Leave Your Mark

Send us Fan Mail What if pain isn't simply the result of damaged tissue? What if movement quality, performance, and rehabilitation are driven by something far more complex than muscles and joints? In Part 1 of this conversation, I sit down with performance therapist and educator Matt Bush to explore the neurological foundations of pain, threat, and movement. Together, we unpack why the brain...

Send us Fan Mail This week's EP 482 is a solocast.  Just me updating you, the listener on all things life of Scotty. It's been an interesting last three months. Big changes. Just took a role as Head of Rehab for the Cirque du Soleil, and it's been an interesting shift in life and focus.  I'm hoping I can still continue to do this podcast with the same level of guests and storyt...

Send us Fan Mail Garrett Salpeter is an engineer, entrepreneur, author, and founder of NeuFit, best known as the creator of the NEUBIE device and his pioneering work at the intersection of neuroscience, rehabilitation, and human performance. In this episode of Leave Your Mark, Garrett shares the journey that began with a significant hockey injury and evolved into a lifelong pursuit of understandin...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Leave Your Mark EP 480, I sit down with Victor Hall, a leader, educator, and coach who has spent more than 25 years helping athletes, coaches, military personnel, and performance professionals reach their potential. Victor currently serves within the Education and Tactical divisions at EXOS, where he helps shape performance systems, coach development, and strategies f...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Leave Your Mark, I sit down with Chris Chapman, a veteran Strength & Conditioning Coach, Sport Scientist, educator, and outdoor adventurer whose career has spanned eight Olympic quadrennials, multiple sports, and the rapidly evolving world of performance technology. Chris currently serves as the Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach for Canada's Slopestyle a...

Send us Fan Mail One of the biggest mistakes in ACL rehab is thinking that “return to play” means “return to performance.” Last week in Ottawa, I spent time with Matt Jordan diving into the use of force deck data, asymmetries, compensations, and how athletes often return to sport while still carrying significant movement adaptations underneath the surface. That’s the challenge with ACL injuries. T...

Send us Fan Mail For almost four decades, Rob Panariello has been one of the most respected voices in strength and conditioning, rehabilitation, and sports performance. In this episode of the Leave Your Mark podcast, Rob and I dive deep into the evolution of sports medicine, the integration of rehabilitation and performance, and the lessons learned from a lifetime spent coaching, teaching, mentori...

Send us Fan Mail EP 476 of the Leave Your Mark podcast features entrepreneur, esports founder, and lifelong sports enthusiast, Caleb Cousens. Caleb Cousens grew up in a passionate soccer family and developed an early fascination with sport, performance, and business. From becoming employee number one alongside the CEO at Fortius and helping build one of Canada’s premier high-performance environmen...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode of Leave Your Mark, I reflect on the deeper meaning of action, possibility, and the danger of waiting too long to live the life we know we are capable of living. Inspired by Mother’s Day weekend and a walk through old photographs and memories, I explore the reality that most meaningful things in life begin long before we ever feel fully ready. Parenthood, rela...

Send us Fan Mail What does it truly mean to build relationships that matter? In this episode, I sit down with David Homan, founder and CEO of Orchestrated Connecting, Orchestrated Opportunities, and SOAR CONNECT. David has spent over a decade developing a powerful methodology around what he calls Orchestrated Connecting —a system designed to create meaningful, trust-based relationships that extend...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with Darrin Smith, clinical athletic trainer at Colab Concierge Physicians, to explore what it really means to help people move forward with clarity. Darrin’s work sits at the intersection of musculoskeletal care, movement programming, and human connection. His approach is simple in principle but powerful in execution: meet people where they are, bring...

Send us Fan Mail Over the past few years, something has been shifting. Not all at once. Not loudly. But steadily enough that it became impossible to ignore. In this solo episode, I share a more personal reflection on where I’ve been, what I’ve been feeling, and the decision to step into a new chapter of life and work. It’s a conversation about isolation, purpose, and the tension between building s...

