Leave Your Mark

This 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 journey to create the Go All In podcast.  He's created a leading-edge product that's telling the story of many successful people who owe their success to a steadfast belief in complete commitment! 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

This 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 the 100m Hurdles and finished 5th overall in Hep and 7th in the 100m Hurdle Final!  In 2012, Jessica was awarded the Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal. Since her recent retirement, she has been hard at work re-purposing her life to support others in their quest for personal success.  She is life coaching, providing workshops, and public speaking, as well as being a mom. Her story is powerful and inspiring, enjoy!If you liked this E

This 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 where he was a 4-year letterman and broke the school record for All-Purpose Yards.  He went on to become the head football coach for South Kingstown HS before becoming the General Manager of Perform Better in 1992.  With Perform Better Chris has organized and assembled over 250 seminars with more than 100 presenters.  If you have attended a Perform Better Seminar then you’ve been touched by this man’s leadership and commitment to

This 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. David has hosted two successful workout television shows during his career, "Great Shape" and "Caribbean Workout." These television shows, over 1000 episodes, have been seen in more than 15 countries worldwide. He has also appeared on hundreds of radio and television shows as a fitness consultant. A former 10-time Canadian diving Champion, 1980 Olympic team member, and a member of the 1980 All-Americ

This 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 including the ECHL Kelly Cup with the Alaska Aces in 2006, and 3 Austrian Championships. When his professional career came to an end, Doug founded DL Hockey. DL Hockey has expanded to four countries in the last 4 years of operations. In March of 2018 DL Hockey was acquired by ProSmart Sports, a digital education company for sports. Doug’s current position within ProSmart is Vice President of Business Development in China. Separately, in 2017 Doug co

This 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 the show, his journey has been quite eclectic!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 wit

This 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 again and her professional athletic career came to completion. She turned to academics and completed a master’s degree in teaching and then found osteopathy. Her story is not uncommon, but rich with internal reflection and learningIf 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

This 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 professor in the School of Chiropractic at Murdoch University in Perth Australia and is a consultant for the Anglo-European Chiropractic College Masters program. The first-ever chiropractic member of the McKenzie Institute Board of Directors, he serves on the editorial boards of numerous journals. He has published numerous books and is a prolific presenter. He worked as the team chiropractor for the Los Angeles Clippers from 2005-2009, and has served as a

This 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 Catapult. In her role with the Kings, she is building a high-performance team of elite practitioners and implementing a high-performance model to optimize the integrated delivery services for Kings’ players. She brings over 24 years of experience as an educator, researcher, mentor and practitioner to the industry. Prior to Louisville, she held positions at Cornell University, and the University o

This 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 collegiate sports organizations and private companies. Eric publishes a free blog and newsletter at his website, EricCressey.com, and has a podcast at EliteBaseballPodcast.com. He’s also a dedicated father and husband and I was honored to have him on the show. 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 @BuiltbySc

This 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 in business leadership and performance consultancy from 1997-2007.  During this time as part of the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, she provided sport psychology support to numerous teams, athletes, and projects in support of UK Olympic sport. Returning to Canada in 2007, Kirsten started working as a mental performance consultant for the Canadian Sport Institute Pacific (CSI Pacific) in 2008.  She is now the Dire

Episode #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, SEC, and BIG 12 among others. While serving in the United States Air Force at Eglin AFB, Vernon started his education at the University of West Florida and then continued his education at Old Dominion University. He's a good father and husband and he's got lots to say about a life of performance. Enjoy!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and co

This 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 world.  Tim has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and has presented at many national and international conferences. He is committed to performing world-leading research that can be applied in the ‘real world’ to benefit high-performance coaches and athletes. He is also a father and son, and I was honored to have him on the show!If you liked this EP, please take the time to rate and comment, share with a friend, and

This 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 bronze in the 1500m at the 1978 Commonwealth Games.  She would have competed at the Olympic games in Russia in 1980 were it not for the unfortunate boycott.  Penny currently serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Kinesiology at the University of Calgary which is currently ranked the #1 School of Sport Science in North America and #7 globally. Her research is in the area of life-long learning, particularly in the area of high-performance coaching

This 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 on Disability and Journalism. David has given talks about performance science and the uses (and misuses) of data on five continents; his TED Talk “Are Athletes Really Getting Faster, Better, Stronger?” has been viewed 7 million times. David has masters degrees in environmental science and journalism. Like many of the characters in his book Range, he has benefitted from a winding career. He worked as an ec

This 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 functional training combined with golf-specific motor learning drills have made Greg one of golf’s top strength and conditioning professionals.  Greg is also a partner in Functional Movement Systems (FMS) and helped develop the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), a revolutionary movement assessment that helps identify altered motor control and guides medica

This 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 Greg has been speaking about Acquired Brain Injuries and healing in a variety of settings. He’s a dedicated family man, and he’s on a mission to spread his message of hope and resilience.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.LYM

This 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 received several international awards.  As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various agencies, and corporations.  He has authored several books including “Low Back Disorders:  Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation” and “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance”. He is widely recognized by his peers as a world expert on back-related injury and rehabilitation.If you lik

This 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 Vancouver Canucks. After 10 years of playing minor pro-hockey, Vince decided to follow his passion for coaching and mentoring players. He has coached at many levels of performance and has developed and placed players into the NHL, NCAA Division I/III, Canadian Hockey League, and the United States Hockey League programs. He has helped to build some of the top-ranked teams in the country including a Tier I National Championship. But abo

This episode features John Berardi a Canadian-American entrepreneur best known as the co-founder of Precision Nutrition, the world’s largest nutrition coaching, education, and software company.  Professionally he is an Exercise Physiologist and Nutritional Biochemist as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.  He’s also the founder of Change Maker Academy, devoted to helping would-be change-makers turn their passion for health and fitness into a powerful purpose and a wildly successful career. John has advised organizations like Apple, Equinox, Nike, and Titleist, as well as teams and athletes like the San Antonio Spurs, the Carolina Panthers, US Open Champion Sloane Stephens, and UFC Champion Georges St. Pierre.  He was named by Greatlist.com as one of the 20 smartest coaches in the world and 100 most influential people in health and fitness.  John is also a devoted husband and father of four children.  He’s been a massive thought leader in the world of human performance and his story is al