Leave Your Mark

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ NEW PODCAST DROP – EPISODE 433 - Building the Master's Degree We All Wish Existed What if the future of human performance education wasn’t found in lecture halls or outdated syllabi—but in a coffee shop in the UK? That’s where this week’s Leave Your Mark episode begins. Six years ago, Richard Clarke sat down with the CEO of ALTIS World and floated a radical idea: What if w...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Megan Young, is a lifelong learner of optimizing for human performance, health and welfare, strategic integration of sport science, human optimization technology, data systems, and leading cross-functional management to support winning organizations.  With over 15 years of high-performance experience, she’s applied these areas of expertise in various roles,...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Rob Wilson, on for a second time, is a performance educator with over twenty years of experience helping people build durable, high-functioning bodies and minds. He’s worked across high-pressure domains—from professional sports and executive leadership to tactical military environments—and currently serves as a coach for the Navy SEAL Foundation’s Warrior F...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Simone Fortier, is revolutionizing the way we heal the brain, fascia, and trauma from the inside out. Simone Fortier is a pioneer in brain-based healing and the founder of the Fascia Training Institute, where she’s been training practitioners for over 30 years. She’s worked with elite athletes from the NFL, NHL, MLB, and Olympic levels — but what makes Simo...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ This Week on Leave Your Mark: The Brain as the Governing System In this week’s Singularity Session, I’m flying solo to explore the brain’s role as the command center of all human function. I dive into how the brain receives , interprets , and integrates inputs to create outputs—and why its number one priority is always to keep us alive. I’ll break down how the brain’s predictiv...

Send us Fan Mail This EP features a nationally recognized fitness entrepreneur, author, and coach, Greg Justice. With over 40 years of experience in the industry, Greg is the founder of AYC Health & Fitness, one of the longest-standing personal training centers in the United States. He is also the co-founder and CEO of Scriptor Publishing Group, where he helps others share their stories and am...

Send us Fan Mail On this episode, my guest is Paul Papoutsakis. Paul is an Athletic Therapist, Acupuncturist, and Strength and Conditioning Coach working out of the Cleveland Clinic in Toronto since 1999. Since 2003, Paul has also served as the therapist with the National Ballet of Canada. He’s also been a tour therapist for Stars on Ice and the Club therapist for the Balmy Beach Rugby Club. Paul...

Send us Fan Mail This week, I sit down with my friend and mental preparation expert, Vincent Malts, to explore a powerful and often misunderstood phenomenon in high-performance sport: how pressure can derail both individuals and teams. When pressure mounts, it can trigger a threat response in the brain, activating neurological and psychological patterns rooted in fear. The result? Fight, flight, o...

Send us Fan Mail This EP is a return visit with Dr. Dana Lis, and the focus is on youth athlete nutrition. This is Dana's sixth visit to the podcast, and every time she brings a wealth of knowledge and insight.   She is internationally recognized for her leadership and versatile roles across the field of Performance Nutrition. Aside from being one of the few Registered Dietitians decorated wi...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Tom Swales, is a highly respected physiotherapist, strength coach, and founder of the Advanced Movement Therapist Certification. Tom’s journey hasn’t just been about clinical success, it’s been about challenging traditional approaches. After facing a life-threatening health crisis that transformed his outlook, Tom developed a deep commitment to uncovering t...

Send us Fan Mail This EP features Alex Hodgins, a mental performance coach and inspiring speaker dedicated to guiding individuals and teams to unprecedented heights.  With years of experience alongside some of the world’s elite athletes, coaches, and teams, he delivers evidence-based strategies that transform mindsets and enrich lives. For eight years, Alex was the Head of Mental Performance for t...

Send us Fan Mail This week's guest, Ben Trunzo, became the Head Athletic Therapist at the University of Winnipeg shortly after getting certified as an AT in 1987. He worked with the Wesmen Varsity athletes for 25 years. In 1993, he expanded his role to include the Canadian National Women’s Volleyball Team, a position he held until 2012. Additionally, Ben served as the Head Athletic Therapist...

Send us Fan Mail This EP features Pascual Guerrero. Pascual started with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2016. Guerrero began as the team's assistant athletic trainer and Physical Therapist for four seasons before being promoted to Athlete Rehabilitation Coordinator and athletic trainer.  He previously served as an assistant athletic trainer/Physical Therapist with Major League Soccer’s New York Ci...

