Leave Your Mark

This episode features a human performance pioneer, Vietta "Sue" Wilson. Sue is a world-renowned performance enhancement specialist considered the “grandmother” of biofeedback for sports performance.  She is a professor emeritus from York University where she dedicated much of her career to studying the connection between stress and its effect on physical health and mental performance, with expertise in the teaching of brief self-regulation skills validated by psychophysiology measurement.Sue has worked with many executives, coaches, and elite athletes, from intermediate to world champions. You can find out more about what she has been doing at her website https://vewperformance.com/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 Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-l

This week's guest, Michol Dalcourt, is an internationally recognized leader in the health and human performance industry. He is the Founder and CEO of the Institute of Motion, the inventor of ViPR and ViPR PRO, and Co-Founder of PTA Global (acquired by The National Academy of Sports Medicine). He's served as Adjunct Faculty at the University of San Francisco in the Department of Sports Science and also as Adjunct Faculty at the NAIT’s College School of Health Sciences. Michol currently sits on several Health Advisory Boards for Health and Human PerformanceMichol has given hundreds of international lectures and has been a featured speaker at many of the world’s top health and coaching conferences and many colleges and universities around the world. He has done extensive work in the areas of health and human performance, and consults with many of the health and performance industry’s biggest companies - including Microsoft Health and Nike -among others.  Above all of his accomplishments, he is also a

In this EP I decided to talk alone about an important subject to me, mentorship. Informal and formal mentorship can shape the experiences of your life.  If it's done well, it challenges you to self-reflect and grow.  A good mentor will not only give you advice but will challenge you to understand why you want to do what you want to do in the first place.  Making decisions is the easy part of life, understanding why you want to go one direction or the other is the hard part. We are not encouraged to look inside ourselves early enough in life.  Instead, we are encouraged to follow the protocols of life, the directions acknowledged and advised by society at large.  This leads inevitably to the mid-life crisis, the burnout, or the sense of disappointment that is often medicated by all the vices of life that become the insulation for the fear and pain of our circumstances. It doesn't need to be this way, you can begin to find a quality internal compass much earlier in life that will allow you to follow a

This EP features Andrew Hauser. Andrew is the owner of Continuum High Performance in Phoenix, AZ, specializing in integrated rehab, as well as strength & conditioning for college and professional athletes of all sports. Andrew has worked in a variety of roles in his 14 years of experience as an athletic trainer and strength coach in professional baseball, with his most recent role being the Director of Performance Rehab with the Los Angeles Dodgers during which time he was a part of their 2020 World Series team. Andrew's passions lie in both the strength and medical aspects of sports, but also in professional development and education. Before moving to L.A., he served as the Director of Health & Performance for the Atlanta Braves where he oversaw medical and strength staff and was able to integrate departments both in the Major League and Minor Leagues all while continuing to develop and refine his and his colleagues' skills. Andrew's experience in sports extends beyond baseball. He has

This EP features Brandee Waite.  Brandee is a physician and a Professor in the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at UC Davis School of Medicine. She holds additional sub-specialty certifications in both Sports Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. She serves as the PM&R section chief for Sports Medicine, medical director for UC Davis Health Sports Medicine Clinics, Fellowship Director for the Sports Medicine Fellowship, and Thread Leader for Preventive Medicine for the UC Davis School of Medicine Curriculum.Brandee treats a wide range of patients with musculoskeletal issues, including collegiate and professional athletes, while being featured as a presenter at national conferences and international venues. She has worked as a team physician with Team U.S.A. Track & Field, the NBA and WNBA, the Sacramento Ballet, and has been the medical director for the World’s Strongest Man Championship event. She serves as the physician leader for the Sacramento Republic FC professional soccer team and

EP 384 features Patrick Boivin. Pat is a career executive and leader in amateur and professional sports, driven by foundational change opportunities and fostering visions that can disrupt how things are done.  Pat has a soft spot for human performance, health, and wellness startups that will generate societal shifts. He has a strong track record in organizational pivots and evolutions tied to growth management.  He carries a belief in business fundamentals tied to clear culture, brand value, and equality, and welcomes being the underdog.His career began in marketing with the Montreal Canadiens Hockey Club in the early 2000s, shifting into hockey operations in the early 2010s. He then acted as the Administrative Director of Concordia Universities Athletic Department from 2013-17, followed by three years as the CEO of the Montreal Alouettes’ Football Club. He is currently involved in the LangLeven group in Montreal, and also spent last year building the new women's professional soccer franchise coming to M

