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Explore the Stories, Secrets, and Skills of the World’s Top Performers
Discover how the highest performers push beyond limitations to get to the top of their game.
Host and high-performance consultant Stephen McDonnell, gets up close and personal with world-class performers, revealing secrets to their success. The podcast features several series across high-performing industries, including business, sports, entertainment and more. Hear stories, ground-breaking insights and practical nuggets to uncover how they achieve excellence.
These conversations are real, honest, courageous and great fun. Each episode is designed to provoke, educate, inspire and empower you to achieve the impossible. No topic is off-limits!
Stephen McDonnell is the founder of Live Unbound, a consultancy working with the world’s highest-performing leaders and teams. We are on a mission to unleash humanity's individual and collaborative potential, and together we can achieve the impossible.
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Unbound Conversations launching December 2022’
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#31: George Kohlrieser | Applying hostage negotiation tactics in leadership
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#30: Whitney Johnson | Disrupt Yourself
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#29: Brian Pennie | Overcoming Trauma, Breaking Barriers & Living Good
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#28: Eímear Noone | Irish Culture, Mindset & Breaking Barriers
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#27: Sarah McKay | Neuroscience, Managing Tech Consumption & Digital Overload
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#26: Dan “Nitro” Clark | Trauma, Focus & Trusting the Process
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#25: Pete Paciorek | Leveraging the Four Pillars of Character for Success
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#24: Gerry Hussey | Choose your Hard
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#23: Chris Johnson | The Neuroscience Behind Your Limitations
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#22: Andy Walshe | Exploring the Edges of Human Potential
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#21: Gerd Leonhard | Humans, Artificial Intelligence & The Future
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#20: Kieran Read | Life Lessons from the legendary former All Blacks captain
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#19: William Trubridge | A Deep Dive Into Extreme High Performance
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#18: Owen Eastwood | Belonging & Building the Optimal High Performance Environment
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#17: Eric Larsen | Pushing Personal Limits
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#16: Jef van den Hout | Maximising Team Performance Through Flow
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#15: Brian Ferguson | Doing Hard Things in Life
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#14: Krishna Thapa | Integrating Ancient Wisdom & Philosophy into Modern Life
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#13: Woniya Thibeault | Lessons from the edge of life
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#12: Megan Henry | The Power of the Mind
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#11: Billy Hedderman | The ‘Never Give Up Guy’
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#10: Niall Horgan | Embracing the Unknown
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#09: Patrick Sweeney | Living With No Limits
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#08: Dr. Brent Hogarth | Mastering Flow State for Peak Performance
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#07: Stephen McDonnell | How to win with a champion’s mindset
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#06: Ruth Wageman PhD | Creating, Coaching and Leading World Class Teams
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#05: Jordan Harbinger | Using Psychological Tactics to Win in Life
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#04: Dan Doty | Building Open-hearted Connections
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#03: Mark Divine | Feeding the Courage Wolf
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