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At just 24, Australian cricketer Peter Hatzoglou already has a cricketing CV to envy. The legspinner is one of the most exciting young players in the game, is a Big Bash winner, and has also had stints in the UK playing for Oval Invincibles and Glamorgan… However, his journey to the top is more unusual than most and not that long ago a career in cricket was not a reality for him. 

In fact, Peter took a break from the game in 2016 to focus on his exams and he had been trying to carve out a career in finance. Post-exams he returned to cricket, but just to play for his local village team Sunshine Heights and as recent as 2019 he was playing in the Cheshire 4th division. He was even working for KPMG as late as April last year and a professional cricketing career wasn’t really on his radar.

That all changed rapidly though and just a year after playing in the Cheshire 4th division, Peter was making his BBL debut for Melbourne Renegades and receiving praise from cricketing royalty such as the late, great Shane Warne. A year after that and he won the competition with the Perth Scorchers and he's now a well-renowned figure in Australian cricket. It’s a remarkable rise from village cricket to BBL champion in the space of five years. 

It was great to speak to Peter and hear about his incredible story and all the lessons he’s learned along the way - such as the importance of persistence, resilience and adaptability to change. He also speaks about the wisdom he received from Shane Warne who convinced Peter to come over to the UK and play some club cricket - which ultimately was the catalyst for him getting a Hundred contract with Oval Invincibles. 

There's so much to learn from Peter's story and we loved chatting to him. We hope you get as much out of the episode as we did.

Paul McGinley was an elite golfer in his own right - reaching the lofty heights of top 20 in the world at one stage. However, Paul is perhaps best known for his success in team competitions, notably the Ryder Cup in which he played integral roles in 2002 when he sunk the winning putt and in 2014 when he captained Europe to victory. During this episode, Paul explains why he performed so well in team competitions, as well as his philosophy as captain of Europe’s victorious 2014 Ryder Cup side and how he got the best out of his players. 



In this episode we discuss:




Reframing challenges into opportunities
Tailoring leadership approach for each individual
Taking influence from Sir Alex Ferguson
Delivering clear messages as a leader
Creating a fun team environment
What made the great Ryder Cup players so good
Predictions for 2023 Ryder Cup
McIlory’s recent form

TOM BOSWORTH | Taking The First Step | Out Now

In the latest episode of the podcast, we talk to two-time Olympic Race Walker, Tom Bosworth, who provides some of the most powerful insights we’ve had on the series to date.

During the conversation, we cover:

- Captaining Team England and Winning Silver at the Commonwealth Games
- Walking a mile quicker than anyone in history
- How the first step is often the hardest part of achieving anything
- Tips to manage our mental health
- Becoming the first openly gay British track and field athlete 
- Bouncing back from suicidal thoughts and depression
- How we can improve and harness our own self-belief

Amy Williams was propelled to stardom in 2010 after winning Britain’s first individual gold medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 30 years. Having only started Skeleton Racing at 19 years old, eight years prior to the Games, Amy’s story is one of dreaming big and following an ambition with focus and disciplined day-to-day habits. The topics we cover in this episode are: 

- How a lack of resources can often be your biggest unfair advantage 

- The importance of consistently getting your thoughts down on paper

- How true enjoyment of your craft leads you to unlocking your potential

- Controlling the controllables 

- How discipline is more important than motivation 

- The moment Amy knew she’d won Gold



Amy has written about all of her experiences and learnings in a book called Talent to Triumph, and we highly recommend it. Check out more of Amy's work at https://www.amywilliams.com/. 

Ever since the Lionesses completed that historic Euros victory in the summer, we’ve wanted to get someone involved in the England set up on the podcast - and having played many times for the U23 national side, Anna Patten is in a perfect position to explain the current state of play in the women’s game and how the Euros success has given a real opportunity for even further growth. 



Everyone was swept up by Lioness fever in the summer and the whole nation was captivated by the on-pitch successes of the team and their incredible off-pitch personalities, so it was great to get an even better insight into that team from Anna.



Anna is one of the rising stars in the women’s game and is currently on-loan at Aston Villa from Arsenal. She has worked closely with the likes of England and Arsenal stars such as Leah Williamson and Jill Scott and so has seen first-hand how the profiles of women’s footballers have grown rapidly in recent years with strong media interest, growing attendances and major sponsorship and broadcast deals now coming into the game. It’s an exciting time for the women’s game, and at just 23 years old, Anna is going to be at the forefront of it all… 



Listen to this episode to hear Anna discuss the legacy of the Lionesses as well as her own career, motivations and ambitions.

Tony Stanger is a Scottish rugby legend - playing 52 times for Scotland and, up until very recently, holding the nation's record for total tries scored. Post-rugby, Tony became an author, a coach and a business owner with his high performance consultancy named ‘Stanger Pro’. In this episode we cover: 

- Scoring Scotland’s most famous try

- Leadership lessons from Sir Ian McGeechan

- The importance of not tying one’s identity to their levels of success

- Why parents are the most important element of youth development 

- How asking honest questions can lead to high performance