s learned about sports business across the three codes, how his obsession with long distance running helps him in business, as well as many other insights about leadership and the commercial world of sport.Our Off-Field podcast is produced by PickStar, the best place to book sports stars for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine. Choose from over 700 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Back in episode 86 we talked to Paul van der Linden, who quit his job at IBM to start his own technology company, outThought.At the time, Paul talked about the hopes, fears and challenges of leaving the corporate life to pursue his dreams (If you missed the chat, click here http://roosterradio.biz/blog/2017/7/24/ep-86-the-jump-case-study-part-1-paul-van-der-lindens-hopes-and-fears-after-quitting-ibm)Almost a year later, we sit down with Paul again for Part 2 to talk about how his journey has progressed - expectations versus the reality of starting his company, which is at the cutting edge of artificial intelligence, virtual assistants and bot technology.Paul talks about winning his first clients, the early successes, struggles and evolution of the business … as well as his own personal development throughout the process.Go back to Part 1 here http://roosterradio.biz/blog/2017/7/24/ep-86-the-jump-case-study-part-1-paul-van-der-lindens-hopes-and-fears-after-quitting-ibmFind out more about outThought - http://outthought.coRooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.bizConnect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQFor podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.comFor other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

Georgie Parker represented Australia in over 100 games with the Hockeyroos, winning a Commonwealth Games gold medal, competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics and played hockey all over the world, before making the transition to AFLW where she debuted with Collingwood in early 2018.Georgie tells us how she went about learning a completely new sport in a matter of months, including both the physical and psychological challenges.She also talks about the mixed feelings of coming from the under-resourced world of women's hockey, to the sharp rising women’s footy league, which is attracting the big brand dollars and top talent.Pursing the sporting dream comes at a cost off the field, which Georgie talks about, along with mentors and learnings on the journey and much more.Want to book Georgie Parker or another sports star for an event or other opportunity?Our Off-Field podcast is produced by PickStar, the best place to book sports stars for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine. Choose from over 700 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

Brad Krauskopf is an entrepreneur and workplace innovator who is a leading voice in coworking and flexible work.He is the founder of Hub Australia, the country’s largest co-working community with spaces in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney.But first, you may be wondering what co-working actually is. Typically, it’s where independent workers come together at shared workspaces, renting desks or offices under flexible membership arrangements, creating communities of entrepreneurs, freelancers and startups that not only share facilities but also ideas and knowledge.Coworking has gone from niche to mainstream in recent years, there are now numerous spaces in most cities throughout the world, which have sprung up in parallel with our shift in work culture. Brad talks about his story as well as the power of coworking, coworker culture, collaboration benefits, work trends and much more. Find out more about Hub Australia - https://www.hubaustralia.com/Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.biz Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com For other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

Ben Darwin won two Bledisloe Cups with the Wallabies before an horrific neck injury that could have been fatal. He was lucky to recover but it did end his career.Ben talks about the personal impact - a bumpy career transition, a relationship breakdown and ultimately a diagnoses of depression and ADHD.Ben’s rebuild began with coaching, then, when pouring through player transfer data he noticed trends linked to team performance - the teams with a high turnover of athletes, even if they were bringing in stars, weren’t achieving the same success of cohesive teams.These findings would lead to the establishment of Gain Line, Ben’s company that focuses on the unique field of cohesion analytics. Ben has discovered a formula for team success that is now sought after by the world’s leading teams to improve performance, including the English Premier League, NBA, Twenty20 cricket, NRL and AFL.Ben talks about what he has learned about the secret sauce of the most successful teams, whether skill and culture are overrated, tough conversations with coaches, the most cohesive and least cohesive leagues and teams in the world and which teams he predicts will have success this season based on Gain Line’s metrics.Find out more about Gain Line here - http://www.gainline.biz/Want to book Ben Darwin for an event or other opportunity?Our Off-Field podcast is produced by PickStar, the best place to book sports stars for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine. Choose from over 700 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now - http://pickstar.com.auOff-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here - http://off-field.coJoin us on Facebook - http://facebook.com/offfieldpodcastSend us an email - amontesi@pickstar.com.au

