Leave Your Mark

Talking Postpartum Depression with Jenn Heil, Helen Upperton, and Jaime Livingston

12 Jul 2022

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Send us a textThis EP is a highly insightful and essential conversation with three amazing women. Former elite mogul skier, two-time Olympic medalist,...

Yoda of Track and Field with Kebba Tolbert

05 Jul 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Kebba Tolbert. Known as the Yoda of Track and Field, Kebba is the women’s sprints/hurdles and horizontal jumps coach ...

Return to Performance an IHPS Hot Stove with Price, Potenza, Friesen, Grant and Moi

28 Jun 2022

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Send us a textThe EP is a great performance conversation instigated within the program of the International Hockey Performance Summit in 2022.  I fac...

Coaching the Coach with Dan Howells

21 Jun 2022

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Send us a textDan is a high-performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sports, both in the UK and the US. Dan is a Certi...

The Future of Hockey Athlete Development - An IHPS Hot Stove

14 Jun 2022

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Send us a textThe EP is a Hot Stove discussion with a group of HP pros at the International Hockey Performance Summit in June of 2022. The discussion ...

A Creative and Analytical Mind with Sam Robertson

07 Jun 2022

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Send us a textThis week's EP features Sam Robertson.  Sam is a sports performance researcher, innovator, and consultant. He leads the sports res...

A Chiro with a Big Bend on Sports Med and Performance with Scott Howitt

31 May 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Scott Howitt. Scott is a Chiropractor with a big bend in sports science, sports medicine, and performance. Scott was a ...

Human Performance Meets Social Justice in Sean Muldoon

24 May 2022

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Send us a textThis week's EP features Sean Muldoon. Sean is currently the VP of Performance for the Seattle Sounders of the MLS. Sean joined the ...

A Nutrition Performance Conversation with Dana Lis, Jen Sygo, and Trent Stellingwerff

17 May 2022

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Send us a textThis EP is a performance conversation with three of Canada's leading performance nutrition practitioners.  Dana Lis is located in ...

Criss-Crossing the Atlantic with Nick Ward

10 May 2022

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Send us a textNick is currently the Programs Director for ALTIS.  ALTIS is an elite training environment for athletes and a global leader in the prov...

Emotional Healing with Hannah Roediger-Day

03 May 2022

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Send us a textIn this EP I speak with Hannah Roediger-Day a business owner/entrepreneur in the health & neuro space. Hannah takes foundational hea...

From Brazil to Bowling Green and Beyond with Ivi Casagrande

26 Apr 2022

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Send us a textIn this EP I talk with Ivi Casagrande. Ivi is a high-performance consultant currently serving as a Technical Expert Consultant for FIFA ...

The Long Road to Lord Stanley with Curtis Bell

19 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis week's EP features an NHL Veteran Therapist, Curtis Bell. Curtis is currently the Director of Sports Performance for the Pitts...

Curiosity is the Father of Innovation with Chris Gaviglio

12 Apr 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features an innovative performance practitioner, Chris Gaviglio. Chris has been involved with Elite sport for over 20 years work...

Four Years and Six Important Lessons from My Guests - Solo Session

05 Apr 2022

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Send us a textEP 261 is the fourth anniversary EP of LYM. We are proud of what we have accomplished at the podcast, and we've learned a lot from ...

Performance Sport from Her Perspective with Rhonda Shishkin

29 Mar 2022

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Send us a textRhonda is a physiotherapist and athletic therapist currently working in private practice with Craven Sports Services in Saskatoon, Saska...

Freestyle Ski Pioneer Phil Poirier

22 Mar 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Phil Poirier who is a bit of a living legend in my neck of the woods. He was a part of bringing the freestyle life to s...

Navigating Change, Communication, and the Power of Science w Doc Jordan

15 Mar 2022

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Send us a textEP 258 out tomorrow is a comebacker with one of my good friends and peers, Doctor Matt Jordan!  The good doctor and I talk about life, ...

Developing Yourself Professionally with Mike Potenza

13 Mar 2022

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Send us a textIn this EP Mike Potenza, the President of the Strength and Conditioning Coaches of Professional Hockey (SCAPH) and Lead of Performance f...

