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Beyond High Performance
How Mental Coaching Transformed an NFL Career—and What It Means for Leaders
YOUR FINEST HOUR | What if your next breakthrough didn’t come from a new strategy, but from mastering what’s happening between your ears?Brad Robbins, NFL punter for the Buffalo Bills, knows what it’s like to perform under extreme pressure, where milliseconds matter and millions are watching. But the shift that changed everything for him didn’t happen on the field. It happened inside.In this episode of Your Finest Hour, Novus Global President and Chief Coaching Officer Dan Leffelaar, along with Director of Novus Global Sport, Athletes & Teams, Andrew Ladd, sit down with Bra...
2025-06-10
1h 02
Beyond High Performance
Meta Performance™ Moment #18: How R.A. Dickey, Former MLB Pitcher and Cy Young Winner, Redefined What It Takes to Achieve Greatness
In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance.YOUR FINEST HOUR | What if talent wasn’t the reason people win? What if the real edge… was in how you rise after you fall?Host and CEO of Novus Global, Jason Jaggard is joined by MLB legend and Cy Young Award winner R.A. Dickey along with his coach, Dan Leffelaar, Novus Global Managing Partner & Director of Novus Global Sport. R.A shares a story not of overnight success, but of a decade-long climb th...
2025-04-22
08 min
Beyond High Performance
Meta Performance™ Moment #16: Why EMBRACING Discomfort UNLOCKS Leadership POTENTIAL with Jeff Lambert, Top-50 PR Firm Founder & Chairman
In these ‘Moment’ episodes, we highlight some of the most powerful insights from past conversations on Beyond High Performance.YOUR FINEST HOUR | In this episode, Dan Leffelaar, Novus Global Managing Partner & Director of Novus Global Sport, sits down with Novus Global Founder & CEO Jason Jaggard and Jeff Lambert, CEO, entrepreneur, and PR trailblazer, to explore the transformational power of coaching in leadership.Jeff opens up about how he initially resisted coaching, only to realize that embracing discomfort and leaning into self-reflection were the keys to unlocking his full potential. He shares how...
2025-04-01
06 min
Beyond High Performance
Dan Leffelaar’s Blueprint | Lessons from One of the World’s Top 1% Coaches on Elite Performance
META PERFORMANCE SHOW | What separates elite performers from everyone else? It’s not just talent—it’s mindset, resilience, and the right coaching.In this episode of The Meta Performance Show, host David Miller, Chief Expansion Officer at Novus Global, sits down with Dan Leffelaar, Managing Partner and Director of Novus Global Sport. Dan is in the top 1% of coaches worldwide, one of the highest-earning executive coaches on the planet, and a powerhouse in elite sports coaching.Leading a premier division of coaches, Dan works with Olympic champions, championship-winning athlet...
2025-02-18
47 min
Beyond High Performance
How to ELEVATE LEADERSHIP On and Off the Field with Former NFL Offensive Tackle Roman Oben
YOUR FINEST HOUR |What if you could leverage the same tools and strategies that helped a Super Bowl champion transition into a high-impact executive leader? This week, Novus Global Managing Partner Dan Leffelaar and Novus Global Partner & Executive Coach Kristin Frade sit down with Roman Oben—former NFL offensive tackle and current Vice President of Football Development Strategy at the NFL—to share exactly how coaching can transform your leadership potential.In this episode, you’ll discover:The secrets to unlocking your next level of leadership: Learn how Roman broke through limiting beliefs and embraced accoun...
2025-02-04
1h 03
Beyond High Performance
How NHL Captains Build UNBREAKABLE Teams with Former NHL Winnipeg Jets Captain Blake Wheeler
YOUR FINEST HOUR | In this high-impact episode of the Beyond High Performance Podcast, Novus Global Managing Partner and Director of Novus Global Sport, Dan Leffelaar sits down with his client, former Winnipeg Jets captain Blake Wheeler, and former NHL Captain and Novus Global Associate Partner Andrew Ladd.Blake opens up about what it takes to build trust in the locker room, staying resilient through the highs and lows while communicating with authenticity and authority.From personal battles with anxiety to the role of vulnerability in driving team success, take...
