The Inner Olympian

In this episode, I chat with former teammate and Team Canada athlete Jellisa Westney. Jellisa is a Pan American Games Bronze medalist in the 4×100-metre, NACAC Bronze medallist in the 4x100m, Pan American U20 Championships Bronze medallist, two-time All-American in the women’s 4x100m, Canadian Junior Nationals Championships medalist, OFSAA medalist, and Academic All-Big Ten re

Jessica Myers-Adams is a marriage/relationship expert with eight years of experience working with couples to recreate joy and connection in their relationship. With Extreme Relationship Fitness, which launched in 2020, Jessica hones in on athletes to equip them with the tools to better communicate with their partners for mutual understanding, foster “mental toughness,” and crea

Shannon is a current skeleton athlete and former softball athlete, with an extremely diverse background in sport, education, research, and marketing. She holds a M.A. in Olympic Studies from the German Sport University in Cologne, an undergraduate degree from McMaster University, a B.Ed from the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT), and a diploma in Sport Business M

In this episode sit down with 2x Canadian Olympian, and 4x All American Richard Adu-Bobie. Richard Adu-Bobie is a former Canadian 100m sprinter and was a member of Canada’s 4x100m relay team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2004 he was the youngest member of the Canadian track and field team at the age of 19 when he finished 4th at the Canadian Olympic trials setting a th

In this episode I chat with visual artist and photographer Toni Lovejoy. Toni is a full-time visual artist based in Charlotte, NC. Raised by a renowned American Western Artist and educated at the Colorado Institute of Art, she’s been creating images for over 30 years. She began her career as a photojournalist in Iowa photographing sports, moving on to fashion and editorial work i

In this episode, I chat with Canadian sports executive and one of the visionaries behind Toronto FC and the Canadian Premier League, Paul Beirne. Paul is widely regarded as one of Canada’s leading soccer executives and was one of the visionaries behind Toronto FC and the Canadian Premier League. He is the former Vice-President of Business Operations for Toronto FC, as well as the

In this episode, I chat with Canadian Olympian, 2008 Bronze medalist, and current Director, Communications and Media Relations for the COC (Canadian Olympic Committee) Tom Hall. Tom is a Canadian Olympian from Pointe-Claire, Québec, and represented Team Canada as a national sprint canoe paddler for almost 20 years. During his career As a sprint canoe athlete, he medalled at every

In this episode, I chat with 3x Canadian Olympian, and 100m hurdler/ heptathlete, Angela Whyte. Angela is a 3x Canadian Olympian (2004, 2008, 2016), 5x International Medalist, 2x World Championship finalist, 4x All-American, 5x Big West Champion, and is one of the top Canadian hurdlers of all-time. Angela was raised in Edmonton, Alberta, and had dreams of playing professional baske

In this episode, I chat with 2x Canadian Olympian (2008, 2012), 3x International Medalist, and 3x World Championship finalist in the 4x100 Jared Connaughton. Jared Connaughton was raised in Prince Edward Island and played hockey and soccer competitively for nearly a decade before he embarked on his mission to pursue the sport of track and field. After only a few months of training,

In this episode, I chat with 2016 Candian Olympian, Jessica O’Connell. Jessica is 2019 NACAC cross country silver medalist, 2019 Pan Am Silver Medalist, 2017 FISU Games silver medalist, 17 times National championship medalist, 18x National team member, the Canadian indoor record holder in the 3,000m, Athlete Ambassador for Fast and Female, and as I mentioned a 2016 Olympian in th