Send us Fan Mail This week’s solocast is a personal one. A reflection on a stretch of time where everything seemed to converge at once. A return to places and people that shaped my early career. A realization that something in my current life needed to change. A family decision to step into a new chapter. And a moment that brought it all together in a way I didn’t expect. Over the course of a sing...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to carve out a place in professional sport when your profession isn’t yet fully accepted? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Alan Palmer, a chiropractor whose career has spanned nearly four decades and whose work has helped shape the role of chiropractic care in professional sports. From a back injury that changed his path…  to working with organizations like t...

Send us Fan Mail EP 469 of Leave Your Mark features a conversation with Brian Anderson, a leader who has spent his career building and guiding companies across industries many of us live and work in every day… wellness, fitness, sport, outdoor, and travel. Brian’s journey has taken him through both founder-led businesses and private equity environments, wearing many hats along the way: CEO, chairm...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Leave Your Mark , I sit down with Coach Johnny Parker, a true pioneer in the world of strength and conditioning whose career has shaped generations of athletes and coaches alike. From his beginnings as a high school football coach in rural Mississippi to becoming the first strength coach in the Big Ten, and eventually spending two decades in the NFL with organiz...

Send us Fan Mail Nine years ago this April 3rd, I pressed record on my first podcast episode. At the time, I had no idea it would become one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. Sometime this year, I’ll cross the milestone of 500 conversations with people from all walks of life: athletes, coaches, leaders, entrepreneurs, and thinkers. What I’ve discovered through those conversations surp...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Leave Your Mark, I’m joined by Andrea Carter, Canada’s go-to Belonging Expert and an Organizational Scientist helping leaders turn culture into a true competitive advantage. For nearly two decades, Andrea has worked at the intersection of neuroscience, organizational psychology, and leadership. She is the founder of Andrea Carter Consulting and creator of the Belongin...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Leave Your Mark , I sit down with Sonya Weigle , Founder of Next Stage BioAdvisors and The Catalytic Collective. Sonya has spent more than 25 years advising biotech CEOs and senior executives through high-stakes leadership moments. From early-stage CEO preparation to organizational scale, she has guided science leaders as they step into bigger roles and greater respon...

Send us Fan Mail This week on Leave Your Mark , I sit down with financial strategist and philanthropic visionary Mark Halpern. Mark is a Certified Financial Planner, Trust & Estate Practitioner, and Master Financial Advisor–Philanthropy with more than 30 years of experience helping successful families and entrepreneurs think differently about wealth. As CEO of WEALTHinsurance.com, he operates...

Send us Fan Mail Low back pain is rarely just about the back. In this solo episode, I walk through what truly matters when you’re trying to solve persistent lumbar issues — whether you’re a practitioner guiding others or someone navigating it yourself. There are three primary drivers I consistently see: 1️⃣ Manage the Client’s State If the threat bucket is overflowing, nothing else sticks. Downreg...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Leave Your Mark Podcast , we sit down with Jason Mihalik , one of the most influential voices in concussion research and clinical brain health today. Jason is a full professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Director of the Matthew Gfeller Center, and CEO of the THRIVE Program. His work lives at the intersection of sport, military service, and...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Leave Your Mark , we sit down with Scott Simons —professional speaker, wellness strategist, and mindset coach—whose work helps leaders and teams build clarity, resilience, and sustainable performance in a world that rarely slows down. Over the past two decades, Scott has delivered more than 300 talks, partnered with over 350 organizations, and inspired thousands...

Send us Fan Mail Adam Virgile is a husband, father, and the Vice President of Integrated Performance Sciences with the LA Clippers , where he sits at the intersection of data, physiology, sport science, and real-world decision-making. In this role, Adam works across departments to help ensure that the information being collected actually informs the decisions athletes and organizations make every...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Leave Your Mark Podcast , we sit down with Michael Ouzas . Michael’s journey is one many athletes quietly face—but few talk about openly. A former professional hockey goalie, Michael began preparing for life after sports during the COVID-19 pandemic by pursuing his real estate license.  What started as a contingency plan became a calling when an injury forced him...