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Leave Your MarkFrom the Darkness Comes the Light of Purpose with Scott SimonsSend us a textIn this episode of Leave Your Mark, we sit down with Scott Simons—professional speaker, wellness strategist, and mindset coach—whose work helps leaders and teams build clarity, resilience, and sustainable performance in a world that rarely slows down.Over the past two decades, Scott has delivered more than 300 talks, partnered with over 350 organizations, and inspired thousands to take ownership of their health, leadership, and well-being. His work is grounded in a simple but powerful belief: well-being is not a luxury—it is a leadership strategy.Scott is the...
2026-02-031h 01Leave Your MarkWhy State Matters a Solo Session with Scott LivingstonSend us a textAs a follow-up to my recent episode on threat and how the brain interprets it, I wanted to explore how our state of mind — physiological, neurological, and psychological — shapes the way our brain processes information and manages potential threats.This short episode takes a closer look at the foundational elements that support optimal brain function: quality sleep, stable blood glucose, proper hydration, and effective oxygenation. These core pillars aren’t just about basic health — they directly influence how resilient, adaptable, and high-performing we can be in the face of stress and challeng...
2025-10-2129 minLeave Your MarkThe Bag is Empty with Scott Livingston - a Singularity SessionSend us a text🎙️ Episode Title: The Bag is EmptyIn this episode, I share a story that’s been sitting quietly in the background of my own journey — one about chasing the top of the ladder, only to discover the bag at the top wasn’t as full as I imagined.For years, my pursuit of “making it” was defined by achievement — the next job, the next title, the next opportunity. I believed that once I arrived, I’d finally feel complete. But like many of us who chase success, I found that the ba...
2025-10-0734 minLeave Your MarkFour Cups is a Charm What's Next is a Legacy with Tim FleiszerSend us a textThis EP features Tim Fleiszer. Tim was the first player in Canadian Football League history to win four Grey Cup championships with four different teams. Selected 1st overall in the 1998 CFL Draft, Tim was a team captain on three teams (Montreal, Ottawa, and Edmonton) and a CFL Players Association representative for four years.Throughout his ten-year career, Tim was passionate about his involvement in community-building initiatives. He was twice nominated for the Tom Pate Award, which is given to the CFL player who reflects outstanding community service. Today, he continues serving t...
2024-12-311h 10Leave Your MarkA Curious Career with Krista Scott-DixonSend us a textKrista Scott-Dixon is Product Director at Simple, a nutrition app with global reach, responsible for designing evidence-based nutrition and health behavior change programs. Previously she served as Director of Curriculum at Precision Nutrition, leading the development of the PN Academy and PN Certifications.She is the author of several books and co-author of textbooks such as The Essentials of Nutrition Coaching for Health, Fitness, and Sport; Pre- and Post-Natal Coaching Certification; and the Menopause Coaching Specialist Certification along with an extensive list of academic publications, book chapters, articles, and reports.
2024-06-251h 08Leave Your MarkPaddling in the Right Direction with Scott WilgressSend us a textThis EP features performance coach and exercise physiologist, Scott Wilgress. Over the course of his career, he has worked with hundreds of provincial, national, and professional athletes. He was a member of Team Nova Scotia as the Physiologist / Strength Coach for the 2011, 2013, and 2015 Canada Games. He’s helped prepare athletes for 5 Olympic Games in sports such as Gymnastics, Sprint Canoe/Kayak, Hockey, Sailing, Boxing, and as a part of Softball Canada’s Integrated Support Team, he attended the 2019 Pan-American Games and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. Scott is currently helping prepare...
2024-03-2658 minLeave Your MarkExploring Athlete Development with James Gardiner and FriendsSend us a textIn this EP my wife and business partner Jaime Livingston and I spend time with James Gardiner and our Reconditioning Mastermind community discussing topics around Reconditioning and athlete development. This is James' second session on LYM. James is an Athletic Therapist, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist, and holds a Master’s degree in Kinesiology and Health Science.James has been the Lead AT with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Head Athletic Trainer in the Blue Jays system, as well as a Rehab Coordinator at York University. He also acted as a performance consultant with the U...
2023-11-141h 06Leave Your MarkMy Better Half with Jaime LivingstonSend us a textIn this EP I have the pleasure of chatting with my amazing wife, Jaime Livingston. Jaime has been working in the field of human performance for twenty-five years. She is an Athletic Therapist and S+C Coach professionally and is a Master in the practice of Neuro-Reconditioning. She's a highly qualified and experienced practitioner who merges her unique abilities in manual therapy and a myriad of effective exercise prescription strategies to eliminate injury issues and improve the overall robustness of her clients. Jaime has trained and rebuilt athletes at every level including professional athl...
2023-08-011h 10Leave Your MarkTalking Postpartum Depression with Jenn Heil, Helen Upperton, and Jaime LivingstonSend us a textThis EP is a highly insightful and essential conversation with three amazing women. Former elite mogul skier, two-time Olympic medalist, and recent graduate of a Stanford MBA Jennifer Heil, entrepreneur, master reconditioning practitioner, and former two-sport university varsity athlete, Jaime Sochasky-Livingston, Firefighter, and former Olympic silver medal winner in bobsled, Helen Upperton come together in an open and honest conversation. They are all amazing mothers, who have struggled with postpartum depression, and challenges of becoming new moms, and the eventual recognition that they were not alone, finding help and solace in their communities...
2022-07-121h 13Leave Your MarkA Chiro with a Big Bend on Sports Med and Performance with Scott HowittSend 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 member of the core medical team for the 2015 Canadian Pan Am games and works with various amateur and professional athletes including the Men’s National Soccer team. Scott is an active sports chiropractic and exercise researcher and is a lecturer for undergraduate and post-graduate sports medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, and fitness. He is the President of the RCCSS(C), on the National Advisory Council of EIMC, and a member of the edi...
2022-05-311h 17Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations - Dom+Scott - Talking Athlete Development with Matt YoungSend 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 & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist, Business in Vancouver Top 40 Under 40, and Caldwell Partners Canadian Top 40 Under 40 business award winner. This serial entrepreneur graduated with a Kinesiology Degree from the University of British Columbia and started his first start-up company, a boutique health & fitness business: Innovative Fitness. Matt’s ability to distill complex constructs into bite-sized pieces that can be more easily understood & activated by those delivering the service and...
2021-09-041h 09Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations - Dom+Scott - The Summer Olympics ComethSend 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 Tokyo Olympics originally scheduled for 2020. Some thoughts on what it takes to get there, who's going to make a difference, and some of the challenges we've seen with the pandemic.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find a...
2021-07-101h 17Leave Your MarkThe Safe Sport Imperative - A Dom+Scott Performance Conversation with Allison ForsythSend us a textThis is such an important episode. Every parent, every coach, every young athlete should hear this episode and understand how easily our children can fall prey to evil. There are so many great youth coaches out there working hard to see our children find joy and growth in play, but there are also some terrible individuals we must all work to eliminate and remove from our sports system. No child should ever live in fear, especially while playing a sport they love. Listen to this episode and please share it with all who may...
