Podium Podcast

JASON BRISBANE, an Englishman in NFL

Pro sport is a brutal recruitment environment. A tiny percentage of athletes ever get there. When the sport of choice is American Football and the budding pro athlete is an Englishman, the prospects are especially bleak! 
So to find a spot with one of the sport’s leading teams, NFL’s San Diego Chargers (now called Los Angeles Chargers), before carving out a playing and coaching career with professional clubs across Europe, is no small feat.
That’s a small insight into the CV of this week’s Podium Podcast guest, Jason Brisbane!
Jason’s transition to the white collar world is no less impressive, with roles as Head of Community and Grassroots Development for NFL International in London, before his current tenure as CEO of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby (GBWR).
It’s a fascinating career journey for a man who is now heading up GB’s charge in one of the most exhilarating and under-appreciated sports on the planet. If you haven’t tried wheelchair rugby, change that in 2023!
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MIKE BROWN, one of England rugby’s finest ever full-backs, serves up a really honest chat about transitioning from pro sport to the next chapter of his career!

If this was an episode of Friends, it would be called:
THE ONE WHERE TOM’S INTERNET COLLAPSES!
Thankfully, Mike Brown enjoys a more robust connection, enabling us to serve up a cracking chat with one of England rugby’s finest ever full-backs.
It’s a really honest chat with a genuinely humble person, who is navigating his way to the next stage of his career with real purpose and enthusiasm.
Plenty of lessons to be learned for anyone going through their own transitional journey!
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JACK GREEN, GB hurdler & double Olympian on tackling mental health.

This is a really important conversation!
It’s one I’m surprised we haven’t had more of on Podium Podcast. That’s partly because it’s a very difficult subject to talk about in transparent terms, and even more difficult to admit to. Yet in reality the majority of us will, at some point in our lives, have to deal with mental health challenges.
Today’s guest, GB 400m hurdler and double Olympian, Jack Green, tackles the subject of mental health head-on, both through the lens of his experience as an elite athlete who reached the world’s top 10, and in his current role as Head of Performance at Champion Health UK.
It’s a hugely insightful discussion covering a broad range of related subjects, including:
🎤 The pointless pursuit of perfection.
🎤 Managing fear of failure.
🎤 Dealing with difficult situations as a POSITIVE CHALLENGE, not a THREAT.
🎤 The importance of NOT trying to deal with everything.
And lots more!
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JOE van NIEKERK on building a wellness business in the jungles of Costa Rica, after the carnage of first-class rugby.

Towards the end of Podium Podcast, we ask the same set of quick-fire questions, including:
Q: “Aside from sports, was there another vocation that took your interest?”
A: “Viking”, replied this week’s guest, Springbok and Toulon rugby legend: Joe van Niekerk.
There’s no doubting Joe’s physical attributes would stand him in good stead for the role, but the once-rampaging number 8, who established an organic farm and wellness retreat in Costa Rica on his retirement in 2014, may find the bloodshed and violence a little more challenging these days.  
It’s a mad chat with a genuinely lovely bloke, where we hear:
🎙 A wonderful tribute to the iconic Nelson Mandela.
🎙 Living the Pura Vida lifestyle on an organic farm and wellness retreat in the jungles of Costa Rica.
🎙 Embracing a spiritual healing process, after the carnage of rugby.
🎙 Finding a passion that really drives you and your motivation.
🎙 The love of being in a team and the core principles of leadership.
🎙 And, of course, stories from the star-packed Toulon rugby dressing room.
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SIMON JONES talks about that visit to Downing Street after the infamous 2005 Ashes win.

FROM THE INFAMOUS 2005 ASHES-WINNING ENGLAND TEAM, we welcome this week’s Podium Podcast special guest: England cricketer, Simon Jones.
 
The reverse swing specialist joins Simon and Tom to discuss:
 
🎙 Coping with the crazy England cricket tour schedule & the impact on mental wellbeing.
🎙 What goes on tour (doesn’t always) stay on tour
🎙 THAT trip to Downing Street after THAT night out, post Ashes glory.
🎙 Fred the lunatic and Hoggard the social hand grenade.
🎙 Taking positive lessons from long-term injuries.
🎙The difficulty of finding focus after the high of pro sport.
🎙 The importance of being in charge of your own development.
🎙 When you’re put on your arse, find a way to get back up stronger.
 
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CATH BISHOP on life as a diplomat and the brutality of elite rowing.

From World Champion rower to Foreign & Commonwealth Office Diplomat, this week’s Podium Podcast guest brings quite the CV to the mic, and with it some fascinating insights and observations from the world of elite sport and international politics.
Three-time Olympian Cath Bishop joins Tom and Simon to discuss…
Dealing with Olympic blues - finding motivation after the high.
Making pressured decisions where lives are at stake.
The importance of having an intrinsic love of what you do.
The dark world of the indoor rowing machine.
Learning and improving every day.
The Lottery-Olympic funding transition.
The value of losing and what it teaches you.
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Kenny Logan reminisces on rugby life & learning to trust in the white collar world.

Kenny Logan is a retired Scottish rugby union player who played wing for Wasps RFC, London Scottish and Scotland. He won three English Premiership titles with Wasps and one Scottish Premiership title with Stirling County RFC in 1995.
Kenny is married to sports presenter, Gabby Logan.
In this episode of Podium Podcast we discuss:
The value, or not, of consuming alcohol as part of a pro sport training regime.
Rugby’s slowest runners!
Ensuring you don’t become too focused on indulgent marginal gains at the expense of the important stuff, namely having fun.
Kenny’s current work projects, including the incredible Doddie Weir foundation, My Name’5 Doddie
Entrepreneurship
Dyslexia
The Bullshit of Business! Learning to trust people in a work environment.
Strictly Come Dancing – Gabby Vs Kenny

Season 1 Recap - ”If you’re a d**kh**d, nobody will deal with you”

In what seems like the proverbial flash, we bring season 1 to a close. But not before our esteemed hosts, Simon & Tom, expertly cast their eyes over the insights and observations offered up by our wonderful guests in this inaugural season.
From the importance of relationship building to finding work-life balance, there are some great lessons to remember, but the most profound comes from Mr Tom May: "If you're a d**kh**d, nobody will deal with you". Very true!