Ian Dawson Mackay

The Next Level Guy Show

Real conversations – The work behind changeThe Next Level Guy Podcast is a series of real conversations with people who've done the work — physically, mentally, and emotionally. We explore how change actually happens, without scripts, shortcuts, or performance. What this show actually isThis isn't motivation. It's orientation. Each episode explores how men build:clarity when they feel stuck or overwhelmedstrength without burning out or numbing outdirection when life feels noisy or unfocusedThe conversations are grounded, practical, and rooted in real experience — not theory or internet optimis...

Author

Ian Dawson Mackay

Category

Education

Podcast website

www.nextlevelguy.com

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

How to Stay Strong When Life Tries to Break You 21.01.2022

RELENTLESS. That's not a slogan. It's a way of life. In this episode, I sit down with Dean Stott — former British Special Forces operator, 2× world-record holder, extreme endurance adventurer, and one of the most mentally resilient men you'll ever hear from. Dean doesn't talk about motivation. He talks about standards . After surviving one of the most brutal Special Forces selection processes in t...

The Man Who Made The Rock, Oprah and Tom Cruise Open Up — Here's His Secret 14.01.2022

Today's guest is Chris Van Vliet on cameras, connections & Insight  Today's episode features Chris Van Vliet, a 4-time Emmy Award-winning TV host, YouTuber, and entertainment reporter, best known for his insightful interviews with wrestling legends like John Cena and The Rock, as well as Hollywood A-listers like Oprah and Will Smith. In this episode, Chris shares his approach to creating meaningfu...

How Men Over 40 Build Strength, Energy, and an Unfair Advantage 07.01.2022

Today's guest is Dr Mike Simpson!  Mike Simpson, M.D. has served over three decades in the military as an Airborne Ranger, a Special Forces Operator, and finally as a Doctor of Emergency Medicine assigned to the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). Throughout his career, Mike has deployed to 17 different countries, from the jungles of South America conducting counter-narcotics operations to th...

Why Real Success Starts With an Identity Shift 31.12.2021

Today’s guest is Anthony Trucks  Anthony Trucks is a former NFL Athlete, American Ninja Warrior on NBC, international speaker, host of the Aww Shift & Shift Starter Podcasts, author, and founder of Identity Shift coaching. After being put into foster care at the age of 3, being adopted into an all-white family at the age of 14, losing his NFL career to injury and more, Anthony learned early in l...

Rob Kenney on learning Dad-skills and being the internet's father-figure 24.12.2021

Today's guest is Rob Kenney!  Rob Kenney's father left him and his seven siblings when he was fourteen years old, and the youngest had to fend for themselves. He wished that he had someone who could teach him the basics—how to tie a tie, jump-start a car, unclog a drain, use tools properly—as well as succeed in life. But he and his siblings had to figure these things out on their own. Now a father...

Why Self-Respect Transforms Your Body Better Than Self-Hate Ever Could 19.12.2021

Today's guest is Chris Powell!  Chris Powell is widely known as the transformation specialist and host of ABC's documentary-style series, "Extreme Weight Loss." With an unyielding dedication to helping others, Chris traveled the country using his innovative techniques, education and expertise to guide extremely overweight individuals as they shed hundreds of pounds over the course of a year. Beyon...

How Building Better Habits Trains Your Memory and Confidence 10.12.2021

Today's guest is Josh McCartney, a memory and confidence coach!  We focus on how leveling up your memory is the key to changing our lives in all areas We tend to tell ourselves a story of who we are as a person and what we are capable of, but this is normally BS as with some help, we can to build Good Habits, Self-Confidence And A REMARKABLE Memory. Using the strategies and exercises Josh outlines...

Why Understanding Body Language Changes How You Read People 03.12.2021

Today’s guest is Enigma!  Enigma is a body language analyst who makes videos on the body language and mannerisms of characters and actors in movies, TV shows, Internet videos, and more and teaches how it can it be learnt and used to make us better communicators and connectors with others. He is a qualified Body Language Analyst with a CPD Certified Diploma in Body Language Analysis, and is endor...

What Long-Distance Running Teaches You About Who You Really Are 26.11.2021

Today’s guest is Michele Graglia is a model, author, fitness coach, and ultramarathon runner. His book 'Ultra' was published in May 2017. Michele is intimately acquainted with the hollow feeling many listeners of Next Level Guy struggle with every day. Before he was beating David Goggins at the Moab 240, and regularly winning ultra marathons Michele was battling depression as one of the world’...

How Stunt Performers Combine Creativity With Controlled Risk 19.11.2021

Today’s guest is stuntman, Stunt Coordinator & 2nd Unit Director Eric Linden. He is known for his stunt work on some of the biggest blockbuster films and TV shows, such as Black Adam, The Punisher, The Suicide Squad & Red Notice. In this interview, we discuss:   Stunt work. Building a body of work. Leveling up your skills. How to overcome fear for when you need to jump out of windows or set your...

How to Train Yourself to Perform When It Matters Most 12.11.2021

Today's guest is Judd Hoekstra.  Judd is a leadership and human performance expert, bestselling author, and speaker. 'Crunch Time', Judd's most recent book co-authored with professional baseball pitching coach Rick Peterson, reveals the secrets of how to be your best under pressure. This book has been life-changing in my mindset, changing my mind in what is possible and how we can actually start t...

Why Most Home Cooking Tastes Bland — and How Chefs Fix It 05.11.2021

Today's guest is Mike Greenfield. He is the  Founder of Pro Home Cooks, where you can  join over 2.5 Million home cooks on YouTube,    Mike has been on a mission to spread his passion for home cooking through educational and entertaining digital food content. Through his Youtube channel, he inspires people to overcome their fears of the kitchen and take back the art of cooking. Mike believes that...

