Athletes Authority ON AIR

Today's episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 125 with co-hosts Jordi Taylor and Justin Richardson. We are joined by the Head of Strategy of VALD Performance, Mark Opar. Mark shares with us how a physio ended up working at one of Australia’s fastest growing tech companies. Mark touches his journey to working with VALD, implementing their products and technology with some of the top sporting organisations and facilities in the world, how facilities are successfully implementing this tech into their environments, how he manages such a wide variety of staff and manages culture in an ever growing and expanding organisation with over 130+ staff members, the creation and acquisition of top products and companies, where VALD is headed in the future plus a whole lot more.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 124 with co-owner Karl Goodman and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we discuss the idea of strategic partnerships, when, how and what to offer when you are looking to implement this strategy to grow your business.   We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 123 with host Jordi Taylor and National Youth Coordinator Nathan Parnham. This special monthly episode is dedicated to coaches in the youth development space, with today’s guest is Elliot Taylor, Director of Athletic Development at Trinity Grammar School.  In this episode, Elliot gives us a breakdown of his coaching background, why he chose to work in the youth space over professional sport, how his diverse background set him up for success, how he balances the sporting calendar with the education calandra, working with externals, building buy in and culture, specialisation and how it fits in the program, how the program is run, implemented and where it is headed plus a whole lot more. This episode has plenty of incredible insights for athletes, coaches and teachers wanting to understand more about the youth athlete. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 122 with co-owner Karl Goodman and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we recap the past few weeks at Athletes Authority, dive into the idea of growth and consolidation, plus identity the 3 levers that you can pull in your business to drive growth - Customer Acquisition, Customer Transaction Value and Customer Length.   We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 121 - special Athletes Authority Sports Management Edition with host Jordi Taylor and Kif Chowdhury. Today’s guest is Brenna Tarrant of the Sydney Swans in the AFLW. She shares her incredible story of becoming a drafted AFLW athlete while still in school, what it was like to move interstate to chase her dream at only 17, training and playing with her childhood idols, that “trade” moment, moving back to Sydney to play for the Swans in their inaugural AFLW season plus a lot more. This episode has plenty of incredible insights for aspiring athletes, parents and coaches looking for what exactly it takes to be a professional AFL Player.  Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority Instagram: @athleteauthoritysports See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 120 with host Jordi Taylor.  Today’s guest is David King, Mental Skills Coach and Owner Headspace Sports. David works with athletes of all levels to achieve a higher level of performance. In this episode, David breaks down pressure, what is it, is it good, the “sweet spot, physical, mental and emotional pressure, how it is created, how to downgrade it, some incredible tips and tools to do so, creating a mantra/ trigger words and shares some real life examples of athletes using these strategies.  This episode has plenty of incredible insights for athletes, coaches and business owners wanting to improve their mental skills to take themselves to the next level.   Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 119 with co-owner Karl Goodman and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we discuss the topic of content, creating a content strategy that works for you, how to make the most our of your content, making your content work for you vs you working for your content plus a few tips and tricks along the way.  We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 118 with host Jordi Taylor.  Today’s guest is Tristan Chai, Head of Medical for the Adelaide 36ers in the NBL and Director of Good Physio.  In this episode, Tristan shares some great insights into the NBL world throughout his experience over the past 6 seasons, pressures to return players on short injury timelines, how to communicate messages to coaches, players and all stakeholders in the organisation when it might be a tough message to deliver, finding the athlete or patients why, having strong relationships and understanding of the sport to create buy in, the benefits of having one foot in pro sport and the other in private, being proactive around learning new skills, reflecting, planning when workload is low, the balancing act that is pro sport, business owner and family man, athlete monitoring vs organisational monitoring plus a whole lot more.  This episode has plenty of incredible insights for both coaches and athletes looking to dive deeper in the world of high performance sport, especially from a physio perspective. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 117 with co-owner Karl Goodman and host Jordi Taylor. This episode we answer your questions from Instagram.  Question 1: Why do you think coaches/physios etc are not willing to invest in themselves (when that is essentially what ether all of their clients?) Question 2: P1.How to set a price for services in sporting clubs? I don't wan to undervalue myself? Question 2: P2. How to approach upscaling cost club/team partnerships entering 2nd year and beyond? Question 3: What framework of you use the considering a new hire? Both revenue generating and non revenue generating? Question 4: How to be more efficient with time?   We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority   See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today’s episode of Athletes Authority ON AIR is episode 116 with co-owner Lachlan Wilmot and host Jordi Taylor. This episode cover the topic of entertainment, a term taken from Lachlans previous HPM David Joyce where we chat about the values of programming, how to sell it to an athlete or coach, stimulus > exercise plus a whole lot more.  We’d love to hear you thoughts! Enjoy, and let us know what you think!  Instagram: @athletesauthority See more of what we do: https://athletesauthority.com.au See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.