ZoneTalk Podcast

In this Zone Talk  episode, Bob sits down with Jordan Hintz, a clays coach at Hillsdale College in Michigan, whom he has worked with in the past. Bob asks Jordan for some insights into just what is involved in competing in clays shooting for a college team. What he discovered sounds really exciting.   Although Hillsdale has limited places each year on their clay targe...

In this Zone Talk  episode, Bob sits down with Sensei Heather Fidyk, a 7th-degree black belt in Wado Kai Karate and an experienced international competitor, who has been coaching in karate for more than 25 years. She is the co-founder and head instructor of the South Calgary Wado Kai Karate Club in Calgary, Alberta, a non-profit organization that is committed to the improvement of the he...

In this Zone Talk  episode, Bob speaks with Kenyan coach, and author, Meshack Sang, who has competed internationally, and has been coaching young Kenyan athletes in a career spanning 20 years. This accomplished coach and author sat down with Bob to freely give of his time and knowledge to inspire coaches and athletes around the globe to overcome financial and equipment limitations, and t...

Dustin Heise left the corporate world so that he could make a difference in snowboarding, both in Canada and the world. He has been at the helm of Canada Snowboard as CEO for two years and is leading his organization with integrity, vision, and passion. With a shared vision to be recognized as a world leading snowboard nation, Dustin—along with the Canada Snowboard staff, athletes, partners, and s...

"Just like a company looks to create an edge and find something that differentiates its product or service, an athlete is going to look for that opportunity to separate themselves from the pack as well." Zach Weissbach In this Zone Talk episode, we speak with Zach Weissbach, President of Visionary Sports and Development, and former Vice President of Hudson Athletic Recruiting in Canada. When Zach...

What do you do when you want to solve a problem? You simplify it with a powerful metaphor. In this week's Zone Talk podcast episode, I sat down with Matthew Cartisser, a resilient and successful young athlete who is currently prepping for college, with aspirations of being a surgeon. Matthew is no ordinary athlete. First, he chose to take up trap shooting, a sport that none of his friend...

“I look for the fire that someone has inside them. When someone has the fire, they're the ones who love to work. They love to go train. Most skills are teachable, but if they lack the fire, they lack that desire of what motivates them to want to succeed. That's the one thing you can't teach.”   Two-time Olympian, Don Kwasnycia, talks with Bob Palmer about how his experience as an Olympic comp...

"Winning is amazing. There is almost no better feeling than realizing that all of your hard work, dedication, tears, sweat-all of that-has finally paid off!" Staff Sergeant Amanda Elsenboss In this episode of Zone Talk , Bob Palmer talks with SSgt Amanda Elsenboss, who spent ten years in the US Military, with notable record-holding performances as part of teams representing the US Army and the US...

"Let athletes make mistakes and also learn how to figure it out for themselves." Jessica Zelinka, Two-time Olympian, Track and Field - on her coaching role Two-time Olympian, Canadian heptathlete, and 100m hurdler, Jessica Zelinka, was a shining light of clean sport at the 2012 London Olympics. In this episode of Bob Palmer's Zone Talk , Jessica discusses her Olympic experience, the balancing of h...

"Make fear your friend." Gabi Viteri, Former professional snowboarder turned musician Snowboarding was coming into its own in the early 2000's, Burton was the key player in the industry, and Gabi Viteri was their girl. She inspired a generation of female and male snowboarders by riding rails, jumping off cliffs and daring to fear.  In this inaugural edition of Zone Talk , Gabi talks high perf...

Welcome to my podcast - Zone Talk . I’m your host Bob Palmer.  Zone Talk focuses on the Zone, that magical place that athletes, coaches and leaders agree is the first and most important ingredient of winning. When you own the Zone, you own the game.  As Zone Talk suggests, I’ll be interviewing guests and talking about their Zone strategies for success in sport, education, busin...