To Own It You Must First Discover It with Justin Roethlingshoefer

08 Mar 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Justin Roethlingshoefer.  Justin has worked with many professional athletes and leaders in the world of business. He i...

Develop the Athlete and then the Hockey Player with Mark Fitzgerald

01 Mar 2022

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Send us a textEP 255 of the LYM podcast is a combo session with my friend and colleague Mark Fitzgerald.  Mark is one of Canada's leaders in the...

Upholding the Rules of the Game with Matt Conger

22 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features a FIFA World Cup football referee, and the Director & Lead Facilitator of Holistic Leadership and Development Consu...

Sunday Re-Marks - A Change of Lens on the Olympics

20 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis EP is my meanderings around the idea of the Olympics. What it should mean for us, instead of what it seems it has become. We should...

The TAO of Sport with Duff Gibson

15 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Duff Gibson. In 1989, having completed his undergrad at Western, Duff Gibson moved to Calgary to earn his master’s de...

Straddling Extraordinary, at the Intersection of Remarkable and So, So Ordinary with Dayna Del Val

08 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Dayna Del Val who works with people through weekend retreats, one on one coaching, and her writing and speaking to insp...

Seeking Refuge in Athletic Performance with Les Gramantik

01 Feb 2022

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Send us a textThis EP features Les Gramntik, an internationally recognized leader in coaching speed and power. He has over 50 years of experience in c...

Empowering Today's Youth with Stu Saunders

25 Jan 2022

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Send us a textStu has been the vision behind the organization Youth Leadership Camps Canada (YLCC) since it began in 1992. For the last thirty years, ...

Skill Acquisition and Flow State the Passion of Chris Bertram

18 Jan 2022

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Send us a textEP 248 features the Senior Director of Applied Neuroscience at EXOS, Chris Bertram.  Chris is also an Associate Professor at the Univer...

A Dugout, to Bahama Sand, and Now the Side of a Pitch with James Gardiner

11 Jan 2022

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Send us a textJames is an Athletic Therapist, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist, and holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Health Scie...

Building Champions for Life with David Arsenault and Jon Geller

04 Jan 2022

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Send us a textEP 246 is a wonderful conversation with two amazing humans, David Arsenault and Jon Geller.  David's career spans close to thirty ...

"Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying" - My EOY Ramblings

28 Dec 2021

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Send us a textEP 245 is an insightful self-reflection on the fragility of life.  I recognized recently with the passing of filmmaker Jean-Marc Vallee...

There is Work To Be Done Before Celebrity with Don Saladino

21 Dec 2021

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Send us a textI had a really good conversation about the life of a fitness industry leader, Don Saladino last week.  This EP explores the life of thi...

Jer Sheppard and Me - The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Leadership

14 Dec 2021

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Send us a textThis week's EP is a fantastic performance conversation with my good buddy, Jeremy Sheppard.  Jer is one of those eclectic souls wh...

A Long and Winding Road with Chris Mattice

07 Dec 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features Chris Mattice who's spent the past 25 years in the health and wellness field as a practitioner and business develo...

Creativity is Just Connecting Things with Matt Young

30 Nov 2021

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Send us a textMatt Young is an industry leader with over 25 years of experience in the allied health care sector. Matt’s two decades of leadership o...

A 1306 Pound Gift of Injury with Brain Carroll

23 Nov 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features Brian Carroll who is a world-class powerlifter with over two decades of record-setting powerlifting under his belt.  A...

Sunday Re-Marks - Becoming a Parent - It Ain't Easy

21 Nov 2021

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Send us a textIn this EP I thought I would talk truthfully about my own journey as a dad. I think sometimes we get whisked into the vortex of what it ...

Josh Fletcher Advocates for Practitioner Wellbeing

16 Nov 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features Josh Fletcher, 'The Practitioner Wellness Guy'. He currently works for Hintsa with an F2 racing driver.  He ...

Vacation Ramblings - LYM Solo Session

09 Nov 2021

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Send us a textThis EP is me, myself, and I talking about my recent vacation takeaways, a few insights from some great books read, and some ideas I hav...

