Get The Edge With Hayden Knowles

Recorded post 4 x premiership wins with the Penrith Panthers and just before heading to New Zealand to lead his family, his club and continue captaining his country. James shares his journey , shares his challenges relatable to any high performer and shares his mindset that inspires others and will inspire you on your own leadership journey as you develop your own ‘leadership playbook’ . Plus much more . We appreciate any subs, shares, likes , comments etc to help grow the show and wish you the best on your leadership journey .

James Hird led the most successful year in the history of the AFL as captain of Essendon FC during their incredible premiership winning season of 2000. As you develop your own personal leadership playbook James shares with you lessons and wisdom from his own leadership journey including priceless lessons for his long time coach and Legend of the AFL Kevin Sheedy. Enjoy the episode and we wish you the best on developing your own leadership playbook. We appreciate any shares to help grow the channel and any follows and shares across

In this Leadership Playbook Series we will bring to you championship winning leaders across different sports. This episode we bring to you AFL premiership winning head coach with Collingwood FC - Craig McRae.Craig has won multiple premierships as a player, as an assistant coach, as a head coach at different levels and the ultimate prize as a head coach of an AFL premiership. Craig shares valuable insights in leadership to help you on your own journey but also shares valuable lessons from leaders who helped guide him. This was such an enjoyable episode to record with such a great leader. One clear highlight is the love he has for his players and staff and so much more . Enjoy the episode and we wish you the best on developing your own leadership playbook. We appreciate any shares to help grow the channel and any follows and shares across socials.

The great Rod Reddy shared his journey and invaluable lessons that will stand the test of time. Lessons from former team mates, coaches and experiences along the way that took him to legendary status in the game he loves. A 2x premiership winner with the St George Dragons, a State of Origin ‘Original’ with Queensland and an international with Australian Kangaroos including the 1982 ‘invincibles’ . Wisdom shared in this episode can relate to any sport and be valuable to any listener and will obviously be a favourite to the many old dragons fans of his era. If you like this episode please share it with someone else you know will like a listen. Sharing and growing the show is much appreciated . If you like to watch episodes please find us and subscribe on YouTube @GTEWithHaydenKnowles

Joshua Brandon grew up In Sydney and moved to Los Angeles to take his ideas to the epicenter of the entertainment industry. Josh's story is inspiring . He backs himself and with his creativity, talents, self-belief combined with his work ethic sees him on a career path that has no limits. His career as a film director and writer is always evolving and constantly growing. Josh has also ventured into the publishing world, co-authoring William Shatner's book , Boldly Go : Reflections on a life of Awe and Wonder... Part 2 of this episode one day will be interesting! For more information and to follow Josh check out www.Joshuabrandon.com

Victor Radley shares with us his journey towards becoming a two time premiership winning player and England international , lessons learned from different coaches and leaders, builds us the ultimate team mate, talks about talking from the heart as a leader, his passion for the game, his club and his decision to represent England , how Shaun Wane made him learn the anthem and much more . Please share, like , comment and looks out for our shorts on social or whole video episode on YouTube . Thanks for listening and thanks to Victor for genuinely sharing little lessons and nuggets of gold that will helpDifferent people in different ways.

At the time of recording Mark at the age of 24 has played international Rugby Union for the Wallabies, is an Olympic athlete after representing Australia as a 7’a rugby player and has made the transition to rugby league as a Sydney Roosters NRL player. With Fijian and Italian heritage and a love of performing on the big stage the sky is the limit. Mark shares with us his journey , lessons learned and secrets to his incredible athletic ability. Be sure to share the episode and follow us on socials and YouTube. Your support is appreciated ! Also follow Mark @Marknawaqa

Work ethic, being a good team mate and building good relationships were some of the traits that saw Justin have a career as a professional athlete in the NRL and Super league and are the same traits seeing him currently forge a career as a media personality. Justin shares his journey while Hayden and Justin also enjoy dropping a few names and sharing stories of athletes like Jaryd Hayne and his incredible transition from rugby league to the NFL to stories of world champion boxer Jai Opetaia who at the time of recording this is fast becoming a global superstar in the sport of boxing and many more. Please share, like, comment, subscribe and follow us on socials and YouTube . Also make sure you follow Justin @justinhoro_12 and @levelsnetwork

Every Rugby league supporter knows Pat Richards for ‘that grand final try’ … the Benji flick pass to Pat for a try in the Wests tigers 2005 premiership

Recording while sitting in the 1866 old school building which is now the cellar door for Mortimers Wines we are recording with a glass of red wine poured from a bottle with his family name on it and from the vines Daniel helped his mum and dad plant as a 6-year-old. Daniel talks about his journey to the NRL, playing a grand final in his first year with the Parramatta Eels, his grand final win with the Sydney Roosters in 2013, Characteristics of the best leaders he's played with, grand final preparation mindset, Insights into his coaches and much more. He talks of his childhood, being born into the game as one of 5 boys and part of Rugby League's famous Mortimer family. Follow Daniel on instagram @danielmortimer6 @mortimerswines please check us out on youtube and subscribe to the channel to help us grow the show and follow us on instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles . Any shares , comments, feedback, ideas etc are much appreciated

Lee Hopkins currently holds the position of Head of pathways at a club that in the industry of rugby league is considered world class in this space. Bringing all experience and influences along the way across different areas of Rugby League which includes close to 200 games as a professional player he is loving his role at his junior club and the club he made his professional debut for, the Penrith Panthers. Lee shares his lessons and experiences and advice to players, coaches, parents and teachers on what they look for in junior players aiming to make it to the top .

