Untapped Potential

Vicky is an experienced Coach and Coaching Consultant, as well as the founder of the Female Coaching Network. As an advocate for better coaching, Vicky has spent the last 20 years examining how coaches develop and how to create a safe and effective high performance environment for all. Her work with the Female Coaching Network has changed the sporting landscape not just for women who coach, but fo...

Jen Coe is dedicated to increasing the visibility of women in sports and promoting well-being across roles in the sporting world.   She currently works within women's professional football in England as the Performance Well-being Lead across the Women's Professional Game, a role she is very passionate about.   With over two decades of experience, she aims to nurture a culture of performa...

Stevie is a former professional rugby player and part of the golden generation at the Leeds Rhinos, one of the most successful teams in Super League history. Stevie became the youngest grand final winner ever, won 3 Grand Finals, 2 Challenge Cups and was named captain at just 26. Amongst the highs, Stevie endured 10 operations, several mental health struggles, and had to retire from a brain injury...

Cath works as a speaker, consultant, facilitator, leadership and culture coach in business, sport and education to develop successful leaders & teams, with a focus on purpose, performance, motivation, inclusion and resilience. Cath draws on her careers as an Olympic rower and conflict diplomat, combined with her experience of working with a wide range of organisations across sectors to raise p...

Kevin has coached rugby at every age group and every level of the game. He was the first full-time professional Head Coach for the Wales National Rugby Team from 1995-1998, Kevin was also Head of Elite Coach Development at the RFU for nearly 15 years and was responsible for the continuing development of England coaches, Premiership coaches and coaches in the elite academies. After 15 years as...

Dan is a strength & conditioning coach with over a decade of experience working with athletes who have achieved success at a professional and international level. In 2019, after years of consulting in the sport of gymnastics, 'Dan Lonsdale Gymnastics Strength & Conditioning' was launched. Dan now supports over a dozen clubs across the UK and Europe as well as providing coach education on v...

Adam is a former Scotland international rugby union player and rugby union coach. He is also Co-Founder of the U.K.s leading natural wellness brand Pure Sport. His latest business development is Zappaty, which helps individuals and businesses send files of all shapes and sizes around the world.   What You'll Learn: In this episode, you will hear how Adam uses his inner compass,...

Rob has over eight years of experience in elite sports in the UK, Europe and the Pacific, where he currently leads a project for the International Olympic Committee to support the country of Vanuatu to win their first Olympic Medal at an Olympic games. Rob Francis has also founded Move Mojo. His mission with Move Mojo is to get as many people to take part in safe and fun strength and conditioning...

Mark is the CEO of UK Coaching and Chair of Boccia England. He is a familiar face within the sport and physical activity sector. He started his career as a PE teacher and later went onto roles at Youth Sport Trust and then British Gymnastics. During his time at UK Coaching, Mark has steered the organisation through significant change and just as coaches are there for their participants, so UK Coac...

Chris has been involved in the sports industry for almost 15 years, including roles as a sports analyst at Sheffield United and Brighton & Hove Albion. Chris then pivoted in his career and started his own business, In-Play Sports. In-Play Sports is a company whose mission is to ensure analysts and coaches always have access to professional-level video analysis tools so they can break down perf...

Cody Royle coaches head coaches in elite sports. After a decade coaching Canada's men's AFL national team, he now mentors fourteen coaches in seven different team sports around the world. Cody is the author of three influential leadership books; Second Set Of Eyes, Where Others Won't and The Tough Stuff. His coaching focuses on the performance and well-being of coaches so that they have access to...

Nicolai is a highly regarded strength and conditioning coach, from Australia and has over a decade of coaching experience in elite sport. She has previously worked with NSW WRL state of origin, New Zealand black sticks and physical performance manager for the Australian Hockeyroos to name a few and now she is head of performance for AFLW. Nicolai has also done powerful work on female lea...

Welcome to this week's episode of the untapped potential podcast with me Richard Husseiny, and it’s slightly different to what you’re used to. We are 12 episodes in, so it seems a great time to pause and reflect on what has already come in this podcast. Key Points: The aim of today's episode is the following: Key themes that stand out to me Opportunities and interventions that work Next steps - wh...