2021-06-211h 05Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations - Dom+Scott - Supporting LongevitySend 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 bigger, faster, stronger, but also how long you can stay in the game. If you're not playing, you're not contributing, and you're not creating success. You can be the fittest, fastest, or strongest in the game, but if you're in the clinic instead of on the field of play, it's all for not. Enjoy this episode and if you do, please leave a rating and a comment!If yo...
2021-05-291h 07Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations - Dom+Scott - Communication in Coaching w Brett BartholomewSend us a textThis episode is another in the Performance Conversations with Dom+Scott featuring our guest Brett Bartholomew. We go deep on communication as the essence of coaching. How we can improve it, and tailor our message so that we get the most out of our athletes or clients. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.co...
2021-05-151h 09Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations with Dom+Scott w Rhian Wilkinson - Women in Sport P2Send us a textThis episode is another in the series of Performance conversations with my good friend Dom Gauthier. Our Guest this week is former Canadian Women's Soccer National Team member Rhian Wilkinson. Rhian retired several years ago and became a development coach for the women's program in Canada, and has recently taken on a role with Team GB as the Assistant Coach. We go deeper on the subject of women in sport, especially around the area of coaching, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the...
2021-05-011h 04Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations with Dom+Scott w Helen Upperton - Women in Sport P1Send 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 subject of women in sport. Her experiences with coaching, as a coach, and as a new mother in the world of performance sport. It's an ignition conversation to future sessions Dom and I plan to have around this topic and so many other amazing performance conversations to come! EnjoyIf you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with...
2021-04-171h 00Leave Your MarkPerformance Conversations with Dom+Scott - Beginnings and DevelopmentSend 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 colleague Dom Gauthier. Dom possesses a massive life experience in the high-performance sport as an Olympic athlete, coach, leader, and businessman. Our experience together spans many years and many amazing stories, some of which we hope to use to bring color and connection to these powerful conversations. We plan to do these on a regular basis, bring guests, and tackle sometimes controversial topics in the world of human performance and li...
2021-04-0451 minLeave Your MarkALTIS Connect - MVT Screening, Assessment and Intervention w Pfaff, Starrett, Cubos and the LivingstonsSend us a textIn this episode, I was invited to steward a performance conversation with an experienced group of human performance practitioners around the subject of movement screening, assessment, and intervention. Having coach Dan Pfaff introduce the session with a 30-minute walkthrough of their Living Screen process (you can find that gem on the ALTIS website (https://altis.world/) was a great introduction. Taking the insights from the likes of physical therapist Kelly Starrett, chiropractor Jeff Cubos, and athletic therapist Jaime Livingston who all hold professional capacity in performance training as well, was a powerful look at...
2021-03-3054 minLeave Your MarkALTIS Poolside Chat with Augustine Agyei, Matt Price, Jeremy Sheppard, and Scott LivingstonSend 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. This one is a great conversation on the intake process for supporting performance athletes' success and features the lead combine preparation coach for Landow Performance, Augustine Agyei, Lead S+C for the LA Kings, Matt Price, and the Lead of Performance for Snowboard Canada, Jer Sheppard. It's a great performance conversation, and I hope the listener takes much away from the insights of these amazing human performance professionals. Enjoy
2021-03-091h 03Leave Your MarkALTIS Poolside Chat with Steve Norris, James Morton, Sam Gibbs, Will Brown, and Scott LivingstonSend us a textEP 160 of the Leave Your Mark podcast is another in the series of ALTIS Poolside chat's that I was honored to host back in September of this year. This is a fantastic discussion between Dr. James Morton, Dr. Stephen Norris, D.O. Sam Gibbs, Will Brown, and myself on the subject of Science versus Practice. There are some amazing and thought-provoking threads and it's a great finishing salvo for this year of 2020 where this subject has been so at the forefront of our daily lives. It will be out, as usual, this Wednesday...
2020-12-291h 04Leave Your MarkThe Injury Mystery an ALTIS Poolside Chat with Lewindon, Moroney, Randhawa, Pfaff, and LivingstonSend us a textThis Episode 155 is another in the series of Poolside chat's I was honored to host on behalf of ALTIS World at their Virtual Apprentice Coach Program back in September of this year. This one is a powerful conversation with Damien Moroney, Jas Randhawa, Dan Lewindon, and Dan Pfaff about the mystery of some injuries we see recure frequently in sports today. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+...
2020-11-231h 11Leave Your MarkALTIS Poolside Chat with Dan Pfaff, Stuart McGill, Matt Jordan and Scott LivingstonSend us a textIn this episode, I was honored to be invited to host the ALTIS Poolside chats in the most recent version of their Virtual ACP. This performance conversation around return to performance between several giants in the industry of human performance, McGill, Pfaff, and Jordan is a gem. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.co...
2020-11-021h 03Leave Your Mark"Hanging with my Pea" - a conversation with my 12 year old daughterSend us a textThis episode serves as an opportunity for me to sit and chat with my 12-year-old daughter Gretchen Livingston who is just starting High School. What you learn, and what you get to better understand when you take the time to chat with your kids. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your fr...
2020-09-1330 minLeave Your MarkPioneering Sports Nutrition Practice with Louise BurkeSend us a textThis episode features Sports Nutrition legend, Louise Burke. Louise is a sports dietitian with nearly 40 years of experience in the education and counseling of elite athletes. She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for thirty years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition, and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy. She was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Teams for the 1996-2012 Summer Olympic Games. Her publications include over 350 papers in peer-reviewed journals and book chapters and the authorship or editorship of several textbooks on sports nutrition. She is an editor of the...
2020-09-081h 03Leave Your MarkThe Ever-Learner with Sam GibbsSend us a textThis episode features a world-leading performance practitioner, Sam Gibbs. Sam is an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner, Certified Athletic Therapist, and Registered Massage Therapist. He has a Master’s in Functional Medicine & Human Nutrition, a post-graduate certificate in Clinical Endocrinology, and a Masters in Applied Neuroscience from King’s College London and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. He is a Partner and Director of Operations at P3 Health in Toronto a leading integrative health center focused on the treatment of chronic disease and dysfunction. He has been Head Therapist and Integrated Support Team Lead with...
2020-09-011h 04Leave Your MarkInspired by Speed with Kevin TylerSend us a textThis episode features Kevin Tyler. Kevin is currently the President of ALTIS, a progressive and innovative athletics training center based in Phoenix, Arizona. A former competitive track and bobsleigh athlete, Kevin pursued coaching in Athletics while engaging in higher education in criminology. Over the course of his extensive careers, he served as Head of Track and Field for BC Athletics, as Sports Marketing Manager in Running & Olympic Sport for Nike Canada, as the Director the Canadian Athletics Coaching Center, as the Head of Coaching & Development UK Athletics, and as a Sprints and Hurdles Co...
