The Gold Dust Podcast

Harry Watling is the Head Coach at American USL Team, Hartford Athletic. Harry has previously worked at Chelsea, Milwall and West Ham. He shares his journey, what lessons he is now learning in his first professional role at the tender age of 31 and more.

Jason Wilcox is a Premier League Winner and former England International who is now Academy Manager at Manchester City Football Club. Jason talks about his journey so far, how he continues to learn and grow and much more.

Kevin Mincher is a performance coach and world leader in youth development, and has worked with professional teams, athletes, high performing businesses and much more. He is an educational innovator and youth advocate and has doubled the national average grade in High Schools he helped in the UK.

Sean Birchnall was the Head Coach for the Army Senior Men's Football Team, and has spent 31 years in the British Army, serving as a Sergeant Major during his time. He talks about leadership in multiple roles, and how important it is to invest in the people he is working with.

Jack Rutter, England U21 Cerebral Palsy Head Coach, features on this episode. Jack suffered a life changing event at 18, curtailing his career as a professional football. He since became England's CP National Team Captain, and also Great Britain's Football Captain at the Paralympic Games in Rio 2016.

Dr. Julia Jones, AKA Dr. Rock, is a Neuroscientist and Bio Hacker. Julia specializes in the science of boosting peoples brains and body through hacking biological systems. She has worked with Olympic squads, Premier League teams, celebrities and much more to improve their brain and body health and wellness.

Coach John Mosley, Head Coach at Eastern Los Angeles College, features on this weeks podcast. John recently starred on the popular Netflix show, Last Chance U: Basketball, where he got lots of recognition for the great work he is doing with his athletes.

Dr Mark Williams is a skill acquisition expert, professor, author of "The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made," and has worked with many organizations such as FIFA, UEFA, the US Military, Nike and many more.

Brian Ashton MBE is the former England Rugby Union coach who led the team to the World Cup Final in 2007. He has held numerous coaching and consulting roles throughout his career, and is a highly valued mentor and speaker. 

Michael Beale, First Team Coach at Glasgow Rangers is back on the podcast. He talks about his experiences and learnings during Rangers invincible season, how they got their success and much more.

Michael Dawson is a professional footballer, current pundit for Sky Sports and former England International. The former Premier League and Tottenham Hotspurs captain talks about his upbringing, the qualities he believes that helped make him successful and more.

Keith Mayer features on this weeks podcast. Keith is a best-selling author, Premier League Academy Coach, mentor to many people around the world and speaker.

Greg Levine was previously the Executive Director at McLaren Automative. He is now the Managing Director of Sales and Distribution at Vitality Health, alongside being a director at a professional football league club.

Liam Scully, CEO at Lincoln City FC features on this weeks podcast. Liam has been at Lincoln City since 2017, seeing their rise through the English league system, including this season's promotion push to the Championship. He has over 18 years experience in football and has held several different roles in the game.

Nick Butter, the first and only person to run a marathon in every country in the world features on this weeks podcast. Nick is an endurance athlete, motivational speaker and author. He completed the task of running a marathon in all 196 countries in the world in November 2019 and has since completed 100 marathons in 100 days around Italy. Hear Nick's story, and what other challenges he has coming...

Shaun Wane, England Rugby League Head Coach, features on this weeks podcast. Shaun was previously Head Coach at Wigan Warriors, winning three Grand Finals, a Challenge Cup, League Leaders Shield and World Club Challenge. He has the best win ratio of any Super League coach in its history and the second best win ratio of any coach in professional world rugby league.

Craig Brown, the former Scotland National Team Manager, features on this weeks podcast. Craig talks about how he managed strong characters and groups, how he built relationships and how his sense of humor helped him in elite environments.

Chris Brindley MBE features on this weeks podcast. Chris is the Chair for the Rugby League World Cup in 2021. He has been named Britains Best Boss, the UK's Non Executive Director of the Year, and much more for his work transforming multiple companies and organizations he has worked with, including NatWest, British Gas, Metro Bank and The Premier League.

Nick Hollis, adventurer and mountaineer, features on this weeks podcast. Nick is one of a handful of people to ever complete the seven summit challenge and is on track to complete his 7-2-1 challenge. While summiting Everest, Nick went snow-blind and had to find his way down. He shares his experiences in this podcast. For those interested in his 7-2-1 challenge can also find the link to his site b...

Michael Beale, First Team Coach at Rangers FC, features on this weeks podcast. Mick's vast experiences include working at Liverpool FC, Chelsea FC and also Sao Paulo, where he was the Assistant Manager. Mick openly shares his knowledge and pearls of wisdom with us on this episode.

Misia Gervis, consultant Sports Psychologist at Wycombe Wanderers and Senior Lecturer at Brunel University, features on this weeks podcast. Misia has a wide array of experiences within sports and has impacted many people with her work.

Matt Edwards is former GB swimmer who qualified for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, and a former Royal Marine Commando. Whilst on pre-selection for entry into the British Special Forces, Matt shares a compelling story that changed his life forever.

Per Mertesacker is currently Arsenal's Academy Manager, and was a pivotal part of Germany's 2014 World Cup Winning team. Per shares how his experiences growing up helped shape his illustrious career, and what his expectations are of the players he now works with at Arsenal.

James Roby is a rugby league legend, and one of a few members in the game who are part of the 500 appearance club. He's been at the top of his sport for 16 years, winning pretty much everything from an individual and team perspective. We spoke to Robes to find out what has helped make him so successful.

Mark Bennett MBE is a former British Commando & senior instructor within the Army Physical Training Corps. Mark has spent the last 30 years developing robust and scalable strategies to help improve organisations, teams and individuals.