Get The Edge With Hayden Knowles

All Liv Higgins does is WIN! At the time of recording Liv has played in 3 NRLW grand finals and won them all. This is on top of the two lower grade grand final wins. Every year Liv has played Rugby League she has won. Liv shares with us lessons along the way , shares her journey, shares her thoughts on what makes championship teams and gives advice to any up and coming female player and much more . Make sure you follow Liv on Instagram at @liv_higgins . Check us out also @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles and please share this episode with anyone you feel would benefit from listening. Thanks also to partners of the show @pirtekaus @athelite_official @catchprobands

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At the time of recording Daniel Anderson is the Head of recruitment at the Sydney Roosters . We talk about his journey from school teacher to NRL coach. The highs and lows and lessons learned along the way or simply just sharing a story that you as the listener will find some priceless wisdom gained from listening to this episode. He speaks fondly of his time in the English super league with St Helen’s where he won every

NRLW premiership winning player and Māori Allstars player Jasmin Strange opens up on challenges becoming a professional athlete including serious injury set backs, mental health challenges and also shares insights of being coached at the highest level by her father and lessons learned with him along the way. Follow Jasmin on social media @jasmin.strange

25 plus years working in professional Rugby league across multiple clubs and across all types of roles from Jnr coaching to manager of the Kangaroos at World Cups , to now at the time of recording CEO of the famous North Sydney Bears . Gareth Holmes has learned many lessons along the way and had great mentors in different areas . We thank Gareth for speaking with us to share anything that may happen to help our listeners in different ways for listeners on all types of different paths and different reasons to listen to this podcast. Please share , like , subscribe, comment etc across various platforms. Find our full episodes on YouTube and follow us on Instagram or tiktok @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles

John Strange shares with us everything from parenting a son and daughter who have both gone on to play in the NRL and NRLW , the difference in coaching females compared to males and what he loves about this, his coaching influences and lessons learned along the way, he talks about leadership qualities he values in his players and much more . Please share and if you would like to watch the full episode jump over to our YouTube channel and while you are there please like and subscribe to help grow the channel

At the time of recording Matt Cameron is the Penrith Panthers CEO . His club has recently won its 3rd straight NRL premiership in a row , played in 4 straight grand finals and have won multiple lower grade titles as a club . Listen to this whole episode and you will get a feel for one of the contributing factors to this clubs success. Matt’s passion and philosophy of supporting others is clearly evident and is clearly a character trait that makes him such a successful leader .

At the time of recording Tyson recently celebrated his Sydney UFC 293 KO win over Anton 'the pleasure man ' Turkalj with a samurai sword move from an end of a kata he learned at 12 years of age. He talks of his mental preparation and how creating his alter ego before the fight as Ronin , a samurai warrior helped him prepare to a point where once he achieved this win he didn't celebrate too much as it simply felt like he had seen it before. Tyson talks about 'the maths' and 'doing the time' to be a master of the many mixed martial arts disciplines he has mastered on his journey to being one of the worlds elite mixed martial artists. We talk of his business ventures, his fears, his mentors and influences and much more. Make sure you follow Tyson instagram - @tyson_pedro Follow us and subscribe to our YouTube channel https://youtube.com/@GTEWithHaydenKnowles?si=OXeS7FvJOmHc3fai instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles or Hayden personally @haydenknowles

Wisdom shared by one of the great Rugby League coaches who has coached 679 top grade games, made a difference to the many lives of coaches and players he has mentored and much more. There are many lessons learned along the way to share with you. One hour doesn’t do it justice how much he could share with you on your own coaching and teaching journey but we are grateful to Brian for giving his time. Please share with your own coaching community and if it helps you we would love you to jump over to our YouTube channel to subscribe and leave a comment on this episode .