2020-08-251h 24Leave Your MarkA Family Legacy with Anthony DonskovSend us a textThis episode features Anthony Donskov. Anthony is the founder of Donskov Strength and Conditioning located in Columbus, Ohio where he serves as the Director of Sports Performance. Anthony is currently pursuing his PhD at the University of Western Ontario. His research interests include; biomechanics, ice hockey performance, and return to play after injury. Anthony has served as an assistant strength coach for the US Women’s National Hockey team and has participated as a guest coach for several National Hockey League development camps. He is the Head Instructor/Director of off-ice Training at Donsko...
2020-08-1858 minLeave Your MarkA Performance Conversation with Stephen NorrisSend us a textEP 140 of Leave Your Mark a special edition is a performance conversation with Dr. Stephen Norris about his experiences in high-performance sport, and how he worked with others to solve problems. Steve's career spans several decades pushing the boundaries of human performance in Canada's Olympic training system. He was a part of the inception of the Own the Podium program which brought great success for Canada at the Vancouver Olympics. He's helped numerous NSO's in Canada frame out their performance strategies, and he's been a tremendous mentor to so many HP professionals through hi...
2020-08-111h 02Leave Your MarkAn Irishman in Oz with Ian McKeownSend us a textThis episode features Irish born performance practitioner, Ian McKeown. Ian is currently the Head of High Performance at Port Adelaide FC. Ian is heading into his 8th season in the AFL at Port Adelaide. Previous to coming to Australia he worked as a strength and conditioning coach for the Sports Institute for Northern Ireland. He headed to Australia in 2009 to coach at the Australian Institute of Sport and to complete his Ph.D. His areas of interest in research include the assessment of athletic development and movement ability and epitomize Ian’s passion for...
2020-08-041h 05Leave Your MarkTuning Team Canada with Adam DouglasSend us a textThis episode features Adam Douglas. Adam is the Manager of Sports Performance with Hockey Canada’s Men’s National Teams. He has spent over 10 years working with both the Men's and Women's teams in a strength and conditioning and sport science role. He is responsible for building the physical performance plan for the U18 and U20 programs, including, off-ice as well as working with the coaches to understand the daily on-ice physical requirements to best prepare the players for short-term competition. During his years with Hockey Canada, he has been on teams in over 15...
2020-07-281h 03Leave Your MarkIdentify with Who You Are Not What You Are with Rachel BalkovecSend us a textThis episode features Rachel Balkovec. Rachel has just entered her first year as a minor league hitting coach with the New York Yankees. She is the first woman to hold that title in the history of professional baseball and is joining 3 other women that will be in uniform this season in various roles. She joined the Yankees after completing her second master’s degree in biomechanics and statistics in the Netherlands. While in Amsterdam, she served as an assistant hitting coach for the Netherlands national softball and baseball programs and went on to co...
2020-07-2154 minLeave Your MarkDoing Good in Silence with Jeff CubosSend us a textThis episode features Jeff Cubos. Jeff is a Chiropractor who currently practices alongside his wife in their multi-disciplinary practice in Spruce Grove, Alberta. Originally from Toronto, Jeff also holds a degree in Physical Education and Health and a Masters's degree in Kinesiology. Jeff is a consultant to a number of athletes and sports organizations and has worked at the Pan American Games, World University Games, and Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, yet also thrives on working with athletes on the frontlines at the community level. In 2012, he was the Chair of Medical Services for the...
2020-07-1459 minLeave Your MarkA Triple Threat with Charlie WeingroffSend us a textThis episode features Charlie Weingroff. Charlie is a highly respected physical therapist, athletic trainer, and Strength and Conditioning Coach currently based out of several personal facilities in the New Your City area. Charlie is the Physical Performance Lead and Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Canadian Men’s National Basketball Team. Previously he held roles with Nike’s Executive Performance Council, the United States Marine Corps Special Operations Command, and acted as Head Strength & Conditioning Coach for the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA. He was also Director of Athletic Development for the Roddick-Grunberg Tenni...
2020-07-0755 minLeave Your MarkThe Circle of Performance with Darren BurgessSend us a textThis episode features Darren Burgess, Darren is currently the High-Performance Manager at the Melbourne Football Club. Prior to his current role, he served as the Director of High Performance at Arsenal Football Club between 2017 and 2019. He was also previously the High-Performance Manager at Port Adelaide Football Club, and Head of Fitness and Conditioning at Liverpool Football Club. Between 2008 and 2010 Darren served as the Head of Sports Science for Football Federation Australia as well as acting as the Australian Soccer Team’s Fitness Coach which included an appearance at the 2010 World Cup in South Afr...
2020-07-011h 01Leave Your MarkA Welshman of Power and Grace with Ian JeffreysSend us a textThis episode features Ian Jeffreys. Ian is an internationally renowned coach, educator, and author. An ex-professional rugby player, where he played at the highest level for 15 years, he is regarded as a world authority in the development of speed & agility and conditioning for team sports. His Gamespeed system of sport-specific speed and agility development, along with his RAMP warm-up protocols have revolutionized training in these areas and have been adopted by a wide range of coaches and organizations around the world. He is currently a Professor of strength and conditioning at the University o...
2020-06-241h 06Leave Your MarkA Legendary Performance Conversation with ALTIS: Pfaff, McMillan, Tyler, Randhawa, Behm, WardSend us a textIn this episode, I chat with the gang at ALTIS. ALTIS is an elite training environment for athletes and a global leader in the provision of education for sports performance. They bring people together from all over the world to learn from esteemed coaches, educators, Olympic medalists, and world champions who share their knowledge and experience to inspire the growth of others. This conversation is all about their "Why". EnjoyIf you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on...
2020-06-211h 00Leave Your MarkThe Scientist of Sprinting with JB MorinSend us a textThis episode features a talented human performance researcher, Jean-Benoit Morin. JB as he is known is a professor in the Faculty of Sport Sciences at the Université Côte d’Azur, in Nice, France. He is also a member of the Laboratory of Human Motor Function, Expertise Sport and Health. He serves as an associate researcher with the Sports Research Institute New-Zealand at Auckland University of Technology. JB obtained a Track & Field Coach National Diploma in 1998 and a Ph.D. in Human Locomotion and Performance in 2004. His field of research is mainly human locom...
2020-06-1645 minLeave Your MarkAn Impassioned Performance Conversation with Brett BartholomewSend us a textEpisode #130 of Leave Your Mark is a special edition where Brett Bartholomew and I come together in a great conversation about how as performance professionals, we can be better versions of ourselves. Not how you run better programming or get better results, but how you might work to be a better you. COVID has created a time gap where lots of personal contemplation and reflection is occurring in our industry. How will things look on the other side, how do we pivot and perhaps see the opportunities in front of us or around th...
