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The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 388: Dr. Mark Kovacs — How to Create A Fitness Plan to Level Up Your Game – From the 2022 archives
[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2022]On Episode 388 of The Tennis Files Podcast, world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs will reveal how to create a fitness plan to level up your game.Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background in training and researching elite athletes. He is the Senior Director of Sports Science for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of The International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA) of which I am a...2025-01-011h 00
Idee, Plan, Action! Der Smart-up PodcastFolge 22, Melanie Kovacs, Gründerin von JoypreneurIn dieser Folge begrüssen wir Melanie Kovacs als Gast bei uns im Podcast. Sie ist leidenschaftliche Unternehmerin und Mentorin. Melanie hat mit 28 die Master21 Academy gegründet. Mit dieser hat sie über 1000 Menschen das Programmieren nähergebracht. Nach dem Verkauf Ende 2019 hat sie zuerst ihren eigenen Podcast "The Joypreneur" gestartet und später den Joy Accelerator gegründet, ein 12-wöchiges Online-Programm für Frauen, die ein Unternehmen aufbauen möchten, ohne auszubrennen. Daraus ist ihr eigenes Unternehmen «Joypreneur» entstanden, wo sie Menschen mit Ideen, Passionen und Ambitionen, unterstützt, ein Business aufzubauen, das langfristig Freude macht und spannend bleibt.2024-10-1526 min
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 367: The Best Tennis Lesson I've Ever Had (Dr. Mark Kovacs)
On Episode 367 of The Tennis Files Podcast, you’ll learn the best tennis lesson I’ve ever had.On the show, I’ll share a recap of my tennis lesson with Dr. Mark Kovacs in Atlanta, Georgia.Dr. Kovacs is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He has trained many top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, and Melanie Oudin on peak performance. Dr. Kovacs founded the Kovacs Institute and the Intern...2024-08-0720 min
PERIOD presentsPERIOD presents #003: Der unternehmerische Weg, wie geht das? Mit Melanie KovacsAls Unternehmerin plagen mich ab und zu Existenzängste, tappe ich zwischendurch in die Vergleichsfalle und verspüre manchmal ein Quäntchen Einsamkeit. Geht’s dir an manchen Tagen ähnlich? Wie können wir unser Selbstvertrauen stärken, uns trauen, unseren eigenen Weg zu gehen und die Dinge auf unsere Art anzupacken? Das und mehr diskutiere ich mit meinem heutigen Gast, Melanie Kovacs. https://www.melaniekovacs.com/2024-06-1857 min
GymCastic: The Gymnastics PodcastParis Teams Taking Shape, Artistry with Dr. Laura CappelleThe latest Paris Olympic Team news: Chinese Olympic Team: Qiu Qiyuan, Zhou Yaqin, Ou Yushan, Zhang Yihan, Luo Huan British Olympic Team: Alica Kinsella, Becky Downie, Georgia-Mae Fenton, Ruby Evans, Abi Martin We spend a lot of time talking about the amazingness of Becky making her third Olympic team at age 32 Watch Deanna Hong's documentary about Becky Downie's comeback this year Canadian Olympic Team so far: Ellie Black and Aurélie Tran German National Championships where all-around champ, Helen Kevric and veteran Ellie Seitz battle it out despite an incorrect D score Melanie winning French Championships in her D...2024-06-181h 29
The JoypreneurDurch Flow Performance statt High Performance zur erfolgreichen UnternehmerinGAST: Dr. Janna Scharfenberg ist mehrfache Unternehmerin, Bestseller-Autorin, Ärztin, passionierte Investorin im Health-Bereich und auf der grossen Mission, unsere Welt nicht nur einfach gesund zu gestalten, sondern vor allem High Performance und Leadership ganz neu zu definieren und zu leben.
In dieser Folge sprechen wir über Janna's unternehmerischen Weg, ihre Zeit auf Necker Island mit Richard Branson, Vereinbarkeit , darüber, wie sie Entscheidungen trifft und Balance für sich findet.
Ich hatte kurz das Vergnügen mit Janna ein Büro zu teilen und war immer so beeindruckt, wie sie es schafft ein 7-stelliges Business aufzub...2024-05-0355 min
Swisspreneur ShowEP #396 - Melanie Kovacs: How to Stop Hesitating & Start Building a BusinessTimestamps:
5:10 - Starting a startup right after university
9:06 - Hesitation & entrepreneurship
13:09 - Knowing if you’re ready
18:15 - Practicing to be ready
25:00 - Giving up on a project
Click here to apply to join our Founders Dinner in Bern on May 30th.
This episode was co-produced by the Female Founders Initiative and recorded at the Female Future Festival.
