The Coaching Podcast

On The Coaching Podcast, triplet mom, author, TEDx speaker, empowerment coach, and marketing strategist, Marta Spirk shares her insights and personality-based approach to unlocking human potential. This episode is filled with take-home one-liners for you to engage with the conversation and ask yourself questions like, "If you weren't afraid, what would you do?" She talks about the differences in p...

Check out this short and insightful episode on The Coaching Podcast with PTR Hall of Fame recipient, Coach Jorge Andrew. J orge is the  Tennis Director at the Lexington County Tennis Complex and he holds the USPTA Master Professional Distinction. Jorge Andrew played Davis Cup for Venezuela for 18 years and was captain in 1983-84. During his playing career, he competed at Wimbledon and the U.S...

On The Coaching Podcast, international speaker, coach, and founder of Make for the Stage, Alexandria Agresta shares her many tips and tricks for unlocking your potential. This episode is filled with take home one liners for you to engage with the conversation and ask yourself questions like, "Why is the stage (or the tennis court, field, board room) a sacred place for you?" She talks about the imp...

At the Professional Tennis Registry (PTR) symposium, Emma Doyle had the pleasure of meeting high-performance coach, Martin Parkes. Martin has a very diverse coaching background from being a top junior player from the UK to working with professional players on the tour. He believes in the power of empathy, listening, care, trust, and communication, and using tennis as a tool for people to better th...

This insightful, honest, and vulnerable episode is with a company culture coach, Stephanie Angelo, who is an expert in helping companies thrive. She does this by supporting them to build trust, create safe working environments, and by encouraging listening and empathy skills to bring out the best in people. Stephanie has created  The Company Culture Board Game  that accomp...

We have another young game changer on The Coaching Podcast in tennis and performance coach, Kelly Sykes. Kelly displays wisdom beyond his years in sharing one of his biggest sliding doors moments that taught him that it's okay to not have all the answers to our students' questions. Kelly explains the difference between mentoring, coaching and psychology and helps tennis directors un...

It takes some grit to be the ‘Best Damn Coach’, taking clients from the pain cave to the paradise of possibilities, and Amanda Walker,  a Certified Master Coach, inspires coaches to become better coaches. Amanda  holds her clients accountable! Overcome those imposter thoughts, speak your truth, be in service and break free from being attached to the outcome – ‘I am just as amazing if you...

Welcome to The Coaching Podcast as one of the original founders, Simon Blair, takes over as the host for this special BOOK-BIRTHDAY episode. Simon flips the usual podcast questions and interviews Emma about her new book, What Makes a Great Coach?  Simon asks Emma what makes a great author and Emma opens open about some of her vulnerable moments about writing the book. Emma also asks Simo...

Tennis and fitness coach, Lane Evans, has dedicated his life to being a continuous lifelong learner. He believes that regardless of someone's age and ability, anyone who has the WILL can unlock their TALENT thanks to the SKILL of a great coach! Lane ( and his wife, Lori) are  die-hard Oklahoma fans and they attend every football game. Lane instils a love for tennis, health and well-being ever...

First impressions are key! Jeff Wickersham, the creator of the 4-step Morning Fire Methodology, explains that most of us start the day distracted by our phones, messages, emails and social media – your day is controlling you! In this episode, Jeff will have you rethinking how you start your day, ditching that ‘rainy day mentality’ and taking care of yourself first, from the moment the alarm c...

Get ready for this fun and engaging episode, full of passion, on The Coaching Podcast with Coach, Uros Budimac . Uros lives and breathes being a tennis coach and manager, specializing in coaching Women's Doubles leagues. He shares the importance of individualizing your coaching and embracing the uncertainty that tennis and life provides. He shares some great lessons learned from two of his mentors...

Sheri ann loves to learn! Motivated in nurturing her ‘growth bunnies’ and curiously asking ‘the mirror question’ of others, means that she’s invested in growth and development! Sheri-ann can see the greatness in others, guiding them on their own path. Her mantra of ‘bet on yourself, believe in yourself’ and being open to any opportunities that come your way, is Sheri-ann’s mode of operandum! Even...

What a wonderful dialogue with our guest today, CEO of Gazing Performance Systems, Martin Fairn. Martin has a wealth of experience as a former elite ruby athlete himself and working in the corporate world before co-founding Gazing. Martin and his team work with athletes, teams, and corporates helping train mental skills in order to perform under pressure. They specialize in riding the gap between...