2020-06-0957 minLeave Your MarkEsprit du Corps Humain with Paul GagneSend us a textThis episode features a leader in human performance in Canada, Paul Gagne. Paul is a posturologist, strength and conditioning consultant, and rehab specialist and has been in practice for over 35 years. He is the Co-founder of the D.T.S. Desmotec Training Systems and also serves as a consultant for the Octagon sports agency. His expertise lies in training protocols for postural balance, neuro-muscular balance, and performance enhancement. He has developed a unique postural and functional evaluation and training system. During his career, he’s trained many elite athletes, Olympic, and professional athletes in v...
2020-06-0356 minLeave Your MarkStuart McMillan a Reconditioning Zoom Lab ExperienceSend us a textIn this episode 128, we invited CEO of ALTIS Stuart McMillan to chat in the Reconditioning community about the genesis and ideology of Performance Therapy. Kindred spirits, Reconditioning and Performance Therapy are living representations of integrated practice models that promote, support and encourage healthy interaction and a mechanism for performance practitioners to work together to the benefit of the athlete and client. It's a powerful conversation, have a listen today!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on s...
2020-05-311h 07Leave Your MarkSpecializing in Career Longevity with Mike PrebegSend us a textThis episode features Mike Prebeg who is an innovative practitioner, specializing in performance enhancement, career longevity, and injury recovery. Mike provides unparalleled treatments through his unique combination of soft tissue techniques, with Neurofunctional Acupuncture and joint manipulation to optimize Neurofunctional movement availability and adaptability. Years of academic and hands-on experience have catapulted his expertise to the front of his field, making him the go-to practitioner for some of the most complicated cases among athletes. His success with these patients has earned him the position of consulting chiropractor with the National Hockey League Players A...
2020-05-2753 minLeave Your MarkPassion in Performance Therapy with Jas RandhawaSend us a textThis episode features Jas Randhawa who is the Lead Performance Therapist at ALTIS, where he oversees the Performance Therapy Staff in addition to providing this service to elite Track & Field athletes from around the globe. Prior to his role with ALTIS, Jas was a member of the high-performance staff for Canada Basketball. He is also a co-founding member of Rehab 2 Performance, an organization that strives to bring together leaders in the field of rehabilitation, physical medicine, and performance. Jas regularly presents at universities, strength and conditioning and medical facilities across Canada, USA, and...
2020-05-201h 02Leave Your MarkLegendary Performance Conversations with Joyce, McKeown, Wilmot, Lewindon, Gaviglio, and LivingstonSend us a textThis special episode of Leave Your Mark is another in the series of Legendary Performance Conversations with a taste of some of the world's best performance practitioners representing Australia and the UK; David Joyce, Lachlan Wilmot, Ian McKeown, Daniel Lewindon, Chris Gaviglio all join your host Scott Livingston and go deep on performance environments and philosophies!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You...
2020-05-171h 13Leave Your MarkPerformance Podcasting with Robert PaceySend us a textThis episode features podcaster and performance coach Robert Pacey. Rob is the host of the popular Pacey Performance podcast and a practicing strength and conditioning coach. On his successful podcast, Rob interviews performance professionals from all over the world who are influencing human performance on a daily basis. He’s been at it for several years now and has over 280 interviews in the bank. A former professional footballer himself through the ranks of the Doncaster Rovers FC, in his post-career Rob was attracted to the world of sports science. He’s worked in and ar...
2020-05-121h 03Leave Your MarkReconditioning Zoom Lab with Jeremy SheppardSend us a textReconditioninghq.com has been hosting weekly Reconditionig Zoom Labs and talking about subject matter near and dear to our hearts and minds. The first edition features Jeremy Sheppard who is the Director of Performance Solutions with the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific where he acts as the Head of Strength and Conditioning for the Slopestyle and Big Air teams and oversees the Sport Science-Sport Medicine of the 5 Olympic snowboard disciplines. Prior to his role at the CSIP, he spent a number of years as the Head of Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science for S...
2020-05-0959 minLeave Your MarkUnder the Armour of Leadership with Matt ShearerSend us a textThis episode features Matt Shearer who is the Senior Vice President/General Manager of Under Armour’s Canadian business. He has been with Under Armour since 2001 and has played a major role in elevating the brand on an international level. In 2003, he opened and established the brand’s Canadian subsidiary and in 2009 added the Americas region, including market responsibility in Mexico, South America, Australia, and New Zealand. In 2012, Matt relocated to Amsterdam to become Vice President of EMEA, where he was responsible for restructuring and managing Under Armour’s European business. He returned to Can...
2020-05-0553 minLeave Your MarkPowered by Protein with Stuart PhillipsSend us a textThis episode features world-renown researcher Stuart Phillips. Stuart is currently a full Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and School of Medicine at McMaster University. He is Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Skeletal Muscle Health. He is also the Director of the McMaster Centre for Nutrition, Exercise, and Health Research and the Physical Activity Centre of Excellence. Stuart was the inaugural recipient of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology’s Mentorship award in 2017. In 2018 and 19, he was named to Clarivate’s Highly Cited Researchers list as being in the top 1% of all cited rese...
2020-04-2858 minLeave Your MarkA True Ambassador of Athletic Therapy Glen BergeronSend us a textThis episode of Leave Your Mark features a true ambassador of athletic therapy in Canada, Glen Bergeron. Glen is currently a faculty member of the Gupta Faculty of Kinesiology and Applied Health at the University of Winnipeg in Manitoba. He’s been a leader in the profession of Athletic Therapy throughout his career which started when he first certified back in 1975. Since that time, he’s obtained his masters and Ph.D. and transferred his academic knowledge into Stewardship of the Athletic Therapy profession in Manitoba and throughout Canada. He is a found...
2020-04-211h 03Leave Your MarkA Woman of Firsts Pioneer AT Anne HartleySend us a textThis episode features Anne Hartley who is a prominent Canadian Athletic Therapist, osteopathic manual practitioner, a retired teacher, and author. She served for 32 years in the Bachelor of Athletic Therapy Program at Sheridan College and has lectured extensively in both Canada and the United States. She is a female pioneer in the industry having been the first female Head therapist of a football team in Canada, the first female to attempt and pass the CATA Certification exam, the first female AT to serve on an Olympic Medical team at the Montreal Olympics among sev...
2020-04-1459 minLeave Your MarkBoyle, Goldenberg, Norris, Nichol, Potenza, Price, Fitzgerald, and Livingston a Legendary Performance ConversationSend us a textThis episode of the Leave Your Mark podcast is another in our new series of Legendary Performance Conversations with some of hockey's great thought leaders; Mike Boyle, Stephen Norris, Lorne Goldenberg, Matt Nichol, Mike Potenza, Mark Fitzgerald, Matt Price, and the host, Scott Livingston talk all about performance issues in the sport of hockey.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find...