Resources mentioned:
Positive Intelligence, Shirzad Chamine
Positive Intelligence assessment
Untamed, Gle...2024-04-2831 min
The JoypreneurMit Energie zum Erfolg: Warum Zeitmanagement zweitrangig istWir brauchen Energie um einen Unterschied zu machen. Aber was ist denn eigentlich Energie Management genau? Und wie können wir unsere Energie erhöhen, um präsenter, effizienter und freudiger zu sein?
Über das und vieles mehr spreche ich mit Dr. Cornelia Kawann, Elektro-Ingenieurin, Personal Energy Strategin und Bestseller Autorin von “Change your Energy, Change your Life”.
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(03:30) Sich als Frau in einer männerdominierten Branche durchsetzen
(04:35) Und dann gieng es nicht mehr
(08:46) Zeitmanagement vs. was macht mir Freude
(09:45) Unsere Energie is...2024-02-2655 min
The JoypreneurMission Possible: Mach Dis Ding, mit Hannes BurkhalterWie können wir unser Ding machen? Unsere Mission finden und leben? Und was, wenns mal harzig wird und nicht mehr flowt?
[00:01:17] Sein Ding finden. Was mache ich und vor allem für wen?
[00:07:25] "Becoming Who you needed when you were younger"
[00:11:00] Wie das Why, Big Urgent Market Problem, Mission & Vision zusammenspielen
[00:12:00] Was die Erfolgschancen am Markt erhöht
[00:13:26] Problem-Founder-Fit.
[00:17:30] Sinneskrise, Komfortzone und "So What?"
[00:17:48] Was lernen mit Purpose zu tun hat
[00:22:37] Melanie's Ding und Mut
[00:26:40] Frustration den Pur...2023-12-1443 min
The JoypreneurFinding your story worth sharing, with Katarina HagstedtA good story can bring people together, build a connection and inspire them to act. A good story can help to spread our mission, be it as a TEDxtalk, a podcast, blogpost, or around a campfire. But how do you find that story? And how do you find the courage to tell it?
That's what we cover in this episode with Katarina Hagstedt, an award-winning podcast producer, founder of the Podcast Club & Tower. She's passionate about supporting other makers to create podcasts that stand out from the noise.
More i...2023-11-1546 min
The JoypreneurSeason 3 TeaserWelcome to Season 3 of The Joypreneur Podcast. Now with Video!2023-11-1300 min
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 302: The Most Important Tennis Fitness Training Principles Q&A with Dr. Mark Kovacs
On this episode of the podcast, Dr. Kovacs answers questions on the most important tennis fitness concepts that every competitive adult player should put into practice. He covers strength training, endurance, mobility, recovery, and much more to help you gain the edge and outlast your opponents! Dr. Kovacs is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He has trained many top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, and Melanie Oudin on peak performance. Dr. Kovacs founded the Kova...2023-05-1052 min
Female Founders PodcastFinanziere und investiere in dich selbst - mit Clara von FinellesClara Creitz ist zertifizierte Finanzplanerin, Well-being Coach und unterstützt mit ihrem Startup Finelles besondern Frauen mit ihren Finanzen. Mit ihr sprechen wir darüber, wieso es wichtig ist, seine Finanzen zu strukturieren, wie man loslegen kann, sich mit seinen Finanzen auseinanderzusetzen und wann man anfangen sollte, zu investieren - und wie.
Links aus der Episode:
Finelles: Website, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, LinkedIn Clara
Finanzen: Beobachter
Selbstständigkeit: Female Founders Initiative , Fempreneurs, Innosuisse, Melanie Kovacs
Marketing: Richard Branson
Diese Episode wurde unt...2023-03-0239 min
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 288: Dr. Mark Kovacs—Strength and Conditioning for Tennis Players: From the 2016 Archive
[From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2016]In today’s episode, I spoke with world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs about strength and conditioning for tennis. Mark has trained numerous top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, and Melanie Oudin. Stack named Mark one of the Top 31 Fitness Professionals to Follow in 2015.Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He has been fe...2023-02-011h 07
Better Bolder BraverReturning to my Tribe with Melanie KovacsMelanie is a business coach and the co-founder of Joypreneurs, a community for women in innovation who want to build something of their own, with ease and joy.