Ian’s vision as CEO of the British Athletes Commission led to the sector strengthening the support offered to vulnerable adults in sport. He also played a key role in the DCMS review of duty of care in sport assisting Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson. These became the platform for Ian to deliver sustainable positive change in sport, and mental health provision and for the next generation of sport lead...

Pete has been a performance director and strength and conditioning coach in elite sport and human performance for over 20 years. This has seen him be involved in coaching athletes for 4 Summer and one Winter Olympic Games. He is currently the performance director at Hintsa Performance. Pete has also held a variety of leadership or board positions in business, church and charities. Currently Adviso...

Dan is a high-performance coach, with a career spanning over 15 years of work in elite sport, both in the UK and the USA including the UK Sports Institute, England rugby 7’s and the Houston Astro’s MLB team to name a few. Dan lectures at Brighton University and is also the founder of Collaborate sports where he is passionate about creating real-world learning opportunities for developing coaches a...

Kaarle is a former professional cyclist with a 15-year career that led her to being at the top of her sport of track sprint cycling in Australia and the world. During her time as an athlete, Kaarle won 4 World Championships, Olympic Bronze (London 2012) and 3 Commonwealth Games Titles. Since retiring in 2021, Kaarle has stepped into the realm of performance practitioner where she was appointed as...

Ben has a vast array of experience and is currently Head of Strength & Conditioning at Inter Miami CF. Previously he has worked at the pinnacle of rugby at Saracens and England as well as the pinnacle of English football at the English FA with both men’s and female national teams including European championships and world cups. Ben is also passionate about helping high-performance coaches, pra...

Jack’s career path has been pretty unconventional. He is currently Head of Sports Science at Everton FC. Previously he has spent the last 10 years at Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid, and Celtic. An incredible resumé that many in the industry would love to have.   His experience is pretty unique, and the way he leads is also in a less common style from what I’ve heard in many discussions with practi...

Stu Singer is a highly experienced sport psychologist (PsyD, ABD), performance consultant and founder of WellPerformance, who has worked with teams in the NBA, WNBA, NCAA, Major League Soccer, & the National Women's Soccer League He's passionate about helping people sharpen their high-performance skills in a healthy, sustainable way. What You'll Learn: In this episode, we discuss Stu’s own cha...

Tulshi is a highly experienced coach and has worked for elite organisations such as Hintsa Performance and Mercedes AMG Petronas, where was the first performance manager and coach for the world championship-winning Formula One team. Tulshi is the founder of the podcast: Unapologetically You. Tulshi and her co-host Kelly discuss their personal experiences regarding exhaustion, stress and anxiety an...

Ivi is a Performance Coach and sport scientist from Brazil who has worked at the top level in professional female soccer. She was recently part of the Brazil team at the 2023 Women World Cup. Her current position is now working for the Ireland Senior Women’s football team and as lead sport scientist at Lewes FC. She is passionate about not only the holistic physical preparation of athletes but als...

Welcome episode 3 of The Untapped Potential Podcast with today’s guest Keir Wenham-Flatt Anyone who knows Keir will know he has some strong perspectives with regard to performance sport, which is why I wanted to bring his voice to the podcast. Keir has a vast amount of experience as a strength & conditioning coach across many elite environments, most notably in professional rugby. From NRL, Ar...

Welcome to this episode of the Untapped Potential podcast with today’s guest Callum Walsh . Callum is a hugely experienced practitioner who has over 15 years of experience in elite performance management. He has worked in several leagues and competitions across different cultures and continents, including the Premier League, Euro 2016 Championship, Championship, League 2, Turkish Super Lig, and Br...

Welcome to the Untapped Potential podcast with its host  Richard Husseiny . Untapped Potential focuses on real stories from performance practitioners that highlight the inconvenient truths within performance sport that affect so many. We are guided by measuring our success by external benchmarks, fueled by a relentless drive to upskill only through the technical lens. This leaves us with...