2020-04-111h 29Leave Your MarkResilience in Motion with Darren SteevesSend us a textThis episode features a leader in human performance in Canada, Darren Steeves. Darren has come to realize that his life’s purpose is to help people. His purpose is expressed in many forms from supporting world champions, to building resilience in university students, and corporate employees finding innovative IT solutions. He loves the evidence process and attempts to keep a growth mindset every day. Through this purpose and his values of collaboration, innovation, trustworthiness and curiosity he has been led to Olympic games, international speaking engagements, publishing research, and collaborating with some of the w...
2020-04-071h 09Leave Your MarkDexter Nelson the Legendary Rodeo ATSend us a textDexter is a legendary athletic therapist. For many years Dexter served in various roles at Mount Royal College including instructing and acting as Chair of various academic committees and departments. He was a co-founder of the Canadian Pro-Rodeo sports medicine team on which he served for 25 years. He was the founding president of the Alberta Athletic Therapists Association as well as the Alberta Sports Medicine Council. He served as the President of the Canadian Athletic Therapists Association from 1984 to 1986, as well as having served on numerous committees within the organization throughout his career. In hi...
2020-03-311h 00Leave Your MarkPfaff, McMillan, Jordan, Price, French, Sheppard, and Livingston - Legendary Performance ConversationsSend us a textThis episode features some of the best human performance practitioners on the planet (Dan Pfaff, Stu McMillan, Matt Jordan, Matt Price, Jeremy Sheppard, Duncan French, and the host, Scott Livingston) in an open conversation about mentorship, vertical vs horizontal development, performance culture, performance environments, and a myriad of topics. An interactive and empowered conversation amongst respectful peers. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston.
2020-03-281h 07Leave Your MarkOn the Edge of Perseverance with Manny Osborne-ParadisSend us a textThis episode features one of Canada's great Alpine Skiers Manny Osborne-Paradis. He made his Olympic debut in Turin in 2006 and since then has competed at the Olympics in Vancouver, Sochi, and Pyeongchang. During the 2008-09 season and 2009-10 season, he won six WC medals including three gold, the most of any downhiller during that time. An ACL Injury and broken fibula in a horrific crash sidelined him until 2012. He returned to the podium in Lake Louise with a Silver medal in 2014. In 2017 he claimed a bronze medal at World Championships and stood on the...
2020-03-2459 minLeave Your MarkA King of Human Performance with Matt PriceSend us a textThis episode features Matt Price who is currently the Lead Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Los Angeles Kings. Before taking on this role, he had been the lead strength and conditioning coach for Alpine Canada's Men's Speed Team, as well as previously holding the same position for the women's national team. He's been a game-changer in the world of performance monitoring and the use of data to support training programming and on-ice loading. He brings a wealth of knowledge and a passion for the game that he played competitively to high levels inc...
2020-03-171h 11Leave Your MarkKnowing Fear with Tony BlauerSend us a textThis episode features a legend in self-defense and fear management Tony Blauer. Tony has been in the martial art, self-defense, defensive tactics, and combative industry for over four decades. He founded Blauer Tactical Systems (BTS) in 1985 and it has grown into one of the world's leading consulting companies specializing in the research and development of performance psychology, personal safety, close quarter tactics & scenario-based training for law enforcement, military, and professional self-defense instructors. Tony’s programs have influenced over three decades of trainers and coaches as well as most contemporary reality-based martial artists. He reside...
2020-03-101h 10Leave Your MarkLeaning into Coaching with Jon TorineSend us a textThis episode features Jon Torine. As a coach and founder of Lean In Coaching, Jon believes we can transform the sports experience so that we may grow and develop virtuous leaders who are a force for good. His coaching career in the National Football League started when the Buffalo Bills named him assistant strength and conditioning coach. Three years later, the Indianapolis Colts made Jon their head strength and conditioning coach, the youngest ever to be hired in that role in the NFL. His tenure with the Colts is highlighted by a Super Bow...
2020-03-031h 12Leave Your MarkA light at the End of the Bunker with Derek EvelySend us a textThis episode features Derek Evely, Derek consults globally for various federations on all aspects of coach and athlete development, specializing in high-performance training systems and youth development programming. He is the owner & founder of EveltrakSport.com, a training information resource for coaches, trainers, teachers & parents. Derek has been involved in the sport of athletics most of his life as both an athlete and a coach. He has been coaching for the past 35 years, 25 of them professionally and during that time has served on numerous Canadian and British national teams including the Olympic Games, IAA...
2020-02-251h 30Leave Your MarkThe World's Most Disciplined Man with Craig BallantyneSend us a textThis episode features Craig Ballantyne who is known by his clients as the "World’s Most Disciplined Man". But he was born lazy and introverted, and also suffered crippling anxiety attacks. He then spent years inventing systems that make success automatic for anyone. He built his Turbulence Training fitness business to over 151,000 customers and 15 million YouTube views, and owns, EarlyToRise.com. His first book, The Perfect Day Formula, has helped over 35,000 high performers own the day and take back control of their lives. Today, Craig coaches entrepreneurs to make more money and work less usi...
2020-02-1852 minLeave Your MarkThe Wizard of Muscle Activation Greg RoskopfSend us a textThis episode of Leave Your Mark features a pioneer in manual therapy Greg Roskopf. As the author of the Roskopf Principle and the founder of Muscle Activation Techniques he not only developed the MAT program but also created a curriculum for this technique that has been taught to students all across the globe. Greg has devoted his career to the study of the “cause and effect” of the muscular system and how it relates to pain. Greg has worked as a consultant for various professional sports teams including the Denver Broncos, Utah Jazz, and Den...
2020-02-111h 02Leave Your MarkAssaulting the Hurdles of Life with Andreas BehmSend us a textThis episode features Andreas Behm who is currently the lead sprints and hurdles coach & VP of Performance at ALTIS. Andreas has been with ALTIS since 2013. He coached Aries Merritt to Olympic Gold and 110m World record in 2012. Last season Chinese Hurdler Xie WenJun finished 5th at the Doha IAAF World Championships. He’s had athletes compete at 3 Olympic Games and 8 World Championships and traveled all over the world thanks to sports. His story is unique and eclectic, enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, shar...
2020-02-041h 06Leave Your MarkA Mountain of a Man with Jarod CogswellSend us a textThis episode features Jarod Cogswell, Jarod is the Director of Sport and Education for DEKAFIT by Spartan and the founder of WORK like an Athlete fitness business consulting services. He is also a Todd Durkin mastermind platinum level coach, gym owner, and Alpha Warrior U.S. Army BOSS Strong Coach. For 25 plus years he has been a fitness industry leader and a high energy performance enhancement coach often keynote speaking on his knowledge and experience, as well as contributing through writing. He has led his teams (350+ employees) to over $13 million in annual revenue and...
2020-01-2855 minLeave Your MarkThe Embodiment of Physical Literacy with Sara-Clare Lajeunesse and Shawn MozenSend us a textThis episode features a fitness power couple, Shawn Mozen and Sara-Clare Lajeunesse. They've traveled the world over the course of their relationship educating fitness and movement professionals about how to move better using every method possible. Their physical literacy is unparalleled and what they get into in every course they do is simply empowering. From Kettle Bell training to Mace work, to body loading, powerlifting, mobility work, clubs......the list goes on and on, and in each and everyone, they have serious expertise. Their story of two divorces, an incidental meeting, and the life...