Send us Fan Mail The EP features Tyson Plesuk. Tyson is a physiotherapist working with Olympic, NHL, and other professional and amateur athletes and the general public. Tyson played junior hockey for the Calgary Canucks for three years and also attended the University of Calgary as a Kinesiology student.  After he finished his junior hockey career, Tyson transferred to Queen’s University to play h...

Send us Fan Mail This EP is a solo session.  I didn't have an interview recorded, and I decided I would take the time to talk about where we find ourselves today in society at large, and perhaps what has led us to a difficult and unsteady state. The world at large ebbs and flows, grows, and contracts, and we as human citizens struggle to know what to look toward for solace and a sense of cont...

Send us Fan Mail This EP features Gary Cummings. Gary is an Athletic Therapist and Osteopath who has been in practice for more than 50 years. A graduate of Guelph University he took his first job as the Head Therapist of the football program at Sir George Williams University in Montreal in 1972. The school merged with Loyola College in 1975 to become Concordia University and Gary remained on to se...

Send us Fan Mail The EP features Lydia Henry an Osteopathic Manual Practitioner since 2009 and a Certified Athletic Therapist from 1996-2016 in the field of physical rehabilitation.  She was the Head Athletic Therapist at the Humber College Sports Injuries Clinic from October 2003 until 2010 when she resigned from her position to open her own practice.   Lydia was a member of the Canadian Health C...

Send us Fan Mail This EP fetures Jonathan Pelletier Ouellet. Jo as he is known by most is a Strength and Conditioning Coach and Physiotherapist with over 15 years of experience in the field. He specializes in athlete reconditioning following traumatic and chronic injuries. Since 2008 he’s been a key member of Freestyle Canada.  From 2009 to 2018 he traveled with the Canadian Freestyle Aerials Team...

Send us Fan Mail This EP is a great conversation with two good friends of mine and national treasures of Canadian Sport.  Dom Gauthier competed as a Mogul Skier in the late 90s and was an Olympian in Nagano Japan in 1998.   He went on to become the coach of the Japanese National Team and then became the private coach of Jenn Heil and Alexandre Bilodeau where he was integral in their mutual success...

Send us Fan Mail This EP features David Clancy.   David has been in the field of sports medicine, physiotherapy, and performance support for over 15 years. A Physiotherapy background and MSc in Sports and Exercise Medicine paved the way for high-performance sports, private practice, and Isokinetic Medical Group in Harley Street, London.  He has been a consultant for Europe-based players regarding...

Send us Fan Mail The EP features Shannon Clark. Shannon has over 20 years of experience consulting and coaching in the health and wellness industry for individuals and employers. In 2019, she suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) that altered the course of her life.  Her recovery journey resulted in a new mission to provide effective and affordable recovery options for fellow sufferers. Today, S...

Send us Fan Mail Josh Bullock. Josh has spent over 20 years working at the intersection of human performance, sports science, and education. His career has taken him through four NCAA institutions, a private academy, and U.S. Ski & Snowboard, where he had the privilege of preparing the U.S. Freestyle Mogul Team for the 2018 and 2022 Winter Olympics.  As a director and coach, he developed and l...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is a chat with Bob Stewart. Bob is a physiotherapist currently working as the head of the medical department for the English Rugby Senior Men’s team.  Born in Scotland and after a rugby career of his own in New Zealand he found his place as a physiotherapist in his chosen sport of Rugby. From 1998 to 2006 he worked for Glasgow Rugby and the Scottish National Team. In...

Send us Fan Mail This EP features Wayne Diesel.  Wayne is a Physiotherapist born in South Africa. In the late 1990s, he worked in private physiotherapy at the Sports Science Institute of South Africa, where he worked with several National Teams, including Women’s Gymnastics, Men’s Hockey, Football, and Rugby, as well as the African, Olympic, and Commonwealth Games.  In 2002 he moved to the UK to w...

Send us Fan Mail This is a return visit for Sam Portland.  Sam is an Athletic Performance Specialist with a bend in Speed Development and Coach Mentoring. After suffering a broken leg playing rugby in 2007 and managing his rehab his passion for Athletic performance and strength and conditioning grew.  He's been on a wild ride working with athletes in the NFL, NFL combine prep, CFL, Great Brit...