A Breakdown in Communication with Brett Bartholomew

02 Nov 2021

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Send us a textThis EP is a Performance conversation about bettering communication strategies.  It features for a fourth time on the podcast, Brett Ba...

The Wisdom in a Life of Change with Peter Davis

26 Oct 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features Peter Davis who's been working in elite sport management for over 30 years. Originally from Australia, Peter recei...

"Game On" with Maria Mountain

19 Oct 2021

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Send us a textEP 234 features an inspirational leader in Strength+Conditioning in Canada, Maria Mountain. In an industry often perceived as male-domin...

A High-Performance Life with David Joyce

12 Oct 2021

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Send us a textEP 233 of the Leave Your Mark Podcast is a return engagement with my friend from down under, David Joyce.  David has been a real leader...

Rolling in the Deep with Stu McMillan

05 Oct 2021

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Send us a textEP 232 of the Leave Your Mark is a deep and thoughtful conversation with my friend and peer, Stu McMillan.  It's the second time I...

Sunday Re-Marks - The Value in Transcending Experiences

03 Oct 2021

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Send us a textThis EP is a Sunday ReMarks where I get into the idea of how to transcend experience.  Good or bad, or even mundane.  An experience mi...

Serial Entrepreneurship with Brad Thorpe

28 Sep 2021

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Send us a textIn this EP I talk with a friend and LYM advocate, Brad Thorpe.  Brad is the patented inventor of the Isophit Strength Trainer and Isoph...

Sunday Re-Marks - How to Create Change and Growth in Your Life

26 Sep 2021

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Send us a textEP 229 is a Sunday Re-Marks session all about manifesting change and growth in your life.  Change starts with a connection to why you w...

Two's a Charm with Ryan Hamilton

21 Sep 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features mental performance coach Ryan Hamilton.  Ryan serves as a mental performance coach with the Canadian Sport Centre, UNB...

Back-to-Back Stanley Cups with Julien BriseBois

14 Sep 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features Julien BriseBois the General Manager of the Stanley Cup Champion Tampa Bay Lightning. Under Julien’s guidance, the 20...

Sunday Re-Marks - Freedom is a Fragile Thing

12 Sep 2021

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Send us a textThis EP 226 of the podcast is a Sunday Remarks on the day after the recognition of 20 years since the 9/11 tragedy.  I talk about my ex...

Changing Direction with Richard Clarke

07 Sep 2021

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Send us a textThis week's episode features an up-and-coming leader in the human performance community who specializes in training change of direc...

Performance Conversations - Dom+Scott - Talking Athlete Development with Matt Young

04 Sep 2021

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Send us a textIn this EP, Dom Gauthier and I get into a great chat about all things athlete development with Matt Young.  Matt is an Ernst & Youn...

The Intent is to Grow with Jesse Wright

31 Aug 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features Jesse Wright. Jesse is the founder of the Balance the Bar initiative, is a high-performance consultant, coach, author, ...

From the Gridiron to a Studio Lot with Johnny Mac Stunts

25 Aug 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features John MacDonald. Johnny has spent the last 25 plus years as a stuntman in the film industry.  I met John as a Linebacke...

Sunday Re-Marks - The Golden Years are for the Birds!

22 Aug 2021

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Send us a textThis EP is a Sunday Re-Marks.  Just a few insights about the challenges of getting old.  I experienced watching my mother deteriorate ...

Safe Sport Superhero with Allison Forsyth

17 Aug 2021

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Send us a textThis EP features a former Elite Alpine Skier with Canada’s Women’s National Team, Allison Forsyth.  Allison is an 8-time Canadian C...

FEAR of the Unknown with Tony Blauer

10 Aug 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is a conversation with Tony Blauer, a leading authority in personal self-defense and tactical confrontation.  I interviewe...

Nudged into a Basketball Journey with Todd Wright

03 Aug 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I speak with Todd Wright. Todd is the Vice President of Player Performance and Assistant Coach for the Los Angeles Clip...

An Adopted Cowboy Academic with Mark Lafave

27 Jul 2021

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Send us a textMark is an Athletic Therapist and professor of Athletic Therapy at Mount Royal University. Mark’s passion for athletic therapy and inj...