Melanie has been on a journey herself, finding that joy is her motivator. Being part of the Better Bolder Braver community, the THNK School of Creative Leadership and also The Happy Startup School communities have helped her with this, as she has enjoyed creating for creating’s sake, learning a lot about herself along the way. She sees entrepreneurialism as another self-growth tool, and is keen to support other wo...2022-06-2059 min
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 250: Key Tennis Fitness Concepts for Adult Players with Dr. Mark Kovacs
On this episode of the podcast, Mehrban and world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs answers audience questions on the most important tennis fitness concepts that every competitive adult player should put into practice. He'll cover mobility, recovery, and much more to help you gain the edge and outlast your opponents! Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background in training and researching elite athletes. He is the founder of The International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA) of which I am a proud member, and th...2022-05-111h 08
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 235: Dr. Mark Kovacs — How to Create A Fitness Plan to Level Up Your Game
On Episode 235 of The Tennis Files Podcast, world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs will reveal how to create a fitness plan to level up your game.Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background in training and researching elite athletes. He is the Senior Director of Sports Science for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of The International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA) of which I am a proud member. He is also the founder of the Kovacs Institute which is based in Atlanta...2022-01-261h 00
The JoypreneurManaging priorities, time and energy with Tanja LauWe talk about how Tanja’s way of working as a founder changed after her burnout and becoming a mom. She shares with us what her decision currency is and how she balances her ambition, work and family. We talk about her principles: family first, no employees and joy. Find out why this means limiting the growth of her company and more in this episode.2021-10-2730 min
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 205: Dr. Mark Kovacs — Serve and Backhand Technique Q&A
On Episode 205 of The Tennis Files Podcast, world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs will reveal how to develop biomechanically efficient technique on your serve and backhand.Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background in training and researching elite athletes. He is the Senior Director of Sports Science for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of The International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA) of which I am a proud member. He is also the founder of the Kovacs Institute which is based in Atlanta...2021-06-3053 min
The JoypreneurMaking the money you dream of, while enjoying freedom with Leslie KusterToday I talk to Leslie Kuster, a successful American e-commerce brand owner, about loving money and freedom. Six years ago, in her mid 50’s, she realized that her two businesses were doing okay, but not exceptionally great, so she decided to change that by focusing on one. After that, she managed to double her revenue in many years and went from 50’000 a year in sales to over 2 mio.
If you've ever said: “I'm not doing it for the money” or “Money is not that important for me. I just want to help people.”, this is the episode for you to change that 2021-05-2833 min
The JoypreneurBuilding a holistic online business with Dr. Janna ScharfenbergWe talk about Janna’s journey, how she found her mission and why she decided to move her business online. She shares with us the myth of passive income and what it takes for people in the online space to feel seen and heard and how she does that in her programs. We talk about the mindset needed to approach new (ad)ventures. Last but not least, she shares what we can learn from Ayurveda when it comes to building our businesses.2021-04-2737 min
The JoypreneurThe path of the creative entrepreneur with Carlos Saba from the Happy Startup SchoolWe talk about the spectrum of artist versus business person and the question: what moves one to create? Is it from the inside out or is it rather seeing a market need and solving a problem?
Carlos shares that this question is a struggle between his heart and his mind. At the end, we come up with a model with four quadrants together, to determine how creative and how entrepreneurial one is.
He shares the three-step iterative process that it takes to build a company that makes money does good and makes you happy. This journey of these three steps...2021-02-1741 min
The JoypreneurDesigning a business and life with data and discipline with Sophie ThorneSophie shares with us how she builds the company around the life she wants and not the other way around. We talk about why she sold her first business, how she set herself the goal to only work 30h-weeks and why she works out every single day.
She shares with us the mistakes she made and sees others doing about wanting to make passive income and following shiny object syndrome.
Last but not least, we talk about why lifestyle businesses have a bad reputation.2021-01-2641 minThe JoypreneurIntro to the Joypreneur podcastAfter season 1 of the Joyful Learning Podcast, I noticed that talking about how to build a joyful business, that's what makes my eyes spark. That's why I renamed the podcast and shifted it's focus. Listen, to hear from my guests what a joypreneur is and what you can expect from the upcoming season.2020-12-0407 min
The JoypreneurHow to use business as a force for good with Tessa WerninkToday, I talk with Tessa Wernink. She shares how she thought business was rather meaningless until she discovered business can be a force for good, if not even the most effective vehicle for bringing about change in this world.
Tesla's journey into social entrepreneurship started when she co-founded Fairphone.
We talk about values, purpose, crowding out voices and joypreneurs.2020-12-0446 minThe JoypreneurWrapping up Season 1In this final episode of season 1, I summarise and reflect about what I've learnt from the 9 guest speakers about the future of learning, how we can make it joyful, their entrepreneurial journeys and how they brought their courses and workshops online due to COVID-19.2020-09-1121 min
The JoypreneurLearning in a community with Janine Fuchs from WE SHAPE TECHWe talk about the role communities play in learning and how WE SHAPE TECH fosters learning with their various events, like lunch and learns.
