Mark Jones is a Marine, a 5x Death Race participant and endurance athlete. He has completed Go Ruck Selection and is a GoRuck World Champion. He is now venturing into entrepreneurship with his newest initiative Ruck:Fest. Ruck:Fest is an upcoming multi event fitness celebration featuring Trail, Games and Crew formats in a festival setting. In this episode Mark and Jamie talk about the impact his childhood had on his personal resilience, how he struggled with his transition out of the military an...
May 10, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Rylie Matthews is a developmental bobsled brakeman for Team USA and has successfully competed in the North America Cup as part of that journey. Before jumping into bobsled, Rylie was a NJCAA Division 1 All-American in javelin, and NCAA Division 1 track and field athlete. After her collegiate career finished she set her sights on bobsleigh and the Olympics. She is a Strength and Conditioning Coach, has a Master’s in Professional Communication and is a Certified Performance Enhancement Specialist....
May 05, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Kris Rugloski is an elite obstacle course racer completing over 40 of them and racking up more than 30 podium finishes. After not participating in sports throughout high school or college like most of her peers, she is now enjoying being a true hybrid athlete. She has completed nine 100 mile ultra runs and is quickly becoming a HYROX World Competition favorite. She was a competitor on the Rock’s The Titan Games and went up against some of the top athletes in her sports on the recently released S...
Apr 28, 2022•29 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Lauren Fisher is already a seven-time CrossFit Games veteran (three team, four individual). After starting CrossFit at 14 in 2008 to improve her basketball game, by 2012, she had already finished 12th in Regionals. Since then, she’s helped team CrossFit Invictus take third at the 2019 CrossFit Games, , and taken ninth and 25th as an individual in the 2014 and 2016 games. Known for her Olympic weightlifting prowess, she also won the 2014 USA Weightlifting Junior National Championship in her class...
Apr 21, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Tim Green is the Head of Marketing and Partnership at TeamUp, a company that provides management software for gyms and fitness businesses. Tim is a thought leader and advocate for growth in the fitness industry. He is an experienced marketer with a background in consumer marketing and now has more than 10 years as a SaaS marketing leader. He joined the founders of TeamUp back in 2013 when they were a small start-up and has watched it grow exponentially - even during the pandemic. In this episode...
Apr 05, 2022•36 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Sara Villani is fresh off of an appearance at the Beijing Winter Olympics where she and her partner placed 12th in the 2-woman bobsleigh event. She made her IBSF World Cup debut in January 2021 and with pilot Christine de Bruin, she achieved a career-high fourth-place finish. During last year’s World Cup season and the Olympics, she was reunited and paired with driver, Melissa Lotholz. Before bobsleigh she won the Canadian junior title in the heptathlon in 2015 and went on to finish sixth at tha...
Mar 29, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 26
Colleen Fotsch is both a Crossfit Games individual and team competitor. She was a Division 1 collegiate swimmer at UC Berkeley where she was a two-time national champ, an All-American and NCAA champion, American record holder, and qualified for the Olympic trials. When her swimming career ended, she discovered a love for CrossFit. She is a three-time regional competitor and finished first in the world in the 15.5 Open Workout. Most recently, she made the USA bobsled team before an injury threw a...
Mar 22, 2022•33 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Beth Layton started out as a competitive swimmer before delving into CrossFit full-time. She has been a top athlete in that sport consistently and has multiple strong brand partnerships with companies like Born Primitive and Foodspring. She recently left her family and hometown in an effort to realize her goal of making the Crossfit Games. In this episode Jamie and Beth talk about her move to focus on training, how she built her resilience and her goals for this year. Be sure to tell Beth and Ja...
Mar 15, 2022•25 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Jodi Barrett is CEO of Kettlebell Kickboxing Canada and a Master Trainer with a BA in PAS with a major in Fitness & Lifestyle. She has built the practice through her own programs both in-person and online workouts, seminars and certifies other trainers in the practice as well. Her programs and workouts have been featured in Optimyz Magazine and she was named a Top Fitness Instructor by Impact Magazine. In this episode Jamie Allison talks with Jodi about being a mom moving through a divorce, ...
Mar 08, 2022•28 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Haley Fanning is a firefighter, paramedic, personal trainer and high performance nutrition coach. Haley played AFL for the Canadian Midnight Suns in Australia and specializes in sport-specific training and athletic performance. She also now is competing in several Powerlifting competitions and enjoys heavy lifting and challenging her clients to move big weights. River Beattie is also a trainer who draws on his extensive hockey background. River played forward for the Kootney Ice in the Western H...