2020-01-211h 09Leave Your MarkThe Reconciliation of Biomechanics and Pain Science with Greg LehmanSend us a textThis episode features a protagonist of evidence-based practice, Greg Lehman who is a practicing physiotherapist, researcher and educator in Toronto with more than 20 years of experience in the rehabilitation field. Greg’s background includes a masters in Spine Biomechanics, a masters in Physiotherapy and a Chiropractic degree. He has published more than 20 peer-reviewed publications in the manual therapy and exercise science fields. Greg has a special interest in the multidimensional nature of pain and injury and believes that simple, yet comprehensive approaches are a cornerstone of the biopsychosocial approach to patient care. Greg has been t...
2020-01-1451 minLeave Your MarkWhat do India, Kenya, and Connecticut Have in Common? Brijesh PatelSend us a textIn this episode, we visit with Brijesh Patel who has been the Head of Strength and Conditioning at Quinnipiac University since 2008. His primary focus is the men’s and women’s basketball and hockey programs, but he also oversees the programming of all 21 varsity sports. Brijesh previously held the title of Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. He’s been twice nominated for the National Strength and Conditioning Association’s Coach of the Year award in 2016 and 2018. He has been a contributor to many publications...
2020-01-0747 minLeave Your MarkSimplicity in Motricity with Mathieu BouleSend us a textThis episode features an innovative human performance practitioner, Mathieu Boule. Mat's work around motor patterns with his business Institut IP is changing the way practitioners approach movement dysfunction. An osteopath and posturoligist by profession, he has a flourishing private practice in Montreal and in the last few years has begun sharing his knowledge here and across the pond in France. He and I are planning a little project together this April bringing his knowledge of the neurological system and our knowledge of the biomechanical system together in a course. His story is eclectic and ci...
2019-12-3154 minLeave Your MarkSwimming with the Sharks featuring Mike PotenzaSend us a textThis episode features Mike Potenza, who is currently in his 14th year as the Director of Strength and Conditioning for the San Jose Sharks hockey team. Mike is a Managing Partner and Director of Human Performance for Tactical Fitness and Performance. TFP is an innovative small business with a specialized focus on Human Performance for the Tactical Operator. Prior to his NHL career and while at Boston University doing his master’s he held a graduate assistant position within the Strength and Conditioning department working with all Varsity intercollegiate sports. He then went on to w...
2019-12-2453 minLeave Your MarkBringing World Champion Sleep Habits to Everyone with Meeta SinghSend us a textThis episode features Meeta Singh a sleep doctor whose work and research focus on “Coaching the sleep muscle”. She works with individual athletes and sports teams to maximize their performance through better sleep. She also helps sports teams and athletes with their travel management with a focus on addressing sleep deprivation and jet lag, and she transcends this work with C suite executives helping them enhance their sleep and improve productivity. Meeta is the Service chief of the sleep medicine, and section head and medical director at the Henry Ford sleep laboratory in Michigan...
2019-12-171h 06Leave Your MarkChanging the World of Univeristy Sport in Canada with Steve LidstoneSend us a textThis episode features Steve Lidstone who is the Associate Director of Sports Performance at Brock University where he manages the Sports Medicine and Sports Performance Departments. Steve is the former Head Strength & Conditioning Coach at York and McMaster Universities. He has been a Strength & Conditioning Consultant with Hockey Canada’s national women’s team since 2005 and also consults with a number of other Canadian National Teams. Steve has been an instructor at several educational institutions and presents regularly at professional conferences. He’s been a leader and mentor in the field of human performan...
2019-12-1054 minLeave Your MarkPutting "Play" Back in the Game with John O'SullivanSend us a textThis episode features John O'Sullivan who is an internationally known TEDx speaker and the founder of the Changing the Game Project, which he started in 2012. A former collegiate and professional soccer player, he has coached for close to 30 years at the youth, high school and, college level. He has consulted with the US Olympic Committee, US Soccer, USA Football, US Lacrosse, USA Swimming, Ireland Rugby, Aussie Rules Football and many more. He is also on the National Advisory Board for the Positive Coaching Alliance and the National Association for Physical Literacy. He’s an autho...
2019-12-031h 00Leave Your MarkThe Other Side of the Mic with Anthony RennaSend us a textThis episode features the host of the Strength Coach Podcast, Anthony Renna. He's been a personal trainer for the past fifteen years. He began his career working with Equinox, then on his own at different facilities before opening his own gym, Five Iron Fitness, in 2008. He sold Five Iron in 2016 so he could focus on his true passion of providing educational resources for fitness professionals to excel in the profession. His mission is to help them find success and make an impact in the world by sharing all he has learned from the bes...
2019-11-261h 15Leave Your MarkQuietly, Confidently Changing Lives with Rich HeskethSend us a textEpisode #96 of Leave Your Mark features one of Canada's legendary strength and conditioning coaches Rich Hesketh. Rich served as the lead of S+C for 19 seasons with the Calgary Flames of the national hockey league until 2014. Before his career as a performance coach, He was a Canadian National Track & Field team member for nine years and ranked in the top 3 Canadian decathletes from 1988-97. Rich had the privilege to represent Canada on 11 different national teams. He was the 1988 Canadian Decathlon Champion and 4-time indoor combined events national Champion. He also coached track and fie...
2019-11-191h 23Leave Your MarkLest We Forget with Corporal Franck DupéréSend us a textIn this special episode released on Remembrance Day 2020, I speak with Corporal Franck Dupéré. It was April 2011. Frank was on patrol with an American unit. They were distributing textbooks to Afghan school kids. They were 300-meters from their base. The bomber was two meters away from him when the world shook. “I never saw the guy the bazaar was full of people and the blast threw me back and pushed the air from my lungs. I fell on my back, and I was a little bit lucky because I managed to keep calm. I...
2019-11-1049 minLeave Your MarkJuggling the Bowling Balls of Life with Mark FitzgeraldSend us a textMark is the owner and founder of Elite Training Systems Performance Centre based out of Toronto and southern Ontario. He is part of a fraternity of Canadian Strength and Conditioning Coaches who have changed the foundation of physical performance in the National Hockey League. He served for four seasons as the head of performance with the Anaheim Ducks, and he is a Lead Training Advisor for Under Armour Canada and a member of Under Armour's international training team. He comes from a working-class family and his dedication to work ethic has allowed him to...
2019-11-051h 02Leave Your MarkThe Iceman Cometh with Ben DubinSend us a textThis episode features Ben Dubin who has been a career strength and conditioning coach and is also a Firefighter and paramedic serving in the Tempe, Arizona area. I recently encountered Ben at the EXOS Continuous Improvement Summit that I was invited to speak at in Phoenix. Ben has been Certified as an instructor of the Wim Hof Method, and he brought this method of practice to the entire EXOS performance team as a workshop and applied presentation over the course of the weekend. I had the opportunity to sit with Ben at dinner one...