Sunday Re-Marks - Know Thy Self

25 Jul 2021

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Send us a textThis is EP 215 of the LYM PC and I thought I would discuss this idea of self-exploration, knowing yourself better, recognizing your blin...

Canada's Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2021 Marnie McBean

20 Jul 2021

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Send us a textThis week's episode features Marnie McBean who is one of Canada’s most decorated Olympians and an expert in turning potential int...

Sunday Re-Marks - Give Unconditionally without Expectation

18 Jul 2021

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Send us a textThis Sunday Re-Marks post is all about giving unconditionally. In this day and age, we are all too often attached to the outcome of our ...

Structure, Flow, and Exploring Your Range with Quin Sandler

12 Jul 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is a conversation with the CEO of Plantiga (https://plantiga.com/), Quin Sandler. As a serial entrepreneur, Quin has founde...

Performance Conversations - Dom+Scott - The Summer Olympics Cometh

10 Jul 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, Dom and I discuss all things Olympics as we are officially inside of two weeks from the opening ceremonies of the 2021 ...

A Serial Entrepreneur in Human Performance with Rick Schaly

06 Jul 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Rick Schaly. Rick has spent 33 years developing and growing an integrated multi-dimensional health care company th...

From the Streets of Paris to the NFL Sideline with JB Laporte

29 Jun 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Jean Baptiste Laporte. JB is entering his ninth season with the Carolina Panthers, and his second season as the di...

Sunday Re-Marks - 1993 Inc-ROY-able - 2021 PRICEless - The Habs Make the Finals

27 Jun 2021

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Send us a textThis week's Sunday Re-Marks is a little ode to my old team. The 2008-2009 season was my last year in the NHL. I chose to retire at ...

The Safe Sport Imperative - A Dom+Scott Performance Conversation with Allison Forsyth

21 Jun 2021

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Send us a textThis is such an important episode. Every parent, every coach, every young athlete should hear this episode and understand how easily our...

Sunday Re-Marks - Be Kind, Be Considerate, Be Compassionate Because it Matters

20 Jun 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is a return after a few weeks' absences to discuss the idea of starting from a place of kindness, consideration, and c...

Sacrifice for Success in Craft with Dan Coughlan

15 Jun 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Dan Coughlan. Dan is a strength and conditioning coach, physiotherapist, and applied sports scientist with an inte...

With Experience, Knowledge, and Reflection Comes Wisdom with Bruce Craven

08 Jun 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Bruce Craven.  Bruce has been at the leading edge of human performance in Canada for over thirty years.  He is b...

A Journey in Creativity with Maren Gube

01 Jun 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I speak with Dr. Maren Gube. Maren has a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and currently helps organizations understand t...

Performance Conversations - Dom+Scott - Supporting Longevity

29 May 2021

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Send us a textIn this Episode, Dom Gauthier and I go deep on things that support an athlete's longevity in a sport. It's not always about bi...

Commitment to Craft with Sean Skahan

25 May 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features a quiet leader in human performance, Sean Skahan.  Sean is in his fifth season as Strength and Conditioning Coach...

Sunday Re-Marks - Are You Choosing or Accepting?

23 May 2021

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Send us a textThis Episode is a Sunday Re-Marks and I use a few personal examples of where I've chosen what may not be the conventional decision ...

Rich Diviney and the Attributes of Performance Optimization

18 May 2021

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Send us a textOur official 200th Episode features a former Navy SEAL Commander, Rich Diviney. He completed more than 13 overseas deployments – 11 of...

Performance Conversations - Dom+Scott - Communication in Coaching w Brett Bartholomew

15 May 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is another in the Performance Conversations with Dom+Scott featuring our guest Brett Bartholomew.  We go deep on communica...

Steve Saunders 28 Locations - Five Kids - One Team - The Ravens

11 May 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Steve Saunders who is in his sixth year as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Baltimore Ravens.  S...

Sunday Re-Marks - Reflections on Parenthood on Mother's Day

09 May 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I take a moment to reflect on some of my journey as a father, my learning watching the growth and journey of my wife Ja...

There is No End Zone in Life with Marty Lauzon

04 May 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Marty Lauzon. Marty is a physical therapist and athletic trainer and has worked for the past thirty years in numer...