2024-12-17
1h 15
Beyond High Performance
How MINDSET Can Take You From BURNOUT to BALANCE
YOUR FINEST HOUR | Today, Dan Leffelaar, Senior Partner & Director of Novus Global Sport, is joined by the founder of Stack Commerce and endurance sports enthusiast, Josh Payne and his executive coach & Novus Global Senior Partner, Jon Roberts. In this episode, they dive into Josh’s entrepreneurial journey and what happened after “seed strapping” and selling his StackCommerce for over $100 million. Reflecting on the fear and anxiety that came with the sale, Josh shares his insights on how mindset shifts and the pursuit of endurance sports allowed him to reclaim power over his personal life and dis...
2024-10-08
59 min
Beyond High Performance
How Professional Athletes Utilize “Business” Coaching with Zack Steffen
YOUR FINEST HOUR | In this episode, Novus Global Founder Jason Jaggard sits down with Middlesbrough FC and US National Team Goalkeeper Zack Steffen, along with his coach and Director of Novus Global Sport, Dan Leffelaar.The group covers Zack's introduction to Dan and his decision to ultimately pursue coaching with him - something he thinks every professional or competitive athlete would benefit from greatly. Diving with Dan into the area of “commitment”, Zack outlines how coaching has not only helped him find community and success on the pitch. Beyond the field, he explains how that...
2023-08-15
55 min
Beyond High Performance
From Dreaming to Doing with Filmmakers Kelly Shipe & Leigh Ann Jernigan
YOUR FINEST HOUR | In this episode of Your Finest Hour, Novus Global Senior Partner Dan Leffelaar sits down with Film Producers and Creative Partners Kelly Shipe and Leigh Ann Jernigan, along with their coach, Associate Partner Laura Leffelaar.One day while sitting together, sharing conversations and dreams inside of a screened-in porch, Kelly & Leigh Ann discovered they had a mutual dream of becoming filmmakers - a dream they decided to pursue together. In this conversation, we discuss their evolution from Hollywood dreamers to producers, leading to their connection to Laura and their development of...
2023-08-01
1h 01
Beyond High Performance
Building a Leadership Toolkit with Will Trapp
This episode comes to you from the team at Novus Global Sport. Coaches Johan Martinez-Khalilian and Dan Leffelaar, alongside MLB agent Matt Hannaford, interviewed Defensive Midfielder for MLS’ Minnesota United FC, Will Trapp. While honing his physical gifts on his way to becoming a professional athlete - Will realized his toolbelt also needed to be equipped with the ability to handle the mental challenges along the way. Will outlines his wealth of skills built over time with the aid of Novus Coaching, and how those skills are absolutely essential to being a successful professional in...
2023-03-21
48 min
Beyond High Performance
Two-Time Stanley Cup Winner, Andrew Ladd - Building a Legacy Through Adversity
This episode comes to you from the team at Novus Global Sport. Executive Coaches Dan Leffelaar and Johan Martinez - Khalilian, alongside MLB agent Matt Hannaford, interview Andrew Ladd, 2-time NHL Champion and Founder of 1616.In this episode, Andrew outlines how an injury turned into not only a turning point in his playing career, but a catalyst for major change in re-sparking passion in his life. One result of this spark is 1616, a non-profit focused on educating thousands of young hockey players with mental health skills to aid them in challenges on and off...