Never underestimate the power of an introvert, especially one who is well versed in the styles of listening, ways of thinking, personality types and holding space for people. Meet our next guest, Jordan White, an  avowed introvert, experienced leader and Self-Leadership coach, who specialises in helping people learn more about themselves objectively. He excels in bringing out the best in peop...

Carol Fox is one of Australia's best-known coaches. Emma Doyle met back in the early 1990's when Emma purchased her CD set on how to improve your communication skills! Emma has been inspired by Carol's work ever since. Carol is a force of energy and she understands what it takes to be a great coach. In fact, she features in Emma Doyle's new book, What Makes a Great Coach? in Practice 3: Purpose be...

Today's guest is a tennis coach and business owner, Emma Wells - she is honest, heartfelt, and believes that in the 5 C's if you want to be a TennisPreneur : Caring - it's a people game Consistent - be consistent in everything you do - from branding to how to treat different people Creative - if you want to bring fun, gamification and learning Community - create a place where people feel like they...

As my good friend, Brain James, who is an MC, and has a 'velvet' voice for radio says at the beginning of The Coaching Podcast, "Get ready for this high octane ride, them 'em have it, coach." Our guest today does exactly that, Grant Baldwin, talks a mile a minute and shares some pearls of wisdom from learning how to fly to picking ONE lane when it comes to investing in real estate! He do...

Today's guest is one of The Coaching Podcast's regular listeners, Tennis Coach Aaron Rusnak. He lives and breathes the three core qualities of what makes a great coach, someone who is passionate, a great listener and truly cares about their players beyond the wins and losses. Aaron takes us inside his sliding doors moment when he had to leave a club after 12 years and be true to his morals and val...

You’ll enjoy this lively conversation between Emma Doyle and Lanasia Angelina, it’s sheer energy off the page! Your mindset muscle is about to get a workout – “power up on that! Girl, we got work to do!” Lanasia is the The Professional's Coach! She gravitates towards studying sports coaches that are hard drivers, with the will to win; “that’s how I show up in the world! Coaching is me, helping peo...

From time to time, The Coaching Podcast understands that we all lead busy lives, and sometimes you might have less than 10 minutes in your daily schedule to listen to The Coaching Podcast for inspiration. Therefore, our guest coaches this week are Coach Mick (Chris  Michalowski) and Jorge Capestany - performance coaches who walk their talk. With years of coaching experience, th...

Dr Pat Williams is the Guru of emotional nakedness! Psychologist, turned professional Coach and founder of  The Institute for Life Coach Training , Dr Pat waxes lyrical on the familiar questions posed by Emma, and delivers some 'edgy questions' of his own in return. Prepare yourself for memorable metaphors; I call coaching snorkeling, the coach as explorer, I’m like a sheep in wolves' cl...

Our international coach educator and player development consultant from the United Kingdom is Simon Wheatley. In this episode, Simon talks about the importance of "chewing gum" in that we must be continuously reflecting on our skills. Great coaches are like Sherlock Holmes - they can process things quickly and use deductive reasoning to make effective decisions. Even though we are all just "corks...

Season five kicks off with Lauren Ammon, a growth mindset coach for athletes. Lauren is a former endurance swimmer who, after 17 years in the pool feeling most like herself, to 17 years out of the pool, and having no idea who she was, finally found her calling serving athletes. The transition from athlete to mindset coach makes for compelling listening — get lost in the rhythm of swimming, competi...

It's our celebration episode – 100 shows of The Coaching Podcast and we couldn't think of a more loyal supporter of the show than Coach Kyle LaCroix; he listens every week and was the very first guest to be interviewed on the show! Emma met Kyle through a mutual friend, when she was visiting their tennis facilities in Florida many years ago, and she is a huge fan of Kyle's work and the way that he...

Becky Magnotta is a leadership coach that finds the magic in metaphors – my coaching; think of it like a three-legged stool! – and you’ll never look at another three-legged stool in the same way again; it’s the triad that works!! Becky isn’t afraid to give feedback, even the kind that could get you fired, and recognises there is a gift in everything but sometimes gifts come in ugly packages! As a...