Coaching Beyond the Finish Line: Chris O’Brien’s Journey
Rowing coach Chris O’Brien on human connection, individualized coaching, and Olympic-level decision-making.
Chris O’Brien
Chris O’brien is Australia’s most successful rowing coach, with 2 gold and 2 silver medals over the last four Olympic regatta and 6 gold with numerous rowers at the annual World Championships. In August 2012 Chris was appointed Head Coach of Rowing Australia, leading the team to a much improved performance at the 2016 Rio […]
Tracey Menzies
Tracey Menzies is a high performance swimming coach. For ten years she worked at the Australian Institute of Sport and with Swimming Australia coaching at both World Championships and Olympic Games. For 15 years Tracey coached at the renowned Sutherland Leisure Centre taking over as Head Coach in her final five years. She has coached internationally […]
Paul Gustard: Leadership, Legacy, and the Wolfpack Defense
Rugby coach Paul Gustard on leadership, legacy, and building the Wolfpack defensive culture.
Paul Gustard
Paul Gustard is Head Coach at Harlequins Rugby club in the United Kingdom. In a ten year career, he played more than 150 rugby Premiership games for Leicester Tigers, London Irish and Saracens. He started coaching in 2009 at his old club Saracens guiding them to Premierships in 2013, 2015, 2016 and a European Championship in […]
Building Teams and Trust: Cameron Schwab’s Leadership Playbook
AFL executive Cameron Schwab on building teams, trust, and leadership beyond the coach’s box.
Cameron Schwab
Cameron Schwab grew up as the son of an Australian Rules Football CEO and spent his childhood mixing with his football heroes. His career started in Australian Football at the age of 20 overseeing talent identification and player recruitment at the Melbourne Football Club. In 1998, he was appointed CEO of the Richmond Football Club […]
Hunting Territory and Beyond: Istvan Görgényi on Coaching Excellence
Coach and psychotherapist Istvan Görgényi on hunting territory theory, team hierarchy, and Olympic gold coaching.