2023-01-17
57 min
Beyond High Performance
From Overcoming Addiction to Becoming Kobe Bryant + Michael Jordan's Mindfulness Coach
One of the best mindfulness coaches in the world, George Mumford discusses sobriety and addiction, his love for philosophy, and "the alarming possibility of being able." George is renowned for his work with professional athletes Kobe Bryant and Micheal Jordan, who credit him for transforming their on-court leadership. From former head coach Phil Jackson and players from the legendary championship Chicago Bulls teams in the 90s, George has worked with countless athletes, Olympians, executives, and artists over the decades. Novus Global coaches Jason Jaggard and Dan Leffelaar talk with George about how creating space between stimulus and response can...
2022-11-01
57 min
Speak Your Mind
Dan Leffelaar: Riley’s Performance Coach – Riley and Tyler Get Interviewed in a Reversed Pod!
Dan works for a great company called Novus Global Sports that works with pro athletes across every major sport to help them navigate any issues they may be dealing with in life! Riley uses Dan to improve areas of his life whether it’s mentally, with family or in hockey. We flip the script this episode as our guest Dan takes the role of host and asks normal Speak Your Mind co-hosts Riley and Tyler questions instead! The guys get into their personal struggles with mental health and how they overcome the ongoing challenges. It’s a very...
2022-09-08
1h 08
A Talk in the Attic
NOVUS GLOBAL: Going Beyond High Performance
Kirk is joined by high-performance coaches Jason Jaggard (Founding Partner, CEO), Janet Breitenbach (Partner, Director, Coach), and Dan Leffelaar (Partner, Sr. Director, Coach), who school the host in all things related to reaching his full potential. Learn about your intuitive fence, asking for permission, showing up as you're needed, and holding the tension between empathy and improvement. This talk is an illuminating conversation that will make even the most passive listener reconsider their life goals. Original song "Spaced Out" by Kirk Ross (under the Manabu music project). NOVUS GLOBALATTIC LINKSSupport...
2022-06-10
1h 17
Beyond High Performance
Avoiding Burnout + Mastering Rest in the Pursuit of Meta Performance
ON COACHING | Meta performance, when pursued effectively, pushes the limits of your capabilities and yields a new level of personal and professional achievement. But there is a risk to watch out for in the journey of meta performance; a slippery slope of expending all your energy on tireless hard work at the cost of physical and emotional wellness. "There needs to be an equal, proportionate upgrade of resting as you upgrade your performance." Listen to coaches Jason Jaggard, Jon Roberts, Amanda Jaggard, and Dan Leffelaar illustrate why self-care and rest are not weaknesses or indulgences but, rather, necessary fuel...
2021-11-30
1h 20
Beyond High Performance
The Holiday Bonus Episode: Family Dynamics, Connection + Grief
Navigating the holidays: three segments with Novus Global coaches Amanda Jaggard, Chris North, Dan Leffelaar and Johan Martinez-Khalilian.1. Family Expectations + AgreementsThe holidays can bring about both joy and immense pressure...demands for your time; high expectations from your kids; managing finances, travel, or sensitive family dynamics. Amanda shares insights from her various lenses over the years--single, married, divorced, before children, after children, and through lifestyle changes. She and the team detail three specific tools to use to set you and your family up for success during the holidays and beyond.2. Cultivating Connection...
2021-11-23
52 min
Beyond High Performance
A Sports Agent's Map for Success, with Matt Hannaford
YOUR FINEST HOUR | Sports agent Matt Hannaford talks about the future of sports agencies, the free agent model, entrepreneurship, and the prevalence of self-doubt and isolation among pro athletes. Matt advocates for restructuring a historically toxic industry and praising competitors for good work and he defines success in his field as empowering and equipping players with the right information and education so to make agents one day obsolete. He poses the question: Are you truly happy if you're only looking out for yourself? Interviewed by Dan Leffelaar, Matt speaks with his coach, Jason Jaggard, about their coach-client relationship and...