Mar 01, 2022•27 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Alim Dhanji is the president of Adidas Canada where he is responsible for the retail, ecommerce wholesales business from business development and brand strategy to operations for both Adidas and Reebok across Canada. Before that, he was the SVP Global Talent and Head of HR for Global Brands. He has worked for other big brands like Kik Interactive TD Bank and Citi Bank and has an MBA from Royal Roads University. He was recently recognized on the 100 Outstanding LGBTQ+ Executives Role Model List. ...
Feb 22, 2022•26 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Lauren Stallwood is a fitness coach and personal trainer. She has her own popular workout YouTube channel, online programs and a strong fitness influencer presence on social media. Lauren has competed at CrossFit sanctioned events such as the Dubai CrossFit Championship and the French Throwdown. Before that, Lauren played competitive rugby where at the age of 17 she was given her first international cap for England Women, going on to play in the Women’s Rugby League World Cup the following year....
Feb 15, 2022•32 min•Season 3Ep. 21
Jaclyn Cordeiro is Registered Nurse , personal transformation specialist coach, fitness influencer, model, writer and fitness competition athlete. She has combined her healthcare education and passion for fitness into a diverse coaching and fitness program business. At the Natural Toronto Pro Qualifier last December she placed 1st in both open and masters category. She also an Oxygen Magazine ambassador. In this episode Jaclyn and Jamie talk about: the benefits of fitness and nutrition during st...
Feb 08, 2022•35 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Sam Cournoyer is making waves in the sport of CrossFit. After an an accident ended his hockey career, Sam found CrossFit and hasn't looked back. He trains as part of Rich Froning’s Mayhem team and is coming off of a huge 3rd place finish and All-Canadian Men's podium at Wodapalooza – a big lead-in to the sport’s start of it's competition season. Sam has steadily been climbing the ranks and showing that he is a strong contender to make big impact this year. In this episode, Sam and Host Jamie All...
Feb 01, 2022•31 min•Season 3Ep. 19
Brooke Ence is a fitness icon. You probably know Brooke originally from her strong showing with two event wins and a Top 15 finish in the 2015 CrossFit Games. She had an immediate rise to celebrity status as a Games athlete. She has also had strong showings across regional and team events, but all that took a turn when she suffered a back/neck injury that resulted in surgery. Since then she has been a role model for redefining her own vision of success. She has thrived in a number of areas like ...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 18
Katie Knight is the 2021 World’s Toughest Mudder Champion. Katie has really powered herself onto the Obstacle and Ultra Racing elite scene, also coming in 3rd at the Spartan Ultra World Championships. She has been a qualified Fitness Coach since 2014 and has worked as a personal trainer, a qualified CrossFit coach and a corporate Health and Wellness trainer, so she has a unique connection to whole life success. Katie is a former collegiate hockey player and an entrepreneur who is building her on...
Jan 18, 2022•24 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Alexis Woloschuk is a member of Team Sonnet of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association. She previously was a member of the Markham Thunder in the Canadian Women's Hockey League. She has played in the Swedish Women's Hockey League and was a standout at Boston University. Outside of hockey Alexis is an Associate at Kaizen Sports and Entertainment and has been a fitness trainer and strength and conditioning coach. Now she is adding fitness entrepreneur to that impressive resume and has ...
Jan 11, 2022•23 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Mindi O'Brien is a world-class athlete, fitness coach, wellness expert, and a champion of health and lifestyle improvement. With over thirty years of hands-on experience, Mindi has been shaping the lives, minds, and bodies of people across the globe. Mindi is a legend in the space with a professional IFBB career spanning multiple decades. She has multiple first-place and top 3 finishes, and has appeared at both the Arnold Classic and The Olympia. Her dedication to championing a healthy lifestyle...
Jan 04, 2022•30 min•Season 3Ep. 15
Ashley Horner is a fitness celebrity, hybrid athlete, professional fitness competitor, ultra-runner, triathlete, entrepreneur, and mother She has authored and sold over 1 Million copies of her different training programs In addition to being a massive influencer in the fitness world, Ashley’s entrepreneurial side is equally impressive, as she owns multiple businesses in Virginia Beach. She’s the owner of world-class fitness facility American Sled Dogs, a children’s fitness community called Sled ...
Dec 28, 2021•35 min•Season 3Ep. 14
Teresa Greco is the author of the book Steps to True Happiness, and the co-author of the best-selling books The Decision to Heal: Pathways from Suffering to Love, and Business, Life and the Universe: Vol 4. She is an educator and educational technologies consultant with a master’s degree from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She is the editor and senior writer at two Canadian lifestyle magazines. Teresa is also a happiness coach and the TV and radio host of a weekly show called “The Steps to Happiness ...
