Marcus Daniell is a New Zealand Professional Tennis player, and the founder and executive director of the organisation “High Impact Athletes”. HIA (High Impact Athletes) exists to create a groundswell of positive impact in the world, driven by the generosity and social influence of professional athletes. They partner with excellent and reputable charities around the world in the areas of Animal Welfare, Health and Poverty, and Climate Change.
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In this podcast we talked about:
The vision and dream behind HIA, and how it came about
How to give effectively and support good causes
The process of gathering high profile athletes who started to say yes to join the HIA team
The reality of how much money most people earn compared to the rest of the world
Marcus’s own tennis journey and how he managed to find success
Being a vegetarian athlete
The idea of “giving back” and using sports as a force for good
You can head to www.highimpactathletes.org to see the awesome mahi Marcus and his team are doing, and even see how you can get involved. This podcast is available on Spotify, Itunes and iHeartRadio.