2021-11-09
58 min
Beyond High Performance
Finishing the Drill, Stress-Management + Character, with NCAA Football Coach Mark Richt
META PERFORMANCE SHOW | College football coach legend and TV analyst Mark Richt, a two-time SEC Coach of the Year at the University of Georgia and 2017 ACC Coach of the Year at the University of Miami, shares insights from his 35 years thriving at the helm. Co-interviewed by Jason Jaggard and Novus Global Head of Sport Dan Leffelaar, Mark gives us his take on leadership; balancing long hours with family time; managing health, stress and fatigue; and using character as a guidepost for hiring and recruiting. Mark talks about his Parkinson's diagnosis and his perspective on death, God, and making the...
2021-10-19
1h 04
Beyond High Performance
Identifying What Motivates You the Most with the 5i Assessment
ON COACHING | The 5i Motivation Assessment was designed to help individuals discover their most salient source of motivation: Income, Impact, Integrity, Intimacy, Independence. Novus Global coaches Jason Jaggard, Janet Breitenbach, Dan Leffelaar, and Rosanna Tomiuk discuss how the assessment was created, how to apply its results to your life, and the ways the five key motivators interact with each other. The coaches share advice for people who don’t quite know what they’re motivated by and discuss how to create synergy among as many motivators as possible to create optimal fulfillment in life.REFERENCED IN THIS EPIS...
2021-09-07
1h 02
Beyond High Performance
Naming Your Limiting Beliefs to Create Scalable Results, with Chantelle Little
YOUR FINEST HOUR | Tiller Digital Founder and CEO, Chantelle Little, shares the salient impact being coached had on both her and her company, not the least of which was doubling her company’s size in one year. Dan Leffelaar interviews Chantelle and her coach, Janet Breitenbach, and discuss the power that writing out her limiting beliefs, focusing on company culture, and testing specifically for growth and ownership in the hiring process had on Chantelle’s business. Chantelle shares the one question that Janet asked her often that had the greatest impact on her growth.Novus Global is a tr...
2021-08-17
56 min
Beyond High Performance
Team Environments + Aligned Visions
ON COACHING | We join Dan Leffelaar, Amanda Jaggard, Jon Roberts, and Chris North to discuss the work that we do at Novus Global while coaching teams in a corporate setting. We’ll dive into conflict resolution and how to lead individuals and ourselves from a place of disconnection and frustration to a place of service within our teams. We believe that coaching teams towards an aligned vision will result in connection, productivity, and ultimately an increased satisfaction in the workplace and beyond.Novus Global is a tribe of elite executive coaches who work with Fortune 500 Companies, Professional At...
2021-07-13
40 min
Goalie Hacks Podcast
GHP 070:How To Transform Into A Meta-Performer w/ Dan Leffelaar From Novus Global Sports
Hello everyone, and welcome back to another episode of the Goalie Hacks Podcast, and I am excited to welcome today a leading meta performance coach in western Canada – and that gentleman is Dan Leffelaar.We discuss about mental skills that Goalies should be developing to transition from Junior level to Major Junior Level. Shed some light on the experience working with the Edmonton Oil Kings and working with gold medalist, Joel Hoefer. Most important skill that young Goalies can start developing as young athletes that will help them transition smoothly to Junior and Pro Hockey. Th...
2021-07-06
1h 22
Beyond High Performance
The Paradox of Mastery + MLB Pitching, with R.A. Dickey
META PERFORMANCE SHOW | Baseball legend R.A. Dickey. R.A. shares his climb from the minor league to the major league, back down to the minors, and back up to the majors again – a decades-long journey that taught him new levels of aptitude, worth ethic, surrender and perseverance as a pitcher and human being. This powerful conversation, facilitated by Jason Jaggard and Dan Leffelaar, illuminates the path of reinventing yourself, the grief and relief that comes with it, the importance of who you surround yourself with, and the paradox of mastery.Novus Global is a tribe of el...