Tim Mannah shares his journey to the NRL , his lessons learned , his beliefs around leadership and memories of great influences in his life and much more . After growing up in the Canterbury district he made his debut for and played his whole career for the parramatta Eels , scored his first ever try against his childhood team the Bulldogs in the 2009 Preliminary final , played for NSW state of origin and played for Lebanon which he speaks about with such passion and respect for where he comes from. Tim enjoyed a great career which included being the captain and leader of his club. He is now doing great things in the business and finance world as well as a career in media and speaking circuit. Follow Tim on X and Instagram @tim_mannah and please follow our podcast on Instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles and tiktok @gte_with_haydenknowles or on X @haydenknowles and find us on YouTube to like and subscribe ( and please share )

From Rugby League player to Billionaire . Maas group was Established in 2002 with one bobcat and a tipper truck. After retiring from professional rugby league at the age of 22, Wes Maas now leads over 2,000 employees and runs a company worth over 1.5 billion dollars which consistently achieves strong annual growth that doesn’t look like slowing up anytime soon. There are a few secrets in this chat that you will soon realise why under Wes’ leadership this company continues such strong growth. Learn about his background, his lessons out of sport and different influences he has had, lessons in business, what he values most and much more.

From Rugby League player to Billionaire . Maas group was Established in 2002 with one bobcat and a tipper truck. After retiring from professional rugby league at the age of 22, Wes Maas now leads over 2,000 employees and runs a company worth over 1.5 billion dollars which consistently achieves strong annual growth that doesn’t look like slowing up anytime soon. There are a few secrets in this chat that you will soon realise why under Wes’ leadership this company continues such strong growth. Learn about his background, his lessons out of sport and different influences he has had, lessons in business, what he values most and much more.

At the time of recording Jonah Pezet is 10 games into his NRL career with the Melbourne Storm, is currently getting through ACL repair and rehab and constantly looking for every opportunity to learn. He shares his lessons along the way, some insights into the Melbourne storm and influences like head coach Craig Bellamy, Cameron Munster and much more. He shared lessons from his junior years from junior coaches , his own parents and more . He clearly values his time learning his trade and has big future ahead with such priceless foundations and a great mindset. Please like, share, comment or even just text to someone you know may benefit from listening or simply just enjoy the episode. Video version on YouTube .

If you could ever get half an hour with Brian Goorjian I can’t recommend it highly enough or just listen to this episode and share with a friend you think would benefit from half an hour of priceless wisdom from a hall of fame coach. No matter what sport or industry you are in learning from Brian who at age 72 at the time of recording is the most successful coach in basketball history in Australia , has just returned to the Sydney Kings over a decade after winning 3 championships with them. The 6 x championship winning coach is also about to coach the Australian Boomers to his 3rd Olympics as head coach. His passion for his sport, his work, his players and energy he brings to everything he does is contagious. His wisdom shared is from a lifetime in the game. Please share, like , comment and follow us on socials for short content and YouTube for full video versions.

If you last 30 years in Rugby league you must be doing something right ! … and there must be some wisdom to share. The longest serving CEO in history of Rugby League Denis gives his time to share his journey , influences and lessons along the way . Remembered by many for his administration roles Denis is also a former international having played for Australia and also NSW during his time as a professional player at the Parramatta eels. Rugby league has been his life and he shares as much as we could in a 1hr chat that includes his memories of great leaders like coach Jack Gibson or premiership winning captains like Steve Edge, the challenges of hiring and firing and much more.

Yasmin Clydsdale, a world cup winner, a multiple time premiership winner, a teacher and a leader who loves making a difference to people's lives shares with us her journey to becoming a professional athlete , lessons along the way. Her thoughts on what makes a team successful, challenges in women's sport, advice to anyone following her path and much more. Make sure you follow her on instagram

All Liv Higgins does is WIN! At the time of recording Liv has played in 3 NRLW grand finals and won them all. This is on top of the two lower grade grand final wins. Every year Liv has played Rugby League she has won. Liv shares with us lessons along the way , shares her journey, shares her thoughts on what makes championship teams and gives advice to any up and coming female player and much more . Make sure you follow Liv on Instagram at @liv_higgins . Check us out also @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles and please share this episode with anyone you feel would benefit from listening. Thanks also to partners of the show @pirtekaus @athelite_official @catchprobands

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