This EP features Geralyn Coopersmith. Geralyn has 30 years of experience creating cutting-edge programs and leading teams for best-in-class wellness brands. Geralyn was a full-time personal trainer and group exercise instructor based in New York City and The Hamptons for the first decade of her career. In 2004, she took a corporate role with Equinox that evolved into being the head of the Equinox Fitness Training Institute (EFTI). In that position, she was responsible for training and educating all personal trainers and coaches across the portfolio. During her ten years at Equinox, Geralyn created numerous new service offerings, designed curricula for five levels of fitness professionals, and founded the Equinox Academy, a trade school for aspiring personal trainers.Since her tenure at Equinox Geralyn has held senior leadership roles at Nike, EXOS, Flywheel Sports, Forme Life, and most recently Weight Watchers. Her experiences have spanned learning and development, operations, marketing, digital product creat

This EP features fitness entrepreneur Louis Stack. Louis is the Founder and President of Fitter International a Canadian-based company that has been “Leading the World to Better Balance” since 1985.  The Fitterfirst brand is recognized as the premium North American leader when it comes to professional and personal products that help people maintain Stability, Agility, and Mobility.He's been a Calgary's Small Business of the Year Award winner and featured in INC. Magazine’s “Business Case Study”. He was a member of the Canadian National Speed Skiing Team from 1990 – 1995. Most importantly, He is the father of three happy kids. There's a lot of entrepreneurial wisdom in this one! 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 free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/fr

Stefania Rizzo. Stef is a physiotherapist currently working with the Brooklyn Nets.  She’s been in practice for 23 years.Before working with the Nets she worked one year with the Buffalo Sabres.  She had been working at Fortius Health and Sport and was one of the first three physiotherapists to help set up this incredible performance center in Burnaby, BC.  She has a great deal of sports experience and has done two Olympic cycles as a physiotherapist with Alpine Canada.Her philosophy is to stay curious and learn from everything, and interpersonal relationships are as important as your skill sets.  She is married to her husband Dan, a retired Firefighter, and together they live in New York City. 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 Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-ly

Carl Bergstrom is currently the Director of Performance for Stephen Curry as an individual athlete, as well as his business unit, 30ink. Born and raised in North Vancouver, Canada, Carl previously held positions in the private space, as well as with the Vancouver Whitecaps, Vancouver Canucks, and Canadian women’s national team for soccer.  More recently, he was the Director of Performance for the Golden State Warriors. His area of interest and expertise focuses on global performance planning, strength and conditioning, and human movement and performance. Most importantly, he is married and the father of three children.  Lots to unpack in this session, 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 free Life Lab Starter Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to

This EP features Catherine Tomkies. Catherine has a practice at the Bosworth Clinic in Oxford England.  She has many experiences throughout her career, most interestingly as a physiotherapist each year at the Wimbledon fortnight.Among her other varied experiences, she’s worked as a part-time teaching fellow on the Masters in Sports Physiotherapy at the University of Bath, Birmingham. She covered the 2022 Commonwealth Games 3 on 3 basketball and beach volleyball.  And she worked at a tennis academy in London under the coaching legend Allan Jones for 3 years.She has 2 children with her wife Jo Pierce, a Physiotherapy Lecturer at Oxford Brookes. This is a great chat about the life of a dedicated practitioner and balancing the demands of sports with life as a mom.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 La

This EP features film director and photographer, Jay Silverman. For over 30 years, Jay has excelled as a leading Director, Producer, and Photographer specializing in award-winning films, television, digital, and print campaigns.Jay has worked with renowned celebrities like Denzel Washington, Beyonce, Quentin Tarantino, Jamie Foxx, and Ray Charles. His advertising clients to name a few include IBM, Coors, Panasonic, Disney, Budweiser, CBS, ABC, Pepsi & Apple.  Jay’s narrative films have been awarded numerous Best Feature and Audience Awards at festivals across the country, along with being honored with Awards for his commercial work. Some of his early directorial work was for the original launches of the smash hit TV series “American Idol", “Desperate Housewives", "NYPD Blue", "The Drew Carey Show", and many more.Jay is a graduate of the Brooks Institute, he founded Jay Silverman Productions in 1979 in Hollywood California, and built a 40,000-square-foot facility including 3 s

Krista 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.  Before working with Precision Nutrition, Krista was a researcher and faculty member at York University in Toronto. She has more than 20 years in fitness and health coaching, and 10 years of university teaching and course direction. In the mid-1990s, her website Stumptuous.com was one of the first to promote women's weight training, and since then she's focused on helping pe

This EP is a return visit for Todd Durkin.  Todd was one of my early guests in year one of the podcast. Todd is an internationally recognized strength, speed, and conditioning coach, personal trainer, body worker, motivational speaker, and author who motivates, educates, and inspires people worldwide.Since we first talked, a lot has happened worldwide, just a little pandemic in between!  A lot has happened in Todd's world as well. He's let go of full-time ownership of his baby Fitness Quest 10, and he's dealt with some debilitating back issues, business challenges, and serious challenges with fatigue. He's written and published a new book called "True Strength" all about the challenges he's overcome these past few years, and how it has shaped the next chapter in his life.  He is doubling down on his dedication to helping as many humans as he can live their best lives. You can find the launch here https://todddurkin.com/true-launch/There's a lot of vulnerability and clar