2021-06-29
57 min
Beyond High Performance
Coaching Impact on all Facets of Life + Being a Stanley Cup Champion, with Andrew Ladd
YOUR FINEST HOUR | Andrew Ladd, a Stanley Cup champion and player for the New York Islanders joins us for this conversation with Jason Jaggard and Novus Global Sport Director and Andrew's coach, Dan Leffelaar. Dan and Andrew share what made them choose to work together as coach and client, their journey of flipping self-talk to your advantage, and fostering a genuine client-coach relationship. Andrew shares how coaching helped him fall back in love with hockey, dream big with the Ladd Foundation, and infuse energy into himself and his family.RESOURCESIG and Twitter: @aladd16...
2021-06-22
40 min
Beyond High Performance
Choosing Growth Over Comfort
ON COACHING | David Gerber, Dan Leffelaar, Janet Breitenbach and Johan Martinez-Khalilian lead a powerful conversation on growth. Drawing from personal examples, they share the impact of their own radical commitment to growth as coaches, and illustrate the fortitude, courage, and discipline required to avoid the allure of complacency. Each coach discusses their hypothesis for why it’s rare to find communities truly committed to growth over comfort. Spoken in the same tone of love and fierce advocacy with which they color their life and serve their clients, you will hear how growth is the best—and possibly only—way to cre...
2021-06-21
1h 02
Beyond High Performance
The Relationship Between Mental + Physical Toughness, with Luke Schenn
YOUR FINEST HOUR | Jason Jaggard interviews Dan Leffelaar and client Luke Schenn, a Stanley Cup champion and defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning. Luke describes the challenges and value of having a coach in his life – not only on the ice, but also outside the NHL. The three discuss Luke’s heart for serving, the relationship between mental toughness and physical toughness, and the often-overlooked parallels between leadership as a professional athlete and leadership in other spheres of influence. Luke illustrates the ways Novus Global helps him to be future-oriented and committed to the belief that his best, most impa...
2021-06-16
35 min
Beyond High Performance
Getting More Done in Less Time with Greater Satisfaction
ON COACHING | How do you get more done in less time, with more enjoyment and satisfaction? David Gerber, Dan Leffelaar, Janet Breitenbach, and Amanda Jaggard each share examples of clients who used coaching to do just that, despite inordinate limitations on time, resources, clarity, or imagination for what’s possible. They discuss our addiction to productivity, the glamorization of busyness, and how to upgrade the questions we ask ourselves. With unflinching honesty and a desire for leaders to expand their lives in powerful ways, we learn how coaching is a space to clarify what matters most to you....
2021-06-16
50 min
Beyond High Performance
Going Beyond Your Best, with Jeff Lambert
YOUR FINEST HOUR | In our first episode of Your Finest Hour--where we hear conversations between coaches and their clients--CEO, entrepreneur, and PR expert Jeff Lambert is interviewed by his executive coach and Novus Global CEO Jason Jaggard and Novus Global Sport Director Dan Leffelaar. Jeff and Jason discuss the progression of their coaching relationship over the years. Jeff was always a successful, high performer in his work, but he also recognized an opportunity to be challenged beyond that – which is where his investment in coaching came in. Jeff details how coaching shifted his thinking and the massive results that cr...
2021-06-16
42 min
Riding To Excellence
Ep. 17 - Inside the Mind of an Elite Athlete
On Episode 17 of Riding To Excellence, everyone's favourite mental performance coach, Dan Leffelaar of Novus Global is back to talk mental game and what's going on inside the mind of elite athletes. 🎙✨ ➡️ On today's episode Dan delves into the importance of training your mind. We focus on the gaps in vision that each athlete faces that slows them down and talk heavily about the difference between high performers and elite athletes. Plus, despite the fact that working with a mental performance coach is very individualized, Dan and host, Louisa Murch White, touch on generalizations that each competitor can bring into their own...
2020-02-19
48 min
Brentview Church
Who Needs Christmas? (part 1)
Listen to guest speaker Dan Leffelaar in the first message of our Christmas series.
