The 1% Podcast hosted by Shay Dalton

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The 1% Podcast hosted by Shay Dalton

The 1% Podcast features guests and experts that will offer advice and insight to help you optimise your performance, wellbeing, critical thinking, and life. We chat to an eclectic range of top-class performers from sport, business, politics, art etc. to extract the tactics, tools and routines you can use to get 1% better and achieve success. This is The 1% Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  1. DEC 11 · BONUS

    Season 19 Highlights

    That’s a wrap! Season 19 of the One Percent Podcast is now on all podcast platforms. We pulled together a recap episode for you this week, featuring short clips from some of the great moments in the podcast’s twelfth season. We were fortunate to have incredible leaders from across industries, disciplines, and fields share their stories and perspectives – and we wanted to share them with you as we wrap up Season 19 and look ahead to the next season. Here are some of the guests featured in this wrap-up episode: Guy Kawasaki: marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist.Alex M H Smith: strategist, writer, and advisor to CEOs and founders.Evgeny Shadchnev: founder and former CEO of Makers, a certified professional coach, and author of ‘Startup CEO Succession’.Sam Peters: former national newspaper reporter credited with driving a cultural change in sport’s attitude towards brain injuries and concussions, author of ‘Concussed: Sport’s Uncomfortable Truth’, winner of the Best Sports Writing Award.Matthew Dicks: award-winning bestselling author, speaker, and marketing consultant to some of the world’s biggest companies including Amazon, Slack, and Salesforce We’re hard at work planning Season 20, and as always we would love your feedback and perspective. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    22 min
  2. Unlocking the Hidden Power of Storytelling: Matthew Dicks Reveals How Stories Drive Action

    NOV 27

    Unlocking the Hidden Power of Storytelling: Matthew Dicks Reveals How Stories Drive Action

    Matthew Dicks is an award-winning bestselling author, speaker, and marketing consultant to some of the world’s biggest companies including Amazon, Slack, and Salesforce. As a record 58-time Moth StorySLAM winner and 9-time GrandSLAM champion, he is widely regarded as one of the best storytellers in the world. For more than a decade, Matthew has been advising C-suite executives and their teams. Whether it’s a product launch, sales deck, or keynote, he surfaces the real stories behind the spreadsheets – stories that resonate and connect on a meaningful level. He has taught at multiple universities including Yale, MIT, and Harvard, and his work has been featured on Lenny’s Podcast, TEDx Talks, Newsweek, and many more. His latest book, ‘Stories Sell: Storyworthy Strategies to Grow Your Business and Brand’, reveals the ingredients of a compelling story and demonstrates how they can be incorporated into persuasive marketing copy, productive face-to-face conversations, and presentations that people actually want to hear. It gives readers permission to be themselves, take risks, and make a splash in a sea of empty corporate jargon, helping readers find their voice and share their stories with the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 19m
  3. Concussed: Sam Peters Unveils Rugby's Uncomfortable Truths

    NOV 6

    Concussed: Sam Peters Unveils Rugby's Uncomfortable Truths

    Sam Peters is a former national newspaper reporter credited with driving a cultural change in sport's attitude towards brain injuries and concussions. Between 2013 and 2017, Sam was the driving force behind the Mail on Sunday’s concussion in rugby campaign and was subsequently short-listed as sports journalist of the year at the 2014 UK Press Gazette Awards. Sam’s exclusive report in 2014 also revealed the FA’s failure to deliver promised research into the link between heading footballs and dementia following the death of a former England player   In his 2023 book, ‘Concussed: Sport’s Uncomfortable Truth’, winner of the Best Sports Writing Award, Sam recounts the untold story of the most influential sports campaign in British newspaper history, asking how rugby and other sports can save themselves from the vested interests which threaten not just players’ livelihoods but the very existence of the sports themselves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    45 min
  4. Letting Go to Grow: Insights into CEO Succession with Evgeny Shadchnev

    OCT 16

    Letting Go to Grow: Insights into CEO Succession with Evgeny Shadchnev

    After stepping down as the founder and CEO of Makers, one of the UK's leading coding boot camps, Evgeny Shadchnev became a certified professional coach specialising in helping entrepreneurs through CEO succession. In his new book, Startup CEO Succession, A Founder's Guide to Leadership Transition, Evgeny draws on firsthand experience of stepping down as a founder CEO and as a certified professional coach, guiding other CEOs through the same journey. From reflecting on our deepest motivations to choosing the successor and executing a smooth succession plan, Evgeny helps entrepreneurs and CEOs along with their boards to navigate leadership succession when the stakes are at their highest. You wrote this book because it was what you needed when you were deciding whether to step down from the makers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    52 min
  5. Strategic Clarity: Cutting Through the Noise with Alex M H Smith

    SEP 25

    Strategic Clarity: Cutting Through the Noise with Alex M H Smith

    Alex M H Smith is a strategist, writer, and advisor to CEOs and founders. His goal is to increase strategic understanding and expertise, something he thinks is not just widely misunderstood, but often completely overlooked. In stark contrast to the jargon and abstract declarations that have come to pass for strategy in much of the modern business world, Alex offers sharp, succinct and actionable strategic insights that will make you see your business in a totally new light. His weekly newsletter, The Hidden Path, and regular LinkedIn posts make him a must-follow for any CEO or founder looking to grow their strategic expertise. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 3m
  6. Remarkable Minds: Insights on Leadership, Innovation, and Success with Guy Kawasaki

    SEP 4

    Remarkable Minds: Insights on Leadership, Innovation, and Success with Guy Kawasaki

    Guy Kawasaki is an American marketing specialist, author, and Silicon Valley venture capitalist. He was the ‘Apple Evangelist’ originally responsible for marketing their Macintosh computer line in 1984 and is currently Chief Evangelist at Canva.  Guy has written sixteen books, including The Art of the Start (2004) and Wise Guy: Lessons from a Life (2019). In his latest book, Think Remarkable: 9 Paths to Transform Your Life and Make a Difference, the host of the Remarkable People podcast shares invaluable knowledge to help readers make the leap from average to exceptional and start living the remarkable life they were meant to lead. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    57 min

  7. AUG 9 · BONUS

    Re-release: Andy Lee – What it takes to be a champion

    Andy is a former Boxing Middleweight Champion of the World. Known in boxing circles as a tough-as-nails southpaw, Lee’s famous right hook is world renowned. He’s also an Olympian, having competed for Ireland at the 2004 Olympic games in Athens. In this interview, you’ll hear Andy and me get into his training techniques and methodologies, what Lee thinks about success and what it takes to be a great champion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 24m

  8. AUG 9 · BONUS

    Re-release: David Gillick – Back on Track

    David Gillick is one of Ireland's greatest ever 400m runner, having distinguished himself admirably in his chosen field. He finished sixth in the world in 2009, and won the European Indoor Championships in 2005 and 2007. Along the way he beat some of the best athletes in the world and realized a lifetime ambition by competing at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. In recent times, David has appeared on Master Chef, and has authored 2 best selling cookbooks, Back on Track and David Gillick’s Kitchen, and retrained as a sports psychologist. In this podcast, we discuss David's career highs, lows, thoughts on retirement, lessons he's learned as well as thoughts on the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    1h 32m
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The 1% Podcast features guests and experts that will offer advice and insight to help you optimise your performance, wellbeing, critical thinking, and life. We chat to an eclectic range of top-class performers from sport, business, politics, art etc. to extract the tactics, tools and routines you can use to get 1% better and achieve success. This is The 1% Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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