Performance Conversations with Dom+Scott w Rhian Wilkinson - Women in Sport P2

01 May 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is another in the series of Performance conversations with my good friend Dom Gauthier. Our Guest this week is former Canad...

Kathy Mauck Where Sales Meets Neuro-Science in One Powerful Package

27 Apr 2021

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Send us a textKathy Mauck. Kathy has spent her entire professional life furthering the science and education of Health and Human Performance.  She be...

Sunday Re-Marks - Self-Reflection is Not Lala Land

25 Apr 2021

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Send us a textIn this Sunday Re-Marks, I get into what self-reflective practice is not some sort of esoteric lala land, but a purposeful and consisten...

Giants to Eels an Athletes Authority with Lachlan Wilmot

20 Apr 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features an amazing Australian performance professional, Lachlan Wilmot. Lach has been working in the fitness industry goin...

Performance Conversations with Dom+Scott w Helen Upperton - Women in Sport P1

17 Apr 2021

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Send us a textIn Episode #191 of the podcast, guest host Dom Gauthier and I welcome Olympic Silver Medalist in Bobsleigh Helen Upperton to discuss the...

A performance conversation with Damien Moroney

13 Apr 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is a Performance Zoom Lab with an exceptional performance pro, Damien Moroney.  I invited Damien to chat with our Recondit...

Sunday Re-Marks - The Five Agreements

11 Apr 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode of Sunday Re-Marks, I talk about the Five Agreements written about in the wonderful books by Don Miguel Ruiz "The F...

A Pandemic Love Story with Larry Indiviglia

06 Apr 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features a fitness industry legend, Larry Indiviglia.  Larry is a life coach, fitness icon, author, father, and grandfathe...

Performance Conversations with Dom+Scott - Beginnings and Development

04 Apr 2021

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Send us a textTo open season 4 this is a new offering of the Leave Your Mark podcast. It's a dynamic conversation with my good friend and colleag...

ALTIS Connect - MVT Screening, Assessment and Intervention w Pfaff, Starrett, Cubos and the Livingstons

30 Mar 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I was invited to steward a performance conversation with an experienced group of human performance practitioners around...

Sunday Re-Marks - Minding the Gap

28 Mar 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode of Sunday Re-Marks, I talk about the concept of Minding the Gap to provide you with a moment of celebration from where y...

A Legacy on the Mountain with Max Gartner

23 Mar 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Max GartnerMax, former President and CEO of Alpine Canada and now a founding partner of his consulting company Gol...

Sunday Re-Marks - Our Fellow Human Being

21 Mar 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I talk about the constant seemingly endless exemplification of racism and sexism rampant in our society today. One woul...

Always Moving with Jennifer Noiles

16 Mar 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I interview Jennifer Noiles. Jen is a strength and conditioning professional currently acting as the Senior Director of...

Sunday Re-Marks - The Discovery in Fatherhood

15 Mar 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is a little personal discussion about my revelations in becoming a father, just sharing how it hit me, and perhaps, in shar...

ALTIS Poolside Chat with Augustine Agyei, Matt Price, Jeremy Sheppard, and Scott Livingston

09 Mar 2021

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Send us a textThis episode is the fourth in the series of ALTIS v-ACP Poolside chat's I had the honor of hosting back in September of 2020.  Thi...

Sunday Re-Marks - Flip the Script

07 Mar 2021

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Send us a textThis episode of LYM is a Sunday Re-Mark on the idea of flipping the script of the coin on the concepts of comparison, judgment, and frus...

Performance Innovation from the High Wire to the Ice with Jay Mellette

02 Mar 2021

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Send us a textThis episode features Jay Mellette. Jay is the Director of Sports Performance and Head Athletic Trainer for the Las Vegas Golden Knights...

Sunday Re-Marks - Awareness is a Primary Driver of Change

28 Feb 2021

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Send us a textIn this episode, I talk about my experience with journaling.  Learning about my negative language, becoming aware of the stories I told...

Tarzan, King Kong, and Gigantor with Dan Baker

23 Feb 2021

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Send us a textDan served as the strength and conditioning coach for the Brisbane Broncos Rugby League team for 19 years, winning the NRL champions tit...