This episode was first published on Off-Field, the podcast that focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena - find out more at off-field.co Jason ‘Dizzy' Gillespie was one of the world’s great fast bowlers during the mid 2000s when Australia was dominating international cricket. He took 259 test match wickets, and who could forget the double century he made against Bangladesh in 2006. If not for injuries, his record could’ve been even better.He’s now a highly respected cricket coach, and led the Adelaide Strikers to victory in the 2018 Big Bash League.In recent years, he’s become a vegan. He explains the ethical and health reasons, but reveals the motivation behind the lifestyle change - the sudden and tragic loss of his father, Neil, who suffered a heart attack while helping Jason move house.Attempts to revive his Dad were unsuccessful, and the aftermath led Jason to reflect on all aspects of his own life.Jason also talks about other defining moments, including the grade cricket banter that ended up inspiring his path to Test cricket, his partnership with champion Glenn McGrath, overcoming adversity, coaching insights, family life, his indigenous heritage and much more.You can book Jason Gillespie through PickStar, Australia’s marketplace to book sports stars for events, campaigns and fan experiences. Find out more at http://www.pickstar.com.au Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.biz Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com For other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au 

In this episode we have an in depth discussion about the future of work with Marina Pullin.Marina works with some of Australia’s largest organisations, helping them take the step towards commercial innovation. She also invented a platform called Jungal, a private platform to match great people with great opportunities.Marina is at the intersection of our transforming world of work. We talk about the move towards the gig economy - the rapidly growing workforce of independent workers who take up short-term contracts instead of typical full time employment.We talk about the opportunities and threats that the gig economy brings .. for workers, companies and even governments. We also talk about what work will look like in the decades ahead, the scary potential impact of computers on jobs, what leadership and culture looks like with transient staff and much more.Find out more about MCBI.Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.biz Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com For other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au

Jason ‘Dizzy' Gillespie was one of the world’s great fast bowlers during the mid 2000s when Australia was dominating international cricket. He took 259 test match wickets, and who could forget the double century he made against Bangladesh in 2006. If not for injuries, his record could’ve been even better.He’s now a highly respected cricket coach, and led the Adelaide Strikers to victory in the 2018 Big Bash League.In recent years, he’s become a vegan. He explains the ethical and health reasons, but reveals the motivation behind the lifestyle change - the sudden and tragic loss of his father, Neil, who suffered a heart attack while helping Jason move house.Attempts to revive his Dad were unsuccessful, and the aftermath led Jason to reflect on all aspects of his own life.Jason also talks about other defining moments, including the grade cricket banter that ended up inspiring his path to Test cricket, his partnership with champion Glenn McGrath, overcoming adversity, coaching insights, family life, his indigenous heritage and much more.Want to book Jason Gillespie for an event or other opportunity?Our Off-Field podcast is produced by PickStar, the best place to book sports stars for any event, campaign or engagement you can imagine. Choose from over 700 stars past and present, PickStar works fast with ANY budget. Visit the PickStar website now.Off-Field focuses on the world of sport outside of the arena with the people who make it happen. Hosted by James Begley and Andrew Montesi.Find out more:Sign up to our mailing list and contact us here.Join our sports marketing and business group on LinkedIn.Join us on Facebook.Send us an email.

In this episode we’re live at the Adelaide Podcast Festival with Ben Fitzsimons.Ben was one of our first guests on Rooster Radio - a true entrepreneur, property developer and former CEO of the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL.Now, he’s CEO of WeCann, pioneering the medical cannabis industry in Australia.In a 15-minute rapid fire session at the Podcast Festival, we talked about the huge health and commercial opportunities that medicinal cannabis can bring, the barriers that are currently preventing the development of the industry in Australia and why the black market is prospering.Connect with Ben Fitzsimons and find out more about WeCann here http://wecann.com.au .Find out more about the Adelaide Podcast Festival.Rooster Radio is hosted by Andrew Montesi and James Begley - visit http://roosterradio.biz Connect with Rooster Radio - sign up to our mailing list at http://roosterradio.biz and join our Facebook community at http://facebook.com/roosterradioHQ For podcasting strategy, production and commercial services, visit Apiro Media http://apiropodcasts.com For other content and marketing services, visit Apiro Consulting http://apiroconsulting.com (Andrew Montesi).For leadership and and high performance services, connect with James Begley http://jamesbegley.com.au