Caroline Burckle is a former professional swimmer. She’s a 2x NCAA champion and won a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics representing the United States. Caroline is also an artist and co-founder of RISE Athletes. In this episode we speak about: Her background in swimming The difficulties that followed her time as a collegiate …
Grant Wiggins is an American professional triathlete. He’s a former college runner at Villanova University, working towards representing the United States at World Championships and at the 2024 Olympic Games. In this episode we speak about: How he came up short of his own expectations during his college career and how this period of his …
Kaleigh Gilchrist is a professional water polo player and a professional surfer from the US. In college she became a National Champion in both sports and is now also an Olympic Champion and a 2x World Champion in water polo together with Team USA. In this episode we speak about: How Kaleigh developed a love …
Charlotte Clarke is an ultramarathon runner from the UK. She went through 2 heart surgeries in her twenties and have completed 3 ultramarathons and 6 marathons in the past 6 months. In this episode we speak about: Her background in dance and the fitness industry How she found her way to ultramarathon running when she …
Hazal Nehir is a Turkish professional parkour athlete. In 2019 she became the first Turkish athlete to reach the Red Bull Art of Motion finals. She’s also the first female parkour athlete to join the RedBull family. In this episode we speak about: How she was first introduced to parkour in 2014 How her love …
Mattias Falck is a Swedish table tennis player. He’s a World Championship silver medalist, a 3x silver medalist and 3x bronze medalist at the European Championships and currently ranked 8th in the world. In this episode we speak about: What it’s like playing a sport where you’re in season all year The sacrifices Mattias has …
Tyler Cavanaugh is an American basketball. He previously played in the NBA with Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz, and now plays for Iberostar Tenerife in Spain. In this episode we speak about: the difficulties and uncertainty he encountered when playing both in the G-league and the NBA at the same time the amazing opportunity of …
Ali Riley is an American-New Zealand soccer player. She’s the team captain of the New Zealand National Team, a 3x Olympian, has played in 4 World Cups and is currently playing for Orlando Pride in the NWSL. In this episode we speak about: Her soccer journey through high school and college How she moved to …
Lindsay Dare Shoop is an American rower. She’s an Olympic Champion, a 3x World Champion, a 5x World Cup medalist and a US National Rowing Hall of Fame inductee. In this episode we speak about: How she was first introduced to rowing half-way through college after some time of feeling insecure and doubting her own …
Jacki Gemelos is American-Greek basketball player. She has represented both Team USA and the Greek National Team, played for several teams in Europe and is now with the Washington Mystics in the WNBA. In this episode we speak about: The the transition when she left the US to play basketball in Europe What it’s been …
Maret Grothues is a Dutch volleyball player. She’s a 3x silver medalist at the European Championships, a bronze medalist at the World Grand Prix, and the captain of the Dutch National team since 2013. In this episode we speak about: What it’s like being captain of the Dutch National Team The honor and privilege it …
Danusia Francis is a Jamaican elite gymnast. She was born in the UK and previously represented the British National Team. Danusia is now representing Jamaica since 2015, became a a 6x All-American and the 2016 National Co-champion on beams as a college gymnast at UCLA, and most recently fulfilled her childhood dream in 2019 as …