Dec 21, 2021•41 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Heather Monahan is a best-selling author, keynote speaker, entrepreneur and founder of Boss In Heels. Having successfully climbed the corporate ladder for nearly 20 years, Heather Monahan is one of the few women to break the glass ceiling and claim her spot in the C-suite. As a Chief Revenue Officer in Media, Heather Monahan is a Glass Ceiling Award winner, named one of the most Influential Women in Radio in 2017 and Thrive Global named her a Limit Breaking Female Founder in 2018. She has recent...
Dec 07, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 11
2 Olympics, 2 different sports in only 180 days. That is the incredible feat Vincent De Haître is attempting to add to his already impressive resume. The cyclist Vincent de Haitre competed at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games this summer and placed 5th in Team pursuit. The speed skater Vincent de Haitre is now attempting to make it to the 2022 Beijing Winter Games in February. He is already a two-time Winter Olympian from Sochi 2014 and PyeongChang 2018. In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with...
Nov 29, 2021•39 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Boasting more than 30 years in both amateur and professional figure skating, Elizabeth Manley was the first Canadian female to successfully land a triple-double combination jump in competition. She has participated in two Olympic Games, six World Championships, and has won three National Titles. She is probably most famous for having the performance of her life at Calgary 1988 to win the Olympic silver medal in women’s figure skating. She followed up a few weeks later with another silver at the ...
Nov 20, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Kelly Kauffman is a Chief Human Capital Officer with the National Basketball Association's Milwaukee Bucks. Kelly had held various leadership roles before joining the Bucks as Vice President of Human Resources back in 2014. She has since seen the team win a NBA championship, grow it's brand presence both locally and internationally and spearheaded the staffing and people development of a new sports and entertainment facility. Most recently she helped the affiliated teams and facilities manage an...
Nov 16, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Dr. Vanessa Bohns is a Social Psychologist and Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Cornell University. She holds a PhD in Psychology from Columbia University and an AB from Brown University. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times and Harvard Business Review and her research has been featured by the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Her new book You Have More Influence than You Think - How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion and Why it Matters is an investigation of our hi...
Nov 09, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Sola Sigurdardottir is a CrossFit athlete from Iceland who is currently based in the UK for her studies. She has twice been a CrossFit Games team athlete and competed in the European Regionals. Back in October she took the Madrid Championships for her first high profile championship win as an individual. Sola is in university to become a chiropractor and is a Nike Training athlete. In this episode Jamie Allison talks with Sola about how she balances high level athletics with her education and so...
Nov 02, 2021•32 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Traci Callahan is a highly accomplished pro beach volleyball player. She was featured in Sports Illustrated's Faces in the Crowd after earning NCAA Div II Freshman of the Year. She also was awarded Female Athlete of the Year and was a 3-time All American. Following college she switched to beach volleyball and entered the professional ranks. She has been a USA National Team Athlete and has competed around the world. She spent time as a coach at Florida State University, owned a studio as a yoga i...
Oct 27, 2021•31 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Stacey Leawood has recently become the youngest certified NBA Player agent in Canada. Herself a varsity Track and Field athlete in university, Stacey has also spent time as a Director of Player Personnel with the Guelph Nighthawks and as an Assistant Coach for both the Memorial University Men's Basketball Team and the Newfoundland Rogues Professional Basketball Team. In this episode host Jamie Allison talks with Stacey about her early success as a player agent, how she genuinely cares about the ...
Oct 21, 2021•33 min•Season 3Ep. 4
In this special Crossover episode with Bill Banham, host of the HRchat Podcast, Jamie talks with legendary Brown University Coach, Cornell University Athletic Hall of Famer and current Premier Hockey Federation (formerly NWHL) Toronto Six franchise president Digit Murphy. Digit's newest entrepreneurial venture, Ruth is working to help level the playing field for women athletes and help high performers leverage the skills they’ve developed through high-level sports to transition into careers with...
Oct 14, 2021•29 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Rea Kolbl is a well-rounded athlete who started her athletic pursuits in gymnastics and is now focused on obstacle racing, ultra running and ski mountaineering. She has been on the podium at the Spartan US National Series, has twice won the World's Toughest Mudder (a 24 hour obstacle race) and triumphed at the Spartan Ultra World Championship. She also finished second on a team at the Eco-Challenge Figi and was invited as one of the top athletes on the 2020 Spartan Games Rea has a Degree in Phys...
Sep 23, 2021•34 min•Season 3Ep. 2