2019-10-3056 minLeave Your MarkGo All In On Life with Robert BrusSend us a textThis episode of the Leave Your Mark podcast features a fellow podcaster and serial entrepreneur, Robert Brus. Robert's career life began in the Australian Military, specifically the Navy. He went on to become a paratrooper and served for a number of years until he felt the need to express his business acumen. He built a thriving business in digital marketing with his brother which was very successful, but he still had an itch to broadcast, and about a year ago, in the same program as myself, London Real's Broadcast Yourself program, he began his...
2019-10-2257 minLeave Your MarkThe Seven Summits of Heptathlon with Jessica ZelinkaSend us a textThis episode features former heptathlete, Jessica Zelinka. Jessica is one of Canada’s most successful heptathletes. Her personal best score in the Heptathlon is 6599. She was a gold medalist in the 2007 Pan American Games, and she won Silver medals at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Jessica qualified for her first Olympic games in 2008 where she placed 4th overall. She became a mother in 2009 giving birth to her daughter Anika and then returned to training with a renewed sense of purpose in 2012. She was able to qualify for the London Olympics in both the Heptathlon and th...
2019-10-1554 minLeave Your MarkLeading So Many to Perform Better with Chris PoirierSend us a textThis episode features an unassuming leader of the human performance industry, Chris Poirier. Chris has been in the world of human performance for close to 30 years in his role with Perform Better. The Perform Better Seminars have supported the growth and knowledge base of the human performance industry and launched many of the educational careers of its presenters. Chris was born and raised in Narragansett, RI and attended Narragansett HS where he was a three-year varsity starter in Football and Baseball. He earned a scholarship to play football for the University of Rhode Island...
2019-10-0855 minLeave Your MarkFrom Fitness Icon to Diving Master with David SnivelySend us a textThis episode features a fitness icon, David Snively. He has been a leader in the fitness industry for over 35 years. David is one of the premier fitness experts in the world. He has been speaking and teaching throughout his career and has traveled to numerous countries and provided education at countless fitness conferences and conventions worldwide. David currently owns and operates DBS Fitness Concepts Personal Training Studio in Montreal which offers a wide variety of human performance services. David and his team currently serve more than 500 clients per week in this amazing environment. Davi...
2019-10-011h 04Leave Your MarkSkating the Silk Road and Beyond with Doug LynchSend us a textThis episode features former professional hockey player turned entrepreneur, Doug Lynch. After being drafted 7th overall by the WHL Red Deer Rebels in 1999, Doug left home to pursue his dream of playing in the NHL. After winning the Memorial Cup in 2001 Doug was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2nd round of the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. He turned pro and embarked on an 11-year professional career where he played in the NHL, AHL, ECHL, Swedish Elite League and Austrian Elite League. During his professional career, Doug was fortunate to win another 4 championships in...
2019-09-241h 04Leave Your MarkConquering Life and the Oceans Waves with Jorge CarvajalSend us a textThis episode features Jorge Carvajal. Jorge is a performance coach and consultant who works with elite athletes in sport and the tactical world. He has trained thousands of athletes, at the University of Florida, the University of Nebraska, the U.S. Olympic training center. He has trained over 200 professional athletes who play in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, World Surf League Big Wave Tour surfers, and Tactical Athletes in the Fire Service, SWAT/SRT, and Military Special Operations Community. He specializes in using a holistic approach toward Athlete optimization. I was excited to have him on...
2019-09-1756 minLeave Your MarkAscending from Competitive Athlete to a Life of Service with Ann ShivasSend us a textThis episode features Ann Shivas. Ann is a talented osteopath practicing in Montreal and currently into the practice of epigenetics and functional medicine. Ann was a competitive athlete and played professional women’s soccer in Australia. As a redshirt athlete with team Canada she broke her tibia and partially tore her ACL. She consequently suffered a full ACL tear. Her road back was long and challenging, and lead to her eventually playing rugby at an amateur level which gave her the confidence to give soccer a try once again. She consequently tore her ACL aga...
2019-09-101h 01Leave Your MarkA Maverick of Good Intentions with Craig LiebensonSend us a textThis episode features the Founder and Director of LA Sports and Spine, Craig Liebenson. A chiropractor by profession, he first began studying Lewit & Janda’s work in 1983. Invited them to offer their courses in LA back in 1987. After the Berlin Wall fell in 1990 he went to Prague. Dr. Lewit further introduced Craig and his group to Pavel Kolar in the mid-1990s so they could learn Kolar’s interpretation of Vojta’s work. Throughout the 90’s Craig hosted his courses and introduced Kolar to many others around the world. He previously served as an adjunct prof...
2019-09-0359 minLeave Your MarkBuilding Performance from the Ground Up with Teena MurraySend us a textThis episode features Teena Murray who is the Vice-President of Health & Performance with the NBA’s Sacramento Kings. Prior to joining the Kings, Teena spent 14 years as Director of Performance at the University of Louisville where she and her team built a premier program in collegiate athletics. During her time at Louisville Teena was also an adjunct lecturer in the College of Health and Sport Science and held an associate appointment in the Department of Bioengineering. Her performance team established a respected international mentorship program, and a leading performance analytics division in partnership with...
2019-08-2753 minLeave Your MarkThrowing Heat in Life with Eric CresseySend us a textThis episode features Eric Cressey the president and co-founder of Cressey Sports Performance. Eric has worked with clients from youth sports to the professional and Olympic ranks but is best known for his extensive work with baseball players; more than 100 professional players train with him each off-season. Eric has authored numerous journal articles, published six books, and co-created seven video resources that have been sold around the world. He is a prolific presenter and significant thought leader in the world of human performance, and he has served as a consultant to many professional and...
2019-08-2050 minLeave Your MarkKirsten Barnes a Journey from the Ice to the Water to the MindSend us a textThis episode features Kirsten Barnes who has been working as a mental performance consultant for 20+ years. She has worked with Canadian national teams of Rowing, Swimming, Cycling and Women’s rugby 7s, as well as individual summer and winter athletes. Kirsten competed for Canada in rowing in the 1988 and 1992 Olympic Games. She is a double Olympic Gold Medalist from the 1992 Games and World Champion in 1991 at the Rowing World Championships in both the 4- and 8+. Born in England she returned many years later and worked as a sport psychology consultant for Lane4 Management Group...
2019-08-131h 03Leave Your MarkVernon Griffith Exploring the CornersSend us a textEpisode #81 of the Leave Your Mark podcast is out tomorrow on iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play and features a performance innovator out of Virginia, Vernon Griffith. He is the co-owner of Virginia High Performance. He oversees high-performance programming and the multi-faceted holistic approach of the “Continue Mission Program” for active duty and military veterans. Being an advocate for high-performance training for youth athletics in Hampton Roads, Vernon has worked with hundreds of athletes from middle school to professional sports including extreme sports assisting over fifty athletes in receiving athletic scholarships for the BIG 10, ACC, SE...