Peter Overton shares his journey, his mindset and passion for his work that has seen him sit at the top of his game. Peter shares with us wisdom , lessons learned, stories including ‘that Tom Cruise interview’ and much more. A great man, a patron of many charity foundations , a wingman in the Air Force, a loving father and husband and like his father encouraged a real giver to his community and much more. Make sure you give this one a share and head over to our YouTube channel to subscribe , like and comment

A great man and an incredibly successful man who gives his time to many, sharing his story , experiences, wisdom, lessons learned and so much more. If you were paying for this episode it would be a money back guarantee that you would finish listening with some type of inspiration or lesson that will help you accelerate your own journey. So because it’s free I’m sure you like I are grateful for James’ time he was willing to share with you the listener and we ask you to please share this with at least one person. It will help the show grow. Thanking you in advance . Check out the YouTube version on our YouTube channel and please like and subscribe

Owner of two7project and a brilliant creative mind Nick chats about his journey and following his passion. We talk about his creative times observed by his grand parents as a 3 year old to his time filming and travelling the world at skate parks , projects with Tony Hawk

A passionate development coach with a strong belief in mastering fundamentals. This passion and personal sporting experience lead to the development of a coaching tool for multiple sports . Look them up at www.catchprobands.com.au We talk sport, life, business, leadership and much more. A great man and always an enjoyable chat.

6 months after her first baby Hayley was back on the track making Australian national senior track teams, Inspiring many and especially mums. Post competitive career Hayley is on a coaching journey and making a difference to many young athletes lives and careers on the track or in team sports as founder of ‘ Can’t beat Speed’ . Her love , passion and genuine care as a coach comes through in this conversation and much more . Follow Hayley at @cantbeatspeed and give us a share if you liked this episode

At the time of recording Stephen is 22 years old and has won

James shared stories of his journey from childhood to the bright lights of the UFC and shares what he believes is so important for youth of today including having the right role models and environment around them. We share stories of how he would beat his opponents, including his very first UFC bout where he fought on with a broken arm for three rounds eventually stopping his opponent while using his broken arm to do it. We chat how he would unite and connect staff around him including his famous UFC London walk out dressed in suits dancing to Will Smith ‘ Men in black’ soundtrack. We chat about how much helping youth of today means so much to him and much more.

Artist name SVNO , multi talented musician and Entrepreneur doing awesome things and always doing things from the heart. Make sure you listen right to the end when we have some fun. We talk about his lyrics and how the songs come about. At the start of the episode we had no singing, by the end when talking through lyrics of hit song ‘Like We Do’ ( ft J Emz ) it just rolled naturally and we had some spontaneous singing, this became one of our most enjoyable episodes to record. In between these songs we chatted about the journey. We chat about his multi talents including being a former elite athlete, the point where he had to make a decision to quit that career to follow his passion for music and put family first. We chat about growing up, his work ethic and motivation, the good times , the bad times. His 92WRLD community, the meaning behind everything he does and how he is always aiming to build others up and have each others back, businesses are now building on the back of this and the 92 way is a lifestyle.

From Sydney Australia making waves in the American College football system and aiming to go all the way. Thomas joins Hayden for a spontaneous chat while visiting the NSW Blues state of origin team. He shares his journey from playing school boy rugby with Scots college, the benefits of playing multiple other sports like track and field , basketball and more. He shares the American journey , the lessons learned, the hard times and the good times like scoring a touch down in the biggest game in college football ( Rose bowl ) You’ll listen to Thomas and realise why he has it all going for him on and off field and like us will no doubt continue to follow his journey and this great story. We predict this will be a success story that sees Thomas go all the way to the NFL and we will be reposting this again in a couple of years if not sooner!

Joe Galuvao - 2 x premiership winner shares with us the many lessons over the years that may help our listeners. Having played at 5 different NRL clubs over a 15 year career at the highest level Joe has seen it all. We chat about the importance of recognising, respecting and making an effort to learn about different cultures . Joe has worked in the well-being space for some time and knows how much this area can impact performance in sport and business. A must listen for all leaders.

We caught up with Johnny, otherwise known as Bomber or better known on all social platforms @bombrsneakers . An entrepreneur with the world at his feet. As you will hear, with a sporting influence of always being 3 passes ahead you will see why he is doing what he is doing. Take this as you heard it here first. This guy is going all the way! Listen in and tell me if you disagree !