Get the edge with Hayden Knowles

Strap in listeners! From drug addictions, car crashes, life with David Beckham, playing professional football , escaping countries , near death experiences, making a difference to many people and so much more . A story worth being told and is told through the highly recommended autobiography and best seller ‘ Riding Shotgun ‘ which can be found on Amazon and can also listen on Audible

A passionate leader of his indigenous Communities and a leader to many through his various professional roles including as a coach. We welcome on the podcast Dean Widders, a former NRL star and pro athlete who set out to make his grandmother proud. During the NRL Indigenous Allstars camp Dean shared an insight into his culture. During the whole conversation both Hayden and Dean are using this plat...

Known as an educator and as a head coach a servant leader. NRL head coach Anthony Seibold shares lessons learned throughout his coaching journey including the good times, the hard times, lessons and influences from great coaches he has worked with and much more.

This episode with Nicho Hynes was recorded during a NSW state of origin series camp in 2021 . We’ve sat on this recording but feel some of Nicho’s messages and experiences will help many other people and even though it’s posted 2 years later it will always make a difference. In particular his open and honest chat around mental health issues . His lessons learned along the way which have lead to at...

CEO - Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs , there is no specific path to becoming a CEO of a sporting franchise … so how do you do it? Hear from Aaron about the passion for his work and the community he represents, lessons along the way and influences that guided him and much more .

Pro ⚽️‘er | Captain | Leader | Coach - the journey to become a professional footballer to a well respected leader with qualities any team needs and wants to becoming a head coach and fast gaining a reputation as one of the best development coaches in the game and a coach players want to play for. So much gold to drop in this next episode for any listener in any industry . You will feel after list...

Coach / Leader / Teacher & always a student, this chat with current head coach of Kerry ( the most successful team in Gaelic football history ) Paddy Tally is one of my favourites to share with you . After meeting at the leaders in sport Summit in London I had to record and share his wisdom and experiences with the loyal team of listeners on here who are all similar to Paddy himself . Paddy Tally...

Andrew had a long and successful career in the NRL starting with the Parramatta Eels followed by the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs where he became the captain and leader of this proud club. I was privileged to personally work with Andrew at the start of his NRL journey and absolutely loved this chat. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did recording. Andrew shares valuable leadership lessons,...

‘Good Culture wins, poor culture loses’ Listen and learn from a head coach who cultivates and leads a winning culture . At the time of recording Ivan Cleary recently coached the Penrith panthers to back to back premierships and 3 grand finals in a row. We don’t even talk about those grand finals but you will learn and feel after watching on YouTube or listening to this episode why these trophies n...

I hope this chat is as enjoyable for you as it was recording it. Isaac Butterfield, a comedian and social media influencer and YouTube sensation. Isaac is known for his comedy but I also know of and want to share with you his determination and drive to succeed, we can't wait to share his insights on how to get ahead in today's competitive world and in his competitive world which started by competi...

At the time of recording Jai is at the top of his game with a professional record of 22-0 with 17 wins by KO . He has so much more to come. Boxing is and always has been his life. He was the youngest heavy weight boxer in history at an Olympic Games for Australia in 2012 and 10 years later in 2022 is the Cruiser weight champion of the world after a 12 round war with Latvian Mairis Briedis where Ja...

Hannah is a dual international 🏉 representing Australia at a senior level 🇦🇺 in Rugby League, Rugby 7’s and at a youth level represented her country in Soccer . Hannah has played 3 different codes at senior professional level ( Soccer ⚽️ Rugby League 🏉Rugby 7’s🏉) has won premiership’s 🏆 , has played state of origin for NSW Blues , At the time of recording at 23 years old is is co- captain of...

Priceless wisdom in a chat with an absolute champion on and off ⚽️ field. Mike’s time as an assistant manager to Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United Football club was a topic as well as coaching under him and also playing under him during his long and successful career. An authentic leader with contagious energy , we talk about coaching Cristiano Ronaldo and so much more including his genuine...

NRL | Pro Athlete | Leader | Penrith Panthers | NSW . At the time of recording Nathan Cleary is 23 years old and plays the role in his team that brings responsibility to get the best out of himself and others around him. Nathan shares with us how he got there, influences along the way, his love of the game, making sure he never loses that and the preparation that goes into it. We talk about mental...

Listener suggested topic ( thanks Pat Lane, Sydney Roosters strength coach ) - ‘developing trademarks’ - Trademarks for me need to be authentic so I can’t make them up for you ... but ... my advice is invest time into it, what does it look like? As an example I chose one word ‘RESPECT’ and used stories/examples the best I could to show how it needs to be more than words. It is something you can se...

The most capped captain in NRL history, captain of club and country ( Parramatta Eels & NZ kiwis 🏉) and a World Cup 🏆 winning captain. Having personally worked with Nathan for 10 years of his career I will always tell stories of his leadership qualities and work ethic and always value our friendship. For this reason I’m so happy to have him on the podcast and contribute to our team of listeners....

The greatest coach in Rugby league history , inducted into Sport Australia hall of fame , 7 x 🏆 premierships, origin series victories , test matches , world cups and much more. Has made a difference to many lives including my own. Listening to this will bring to you priceless wisdom from a great leader of men with credibility in the coaching game unmatched in his sport to date 🏉

Jarome Luai plays Rugby league at the highest level in the NRL for the Penrith Panthers and plays for his country Samoa 🇼🇸 . At the time of recording Jarome is 23 years old, young energetic with a huge heart, a young father, multi talented with the world at his feet. He even sings us 3 songs in between chatting all things that have lead him to where he is now and where he is going.

Cam Murray has reached the pinnacle of Rugby League playing for NSW and Australia at age 21. He speaks with maturity beyond his years. Cam recalls his version of the last moments of the 2019 origin 3 historic win for NSW. Shares with you what has got him to where he is now and leaves you feeling he has so much more to come for him in the game he has loved since he was 4 years old.

This podcast was very spontaneous and I had to share. An absolutely amazing and inspiring women. At a time when the whole world is doing it tough I like to think “ how can I help someone else” this lady lives like this everyday especially now. Some priceless wisdom of a real life leader. Thank you Di Langmack.

Professional athlete > leader > coach > broadcaster > general manager ... always at the top of his game no matter what he’s doing and a genuine good bloke to go with it. This is part 1 and really look forward to part 2 !

Viliame Kikau use to play 🏉 in the village using a water bottle filled with grass when he didn’t have a ball. He’s made sacrifices and followed his dreams and made it to the highest level of Rugby League as one of the most damaging players in the game ( NRL - Penrith Panthers ) He represents his country of Fiji 🇫🇯 with pride. He loves to and always gives back to the next generation. A very humble...

From Champions League ⚽️ football with Leeds United to Football Director at Perth Glory and everything in between. A champion on and off field. A great and enjoyable chat that shares some qualities of a man who has had and continues a great career not only for himself but makes a difference to many others.

Love what you do, get experience, always learning, know the story. Jeff Lambert digital content producer for Penrith Panthers NRL club in Australia is always looking for the ‘money shot’ always looking to improve. Great relaxed non scripted chat

Leadership is not meant to be easy and nobody is perfect. In this episode we talk about one characteristic I feel is a key to be a great leader and one characteristic I feel great leaders have.