2019-08-0647 minLeave Your MarkTim Gabbett and Aussie Rules of PerformanceSend us a textThis episode features Tim Gabbett who has over twenty years of experience working as an applied sport scientist in Australia with athletes and coaches from a wide range of sports. He holds a Ph.D. in Human Physiology and has completed a second Ph.D. in the Applied Science of Professional Football, with special reference to physical demands, injury prevention, and skill acquisition. Tim has worked with elite international athletes over several Commonwealth and Olympic Games cycles. He continues to work as a sports science and coaching consultant for several high-performance teams around the w...
2019-07-301h 00Leave Your MarkPenny Werthner the Mind is a Beautiful and Powerful ThingSend us a textThis episode features a Canadian pioneer in sports psychology, Penny Werthner. Penny is one of Canada’s most distinguished consultants in the field of sport psychology. She has worked with many Olympic level athletes, coaches and teams over a span of 13 summers and winter Olympic Games, from the 1988 winter Olympics in Calgary to the more recent 2016 summer Games in Rio and the 2018 Games in PyeongChang. Penny represented Canada in the 1500m in Montreal at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Penny claimed a bronze medal in the 800m at the 1971 and 79 Pan Am Games and further won bron...
2019-07-2351 minLeave Your MarkExploring Our "Range" with Bestselling Author David EpsteinSend us a textThis episode features journalist David Epstein who is also the author of two top 10 New York Times bestsellers: Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World, and The Sports Gene. He was previously a science and investigative reporter at ProPublica, and prior to that a senior writer at Sports Illustrated, where he co-authored the story that revealed Yankee's third baseman Alex Rodriguez had used steroids. His writing has been honored by an array of organizations, from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, to the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Center o...
2019-07-161h 06Leave Your MarkGreg Rose Turning a Love of Golf into an Amazing CareerSend us a textThis weeks episode features the founder of @myTPI, Greg is a Doctor of Chiropractic and holds an engineering degree from the University of Maryland. Greg specializes in assessing and treating athletes, 3-dimensional biomechanics, strength and conditioning, manual therapy, rehabilitation, and therapeutic exercises. Combining an engineering background with an expertise on the human body, Greg helped pioneer the field of analyzing 3-dimensional motion capture models of the golf swing. Through the past 23 years, Greg has helped thousands of athletes of all skill levels reach peak athletic performance. His cutting edge yet a research-based form of...
2019-07-0953 minLeave Your MarkGreg MacLuckie Finding a Four Leaf Clover in CatastropheSend us a textThis episode features Greg MacLuckie who was a professional chiropractor. Until 2012 Greg he had a very active practice and worked with many different people, including some professional athletes. He played many sports, from rugby to squash, and is now an avid cyclist and skier, racing in both sports. He taught numerous wellness courses in a variety of settings, was featured on TV and has participated on a panel of industry experts focusing on fitness-related injuries. In November 2012, while walking across the street, a car traveling over 70 KPH struck Greg, causing catastrophic injuries. Since that time...
2019-07-0242 minLeave Your MarkStuart McGill a Legend in Spine Care and PerformanceSend us a textThis episode features spine care legend, Stuart McGill. Stu is retired but for many years served as a Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, and is Chief Scientific Officer of Backfitpro. As a professor for 30 years he explored low back mechanics and has been the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific journal papers that address the issues of lumbar function, low back injury mechanisms, tissue loading during rehabilitation, and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies and high-performance training. He has been the mentor to many graduate students. This work has rece...
2019-06-251h 07Leave Your MarkVinny Malts and the Mindset of an IcemanSend us a textThis episode features Vinny Malts who is the founder of Bloodline Hockey and a leader at the forefront of incorporating mindset development and sports performance training. His coaching is helping some of the most elite players in the world maintain a positive thought process, focused on enhancing their role and learning how to spend their valuable time wisely. Vince has coached at the professional and amateur level for over 20 years. His professional playing journey of 10 years, began in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Hull Olympiques, where he was drafted by the...
2019-06-181h 04Leave Your Mark#50 - Dream Things that Never Were and Say, Why Not with Scott G LivingstonSend us a textThis episode of Leave Your Mark is a special one. I started out nine months ago on a journey to achieve a dream. I wanted to be a broadcaster when I was a boy, and some 40 years later, I chose to podcast as my vehicle. In those nine months I was able to complete 48 interviews, as well as my introduction podcast, and so I felt that the best way to celebrate the New Year of 2018 and my accomplishment would be to produce an interview of myself. I chose a good friend, Alexandre Despatie who...
2018-12-301h 02Leave Your Mark#38 - A Man of Many Powerful Hats with Trent StellingwerffSend us a textThis Episode features Trent Stellingwerff who is one of Canada's secret weapons in Olympic sport. He's been in the trenches for many years innovating his area of passion; performance nutrition and endurance sports physiology. He is a unique combination of an exercise physiologist, sports nutrition practitioner, coach, and researcher. His capacity to digest information, convey knowledge, and apply concepts and approaches is impressive. His story is a simple one, a story of passion, purpose, and character, and it is a story worth hearing stay connected with us on Twitter @Builtbyscott on Instagram @Kingopain, an...
2018-10-1658 minLeave Your Mark#9 - The Magician on Ice - Transcending the Dream with Tessa VirtueSend us a textThis episode features Tessa Virtue, she is a rare combination of creative and imaginative, soulful and artistic, and devout in her commitment to performance. She along with her a partner Scott Moir have won all there is to win in Ice Dancing. They are widely regarded as one of, if not the best ice dancers of all-time, and yet when you meet her when you spend time with her daily, you feel the magic of her presence and the honesty in her gaze, her mark on this world is unquestionableIf yo...
2018-05-0545 minLeave Your Mark#8 - A Creative Cat on Blades with Scott MoirSend us a textThis episode features legendary ice dancer Scott Moir who along with his partner Tessa Virtue has won everything there is to win in the sport. The team is widely regarded as the greatest of all-time. This interview is about the man himself, what has contributed to his ascent to the very summit of ice dancing, but also where he finds the creative voice that allows him to express his true spirit. We go deep on where he's come from and where he is going, and what he wants to leave as his legacy on th...
2018-05-0345 minLeave Your Mark#1 - Leave Your Mark - In the Beginning - Scott LivingstonSend us a textIn this episode, the founder and host of Leave Your Mark, Scott Livingston discusses the raisin d'etre for this podcast, what we will be up to in the coming series and a brief history of what led him to this place.If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on social channels IG @Kingopain, TW @BuiltbyScott, LI+FB Scott Livingston. You can find all things LYM at www.LYMLab.com, download your free Life Lab Starter K...
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