She shares how they brought their life events online, due to COVID-19. Last but not least, we envision how the educational system might look like in 50 years time and why we definitely don't want to have a chip implanted instead of learning.2020-08-1929 min
The JoypreneurOn Tutoring, Mentoring and Scaling an edTech Startup with Christian von OlnhausenWe talk about how they match tutors and pupils and how they brought their tutoring business online within a week due to Corona. Christian also shares how he prevents mistakes and why he says NO to a lot of cool things.2020-07-2928 min
The JoypreneurOn the Future of Learning, Universities and unSchooling with the founders of STRIDEWe talk about why universities are a bit like dinosaurs and whether young people should still go to university. They explain why asking: “How to reproduce offline in online?” is the wrong question to start off with and share how they mix online and offline to create hybrid realities and spaces. And of course we talk about the Future of Learning.2020-07-2244 min
The JoypreneurAnnina Menzi on being an Expert and working in the Startup WorldWe talk about why Annina believes working at a startup can be a fantastic opportunity for young talents. She shares how she dealt with the situation when her co-founder left. And we talk about why she wasted time looking for an expert and invented a digital speed-dating format.2020-07-1541 min
The JoypreneurNicole Stadler on Reinventing Herself and Instagram for BusinessWe talk about how Nicole went from being skeptic of Instagram to founding the first Instagram agency in Switzerland. She shares what impact Instagram had on her business and the challenges and opportunities that arose with putting her courses online.
In addition, she shares what she did when she noticed she was not fulfilled at work anymore and how she reinvented herself.2020-07-0835 min
The JoypreneurBilge Apak, from a Corporate Job to Co-founding an EdTech Startup with her Best FriendI talked with Bilge about her journey from corporate job to co-founding Wewent.com, a booking platform for learning and team experiences with her best friend. She shares how they pitched while pregnant, why they kept WeWent a side hustle for two years and why she believes women are unstoppable now.
We talk about her her many ideas and how she evaluates their value.
During the lockdown, they went from two virtual learning experiences to 50 in a few days. In the end, she shares the story of her name and why you should incorporate that exercise into your courses and...2020-07-0145 min
The JoypreneurSeraina Soldner on Purpose, from International Justice to Social EntrepreneurshipSeraina is co-founder and co-director of Singa Switzerland. Singa provides opportunities for people with migrant and refugee background to collaborate and work on entrepreneurial projects.
In this podcast, we talk about her purpose, the right setting and support system. Seraina shares how they brought the whole Singa Factory Program online within two days and the challenges and opportunities that arose with that.
She shares how they evaluate the success of their program and what kind of people support it.
In the end, she shares three different icebreakers that you can do in online learning programs.2020-07-0143 min
The JoypreneurIsabelle Siegrist on The Right Business Idea, Startup Growth and CreativityToday, I talk with Isabelle Siegrist about her journey into entrepreneurship and teaching. She built up the Startups.ch Academy and has been teaching entrepreneurship for Innosuisse, the Swiss Government for over a year. Due to COVID-19 she brought her courses and workshops online and shares how they did it.2020-07-0134 minThe JoypreneurAbout me, Why I started this Podcast and What Joyful Learning isIn this first episode, I talk about who I am, my journey into entrepreneurship and education, the four P's needed to create joyful learning experiences and why I started this podcast.2020-07-0111 min
The JoypreneurJoyful Learning TrailerMelanie Kovacs, the host of Joyful Learning, introduces the podcast, shares what it's about and what you can get out of it. You'll hear snippets from upcoming conversations with entrepreneurs in education which will be released in the next weeks.2020-06-1901 min
Elie's Coffee Talks#24 Melanie Kovacs
Melanie is the founder of Master21 academy the first coding school in Switzerland! Their mission is to empower people to shape the digital world and to educate people who work with software developers to speak the same language.
She sold the company a few months ago and already has many ideas about what to do next, among other things she will start a podcast in July about Joyful learning!
She just graduated from the Thnk Program in Amsterdam and shares her experience at the beginning of the podcast. The program helped her understand who she was, how the others were...2020-06-141h 11
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 145: The Release and Loading Stages of the Serve with Dr. Mark Kovacs
On Episode 145 of The Tennis Files Podcast, I spoke with world renowned sports science and fitness expert, Dr. Mark Kovacs, about the release and loading stages of the tennis serve.Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background in training and researching elite athletes. He is the Senior Director of Sports Science for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the founder of The International Tennis Performance Association (ITPA) of which I am a proud member. He is also the founder of the Kovacs Institute which is based in Atlanta...2020-05-0624 min
The Tennis Files PodcastTFP 033: Dr. Mark Kovacs—Strength and Conditioning for Tennis Players
On today's episode, I spoke with world renowned sports science and fitness expert Dr. Mark Kovacs about strength and conditioning for tennis. Mark has trained numerous top professional tennis players, including John Isner, Sloane Stephens, Sam Querrey, Donald Young, and Melanie Oudin. In 2015, Stack named Mark one of the Top 31 Fitness Professionals to Follow in 2015.
Mark is a performance physiologist, researcher, professor, author, speaker and coach with an extensive background training and researching elite athletes. He has been featured in many of the biggest sports and news publications, including ESPN, the New York Times, and...2016-09-231h 10