2020-01-03
00 min
Brentview Church
The Story We Find Ourselves In
Listen to guest speaker Dan Leffelaar in the fourth sermon of our Identity series.
2019-10-01
26 min
Riding To Excellence
Ep 12: Manage Your Mindset with Dan Leffelaar of Novus Global.
On Episode 12 of Riding To Excellence, the Energy Equine podcast, we sit down with the managing partner of Novus Global, mental performance coach, Dan Leffelaar. We were lucky enough to host Dan at our Sports Therapy Lecture, Spring Into Show Season and asked him to come on the podcast to share with us some of the amazing information he presented to us at the clinic. On the podcast today we touch on what exactly mental performance coaching is, the differences in performers, the internal conversations we have with ourselves that hold us back and how our mindset can be the...
2019-06-12
53 min
Brentview Church
The Fall Of A Family
Listen to guest speaker Dan Leffelaar in the third sermon of the Kings series.
2019-05-29
32 min
Brentview Church
Stepping Out
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar speak about facing our fears.
2019-02-26
13 min
Brentview Church
Laws for a New Life
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the first sermon of the Leviticus: The Law series.
2019-02-06
41 min
Brentview Church
Let Them Go
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the second sermon of the Let Them Go series.
2018-12-10
36 min
Brentview Church
Purpose
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the second sermon of the All in the Family series.
2018-11-13
35 min
Brentview Church
Unbelievable
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the fourth sermon of the In His Image series.
2018-09-24
35 min
Brentview Church
Be Reasonable
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the third sermon of the 'In His Image' series.
2018-09-17
36 min
Brentview Church
What's Your Attitude?
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the second sermon of the Blessed series.
2018-07-12
35 min
Brentview Church
You
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the first sermon of the After the Honeymoon Ends series
2018-05-23
30 min
Brentview Church
Together in Governance
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the fourth sermon of the Together series.
2018-05-09
34 min
Brentview Church
Together in Giving
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar and Pastor Dave Spate in the thrid sermon of the Together series.
2018-05-02
37 min
Brentview Church
Fix Your Thoughts
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the 4th and final sermon of the Renew series.
2018-03-13
37 min
Brentview Church
Out Of The Heart, The Mouth Speaks
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the third sermon of the Renew series.
2018-03-06
38 min
Brentview Church
Communion
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar speak on the topic of Communion
2018-02-08
36 min
Brentview Church
Remembering His Promises
Listen toPastor Dan Leffelaar in the fourth sermon of the Psalms series.
2017-10-17
39 min
Brentview Church
More Than Tolerance In The Kingdom | Don't Judge Me!
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the second sermon of the More Than Tolerance In The Kingdom.
2017-05-31
49 min
Brentview Church
We Believe | The Bible
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the fifth sermon of the We Believe series
2017-03-26
49 min
Brentview Church
Life Sunday | We Believe - Introductions
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar's sermon from Life Sunday.
2017-02-26
20 min
Brentview Church
The Resilient Prophet | Passing on Honour
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the last sermon of the Resilient Prophet series.
2017-02-12
30 min
Brentview Church
The Resilient Prophet | I Give Up
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar in the forth sermon of the Resilient Prophet series.
2017-01-30
32 min
Brentview Church
The Resilient Prophet | Taking the Next Step
Listen to Dan Leffelaar in the second sermon of the The Resilient Prophet series.
2017-01-16
35 min
Brentview Church
Life Sunday
Celebrate Life Sunday with us with a message from Pastor Dave Spate, and interviews with Pastor Dan Leffelaar.
2016-10-31
24 min
Brentview Church
One Name | Do Unto Others
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar's third sermon in his One Name series.
2016-07-18
41 min
Brentview Church
One Name | For the City
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar's second sermon in the One Name series.
2016-07-04
29 min
Brentview Church
Life Sunday
Listen to Pastor Dan Leffelaar's sermon from our latest Life Sunday at Brentview
2016-06-13
23 min