How to Build a Competition Game That Actually Holds Up 28.10.2021

Today's guest is Rob Biernacki.  Rob is Head instructor of Island Top Team, creator of Submission Formula, BJJ Formula, Modern Leg Lock Formula, purveyor of the Rob Biernacki Online Academy, a master of conceptual jiu-jitsu and occasional masters competitor. This is round two with Rob. (Please see episode #117 for part one). We join this one in pre-interview chat, and we kept chatting about great...

Why Thinking in Concepts Improves Your Jiu-Jitsu Faster 22.10.2021

Today's guest is Rob Biernacki.  Rob is Head instructor of Island Top Team, creator of Submission Formula, BJJ Formula, Modern Leg Lock Formula, purveyor of the Rob Biernacki Online Academy, a master of conceptual jiu-jitsu and occasional masters competitor. In this interview, we discuss:   Conceptual BJJ The use of Mini-battles to develop your skills and chances to improve. How each area of BJJ c...

How Older Grapplers Get Better Without Breaking Down 15.10.2021

Today’s guest is Rick Ellis. Rick Ellis has had an eclectic career as a musician, audio engineer, visual designer, programmer, and software entrepreneur. Somewhere along the way he discovered Jiu-Jitsu and became obsessed with this fascinating and transformative art. Rick would go on to earn a blackbelt under legendary instructor Roy Dean, and he currently runs Third Way Jiu Jitsu in Wyoming. In...

Why Clarity and Honesty Change Your Dating Results 09.10.2021

Today's guest is Blaine Anderson!  Blaine is a dating coach for men. She specializes in helping guys build confidence, learn to authentically market themselves, and attract amazing partners fast. You can find her on Instagram at @datingbyblaine or her website  datingbyblaine.com . In this interview, we discuss:    The 5 E's to Dating Success How to use technology to find people you want to date Ho...

Why Gut Fungi Matter — and What They Mean for Digestive Health 27.05.2021

Today’s guest is Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum Over 40 years ago, a lone scientist began exploring this critical, but neglected, inhabitant of the human body. Born and raised in Lebanon, Dr. Mahmoud Ghannoum is Director of the Center for Medical Mycology at Case Western Reserve University, one of the top 25 medical research universities in the United States (according to US News & World Report). He began...

What Competing in BJJ Teaches You About Yourself 21.05.2021

Today’s guest is Coach Tom Davey, from the Grappling Academy.  Coach Tom began coaching Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as early as 2006. He has been fascinated by grappling for close to 20 years. Coach Tom spends his days devoted to furthering his art by teaching and studying Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu full time from dusk til dawn! As a college graduate with high academic credentials, Coach Tom continues his comm...

She Does Gymnastics on a Moving Bike. Here's What That Taught Her About Fear and Confidence. 13.05.2021

Today's guest is: Viola Brand  Who are they: More commonly known as violalovescycling.  Viola is 26 years old, a former competitive athlete in artistic cycling from 2000-2020, and was a member of the German national team from 2010 on. She won the silver medal at the UCI indoor cycling world championships in 2019, 2017, 2016 as well as winning the European championship in 2018, 2012. In February 20...

Why Most Home Workouts Fail — and How Forme Rebuilt the Experience 05.05.2021

Today's guest is: Trent Ward Who are they: Trent Ward is the founder and CEO of FORME Life.  Trent Ward is the co-founder and CEO of FORME Life. He realized first-hand that a busy lifestyle makes it challenging to get to the gym, and so in the middle of a successful finance career, he shifted focus to develop the most complete at-home fitness studio he could conceive. After more than four years, a...

What Competing at the Top of CrossFit Actually Requires 29.04.2021

Today's gue st is six times CrossFit Games athlete and three-time Fittest American Female Kari Pearce! During the last five years, Kari has competed in CrossFit all around the world and represented the United States of America in 2016 and 2017 at the CrossFit Invitational. She was sporty through childhood, beginning gymnastics at 3 and training and competing for 18 years, building an extensive kno...

Why Real Connection Is What Actually Creates Attraction 25.04.2021

Today’s guest is Tripp Kramer, aka Tripp Advice, a leading men's dating and relationship coaches, who has the number 1 dating channel on YouTube.  Tripp became frustrated with his own relationship skills with women when in college.  He struggled to build attraction and escape the friend zone with girls he would meet. He eventually decided enough was enough and wanted to get a handle on this and...

Why Average Is a Choice — and How to Raise Your Standards 27.02.2021

Today’s guest is Michael Bernoff, who is a speaker, successful author and a results Coach with the powerful ability to tap into virtually anyone’s motivation strategy; building charisma, influence, and connection. A master practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), Michael is known for showing people how to get results, increase their lifestyle, and improve their physical health and c...

What Actually Improves Intimacy in Long-Term Relationships 12.02.2021

Today’s guest is the return of legal sex worker, sex educator intimacy master, a favourite guest of mine and genuine person Alice Little. Alice Little is the number one booking legal sex worker in the United States and works as a courtesan at the Moonlite Bunny Ranch. At only 4ft 8in, she is by far the tiniest lady at the legal brothels in Nevada. A New York native, she has worked as an EMT and...

What It Really Takes to Hunt the World's Most Dangerous Criminals 28.01.2021

Today’s guest is Steve Murphy and Javier Peña. DEA special agents Javier Peña and Steve Murphy were assigned as the lead investigators targeting Escobar and his Medellin Cartel organization. These true American heroes provide a first-hand lesson in history as they discuss their efforts bringing down the world’s first narco-terrorist, the challenges they faced in oftentimes hostile and life-t...

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