Tom Tombleson.  Tom is a former England Sevens and professional rugby player in the UK and Australia. Since leaving the game, Tom has been a strength and conditioning coach with now 15 years of experience working with high-performance professional athletes in the UK, USA, and Australia, including NSW Waratahs in Super Rugby.  For the last 9 years, he has also worked with England’s national rugby team. More importantly, he is also a husband and father of two children.  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 Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please take the time to visit and connect with our sponsors, they are an essential part of our success:www.VALD.com

This is Josh Fletcher's third time on the podcast.  Josh has 15+ years of experience as a human performance coach working with Olympic medal-winning programs, the military Special Forces, F2/F3 racing drivers, and corporate professionals from PwC, Deloitte, and Capita.He helps senior leaders, people managers, and talented corporate professionals to thrive alongside the extreme demands, pressure, and stress of the job. With expertise in stress management, burnout, switching off from high-pressure situations, and resilience coaching, Josh brings a wealth of experience to provide bespoke well-being solutions for organizations and individuals.Throughout his career, Josh struggled to meet his high personal expectations, manage the stress of demanding jobs, and find time to prioritize his well-being. The results of years of mismanagement were burnout, stress, job loss, and apathy towards an industry he once loved. Josh’s purpose and why behind Wellness Blueprint is born out of experiencing the highest and lowe

Jackson Corley, the visionary CEO and Founder of Incrediwear, brings over two decades of entrepreneurial expertise in product design and development. His career has been dedicated to creating ground-breaking products that advance optimal health, wellness, and recovery. In 2008, Jackson faced a pivotal moment after a serious biking injury. Multiple doctors suggested prescription medications as the only solution but driven by his belief in a better path to healing, Jackson embarked on a mission. Rejecting painkillers in favor of addressing the root cause, he set out to create the world's first wearable anti-inflammatory solution. Jackson's passion for fostering healthier lives resonates with Incrediwear's mission to produce scientifically proven, high-quality products. His unwavering dedication to excellence has positioned him as a leader in the industry and an inspiration to those around him. Jackson’s multifaceted expertise underscores his commitment to enhancing lives through innovative wellne

This EP features Steve Mesler.  Steve is a 3-time Olympian and Olympic gold medalist, Board Director, co-founder, and CEO of Classroom Champions. As the world’s foremost sport-for-education organization, Classroom Champions supports academic, social, and emotional student well-being through the mentorship and mindsets of world-class athletes. Steve's Olympic gold medal-winning team was the first for the USA in the 4-man bobsled in 62 years. In 2011, Steve founded Classroom Champions with his sister Dr. Leigh Parise, the Director of Program Development at MDRC. Over the past twelve years, the organization has grown into an international and award-winning non-profit that provides K-8 SEL curriculum and corresponding mentorship from Olympians, Paralympians, Pro and NCAA athletes. Steve recently reached his term limit for the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee Board of Directors. A persistent public speaker and writer, Steve's bi-weekly newsletter for leaders focuses on finding improvements and place

This EP features a former United Nations military peacekeeper and NATO military peacekeeping commander, a highly accomplished ultra-endurance champion, URS Koenic. He is a widely published professor, bestselling author, and a seasoned executive coach and keynote speaker with more than three decades of experience helping hundreds of leaders and dozens of executive teams unlock new levels of achievement across four continents.Urs is the founder of the Radical Humility Leadership Institute and speaks frequently on leadership to corporations and associations across the globe. His message of Radical Humility in leadership has inspired teams from across the spectrum, including Amazon, Starbucks, the Society of Human Resource Management, Vistage, the University of Melbourne, and Microsoft.  Urs is the loving father of two teenage boys who make commanding soldiers look easy. He lives in Seattle, Washington.  If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and connect with us on so

Taylor is a Neuro Athletic Trainer through Z-Health, he has a deep passion for helping his clients develop quality training habits that put their health first and allow them to do the things they love pain-free.His passion for martial arts has shaped how he approaches health and fitness. He runs a STRENGTH & MOBILITY DOJO to create a training experience that encourages growth no matter where his clients begin.More importantly, he is married to his partner Alisha, and he is the father of an active little girl. Alisha and Taylor have a business helping people and teaching people how to train for optimal health called KruseElite and you can find them @Kruselite on Instagram.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 Kit today and get busy living https://lymlab.com/free-lym-lab-starter/Please