The High Impact Athletes Podcast
On The High Impact Athletes Podcast, Olympic Bronze Medalist Tennis Player and Founder of High Impact Athletes Marcus Daniell interviews world-class athletes from a variety of sports and backgrounds who have all chosen to make giving back a large part of their lives. Marcus and guests dive deeply into the why - and learn about how - they are doing the maximum good possible.
Episodes
19 episodes
Michaela Blyde - Rugby Sevens Olympic Gold Medalist
Marcus chats with viral Olympic athlete and back-to-back gold medalist Michaela Blyde of the NZ Sevens. They dive into the pressures and nerves of playing for your country, the culture and psychology of champions, meeting a childhood hero in...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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36:48
Hamish Kerr - Olympic Gold Medalist High Jumper
Marcus chats with 2024 Olympic high jump champion Hamish Kerr, who is also a World Indoor Championships gold and bronze medalist, Commonwealth Games gold medalist, Oceania and New Zealand record holder, newly crowned memelord, and is otherwi...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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37:44
Liv Boeree - Former professional poker player, science communicator and host of the Win-Win Podcast
Marcus chats with Liv Boeree, one of the most successful female poker players of all time. Liv is the only woman to have won both a European Poker Tour event and a World Series of Poker bracelet, and has amassed tournament winnings of over $...
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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1:05:18
David Nyika - Olympic Bronze Boxer
Marcus chats with David Nyika, one of New Zealand’s most successful boxers. Olympic bronze medalist, Commonwealth Games double gold medalist, undefeated as a professional: Dave is a shining talent in the ring and he’s just getting starte...
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Episode 16
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1:44:18
Fernando Martin-Gullans - Houston Ballet, Artists of Impact
Fernando is a veteran ballet dancer, having spent years at Houston Ballet after graduating from the Royal Ballet School in London. Fernando dives into the pressures and social difficulties of being a male ballet dancer as an adolescent, the ...
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Episode 15
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1:20:45
Ellis Spiezia & Ellysium Racing - The Electric Racing Renegade
“The quickest way to become a millionaire in racing is to start out as a billionaire.”Ellis Spiezia is known as the electric renegade and is the first native electric racing driver. He, along with his parents Michelle ...
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Episode 14
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1:17:03
Julia Ratcliffe - Gold Medalist Hammerthrower
Julia is an Olympian and triple Commonwealth Games Medalist hammerthrower, winning one gold and two silvers across 12 years. She has snared six national titles and set 8 national records in New Zealand. Julia is also a weapon in the classroom, ...
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Episode 13
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46:24
Jamie Farndale - Captain Scottish Rugby 7s Team
Jamie Farndale is an athlete scholar. He was captain of the Scotland Rugby 7s team, which made history in beating New Zealand (the first Scottish team in any version of rugby to do so) and in winning a world series. He is also studying business...
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Episode 12
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44:34
Erin Routliffe - WTA Titleist Tennis Player
Erin and Dylan talk about Erin’s dual citizenship and how that came about, why she chose to represent NZ and her pathway to pro tennis with all of its lumps and bumps, and the factor that allowed her to move from an also-ran to a top 30 tennis ...
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Episode 11
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26:38
Ryan Fox - PGA Tour Golfer
Marcus chats with Ryan Fox, PGA and DP World Tour golfer and winner of the Dunhill Links Championships and Ras Al Kaimah Classic in 2022. They dive into the compelling nature of golf, what makes it so hard, and why people keep coming back. Golf...
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1:08:25
Naya Crittenden - Professional Volleyballer
Naya comes from a family of track athletes and football players. She came to volleyball late but has had a stellar career spanning many countries and awards. After discussing the pathway to professional volleyball (definitely not a ...
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Episode 9
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57:08
Sasha De Sola - Principal Dancer, San Fran Ballet
Marcus and Dylan chat with Sasha de Sola and dive deeply into Sasha’s on-stage and off-stage life. On-stage topics include: Sasha’s journey from the Kirov Academy as a young woman to Principal Dancer at the San Francisco Ballet, her ins...
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Episode 8
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1:02:25
Patrick Laird - NFL Running Back
In this episode, Marcus and Dylan chat with Tampa Bay Bucs NFL player Patrick Laird about his winding journey to pro football, how he became known as “The Intern”, his first NFL touchdown
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Episode 7
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1:01:34
Stefanos Tsitsipas - Tennis Superstar
In this episode, Marcus and Dylan team up with professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas to discuss the pressure of representing his country at the highest level of competition from junior to professional, his passion for filmmaking and sto...
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Episode 6
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52:16
Dylan Moscovitch - Olympic Silver Medalist Figure Skater
In this episode, we turn the tables and interview our host Dylan! Marcus and Dylan discuss Dylan’s experience as an Olympic silver medalist with Canada, his life-threatening accident just before the 2018 Olympics, and his perspectives on relati...
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Episode 5
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38:17
Gaby Dabrowski - Grand Slam Champion
In this episode of Larger Than Ourselves, Marcus teams up with professional tennis player Gaby Dabrowski to discuss the pressure for success at an early age, the weight of athletic potential, and the deeper meaning in a career. Gaby expands on ...
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Episode 4
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41:33
Kate Strong - World Champion Triathlete
In this episode of Larger Than Ourselves, Dylan teams up with static bike triple world record holder to discuss her rise to the top of the triathlete podium, and her training to cycle 3000 miles around the coastline of the UK’s main island to r...
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Episode 3
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33:39
Hugo Inglis - 3-Time Olympian Field Hockey Player
Hugo is a triple Olympian and a veteran of the New Zealand Black Sticks hockey team. He has been considered one of the best hockey players in the world, and vice-captained the NZ team at the Tokyo Olympics. Hugo is one of HIA’s earliest ple...
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Episode 2
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28:04
Marcus Daniell - Olympic Bronze Medalist Tennis Player
In our very first episode, Host Dylan Moscovitch and High Impact Athletes Founder Marcus Daniell discuss the organization's backstory, Marcus' work to connect athletes with effective, evidence-based charities, and just how important it is to ha...
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Episode 1
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29:23