Velo Dulce Lisa R Steingold

This is my last podcast episode.2 years after starting Velo Dulce, I've decided to wrap up the show.I wanted to wrap it up by saying thank you to all the incredible women I've had the privilege to interview over the years.Thank you for all your wisdom, stories of bravery and courage, your authenticity and your wanting to make the world a better and brighter place.There were a few lessons I personally learned from the show;You're just the same as anyone else and yet at the same time not at all...

My guest today doesn't describe herself as a cyclist but she probably cycles as much as the average pro. If she isn't running up a storm.Miyelani Khumalo ran her first race on 19th January 2013, a 5km following her divorce.She has done over 50 marathons (yes that means more than 42.2km), more than 20 ultra-marathons (anything greater than 42km), and 3 Comrades marathons (yes, a whopping 90kms!)The 29th of July 2018 saw her take part in the Washie 100miler (162km) race in the Eastern Cape whic...

I was thrilled to chat to my friend Shanel Munger on this episode of Velo Dulce!Shanel is the Learning Manager at the South African Reserve Bank. She has a passion for partnering with business to create development journeys that build capacity, empower performance and drive business growth. She's also a TEDX speaker and spoke Mindfulness at work: a superpower to boost productivity and wellbeingAnd she's a phenomenal cyclist with a passion for the sport.I hope you love the chat as much as...

I've been thinking about #levellingup ALOT!Is it that fate just shines on some and others no? Do some just have better luck?The more I study and learn about pro-athletes and those at the top of their game, the more I see just how much of a difference Levelling up makes!The 3 rules of Levelling Up from my perspective?Show up! (And keep showing up!)Know up! (Put yourself in the know by constantly learning and knowing thyself) andNo up! Learn when to say No!I hope you enjoy this episode. He...

Tessa Kortekaas is the winner of the 2023 Titan Mountain Bike Race; a 6-day grueling event held annually in Morocco that goes through the Moroccan desert between the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara Desert.Long story short. It's no joke. It was the first time Tessa took part in the race and yet she came out with the win.Having held a long and industrious sporting career, which ironically isn't related to mountain biking at all! She's had various achievements in skating, swimming and triath...

I finally did it! I wrote the novel I've been waiting to write my whole life! Learning to Love Lisa is the story of a woman stumbling through her forties in all her flaws and flailings. Moving (un)confidently from South Africa to Spain amidst a global pandemic, it all goes horribly wrong as she loses her job and realises that speaking Spanish is much more difficult than her app promised it would be.So I thought for something different in today's show I'd read out Chapter 1 of the book.I also ...