Nick Collins

Jamie Baulch (Part 2)

Part 2 of our interview with World Champion Athlete Jamie Baulch.

In this part, Jamie talks about what it was like training with the biggest starts of world athletics - Frankie Fredericks, Colin Jackson and Linford Christie - and how one particular track session convinced him he was destined to win gold.

Jon and Jamie also discuss the low points and Jamie shares his mindset tips for consistently rebounding from setbacks, going again... and cracking on!

Jamie Baulch (Part 1)

Jamie Baulch is a world champion athlete and Olympic silver medallist. A 400m runner of genuine world class, he's trained with, competed against and beaten some of the biggest names in Athletics.

But there is so much more to just the medals with this guy. Adopted by a family in South Wales, he's a proud Welshman, but his story begins in England and a young single mother who felt unable to raise him and gave him up so he could gave a better chance in life.

Decades later, he set out to find both his genetic mother and father in two separate award-winning documentaries for the BBC. What he found, and the journey of discovery and identity he went on, make for fascinating and emotional stories which he shares here with Jon.

We also get to hear incredible insights into the mind of a champion. How he went from under-achieving as nailed-on favourite... to a mindset switch that enabled him to make winning a World Championship gold medal look like the easiest thing in the world.

And then there's the story of how it only truly dawned on him that he was the fastest man in the world... while pushing a shopping trolley around a supermarket in Cwmbran.

This interview was so full of good stuff that we have split it over two episodes. This is Part 1, Part 2 will follow a week later. Both episodes contain amazing stories from Jamie's life - from what made him, to the bits of himself he discovered uncovering his roots... to the mindset of a world-beater.

Nick Collins

Nick Collins is both a chef and and an entrepreneur. He is the Founder and CEO of both Clever Chefs and Epic Caterers, two hugely successful Welsh hospitality companies achieving outstanding growth.

Nick grew up in Cardiff and still lives in his home city. A competitive self-starter, in this episode he shares with Jon what fires his drive to succeed, but also how he is learning, growing and changing as he progresses.

Stories come thick and fast - from being a private chef in the Alps' most exclusive resort cooking for A-listers... to taking on (and beating) £100m national catering providers.

There are moments where Nick reveals a fiercely focused business mind, but others where a creative, reflective and even apologetic side emerges.

The result is an episode with so many different access points for anyone listening, whatever their work or life context.

Nick has a passionate belief that anyone can achieve anything. But he doesn't just leave it there with a throwaway quote... he breaks down and illustrates real tangible steps anyone can take to "crack on" and get to where they want to get to.

Phil Davies

Phil Davies holds one of the greatest job titles in the world - Director of Rugby for World Rugby. It's a perfect role for someone who has lived and breathed the game for decades and has always sought to bring improvement and progress... both on the field and off it.

Phil tells Jon about how he learned the values of hard work and respect from growing up in a working-class Welsh community. He reveals the profound impact the miner's strike of the 1980's had on him in terms of gratitude, aspiration and determination.

Phil is brilliant at picking out and sharing lessons and insights from all the stages of his career. His playing days for Llanelli and Wales taught him how teams come together through shared identity and collective purpose.

Management roles at Leeds, Cardiff and Namibia shaped his simple "3 C's" plan for success - communication, connection and collaboration.

Now, as he has risen through the ranks of world sport, he is able to analyse the bigger picture and shares valuable advice on how to navigate the politics of top-of-industry boardrooms to deliver real change and progress.

Lawrence Khen

Lawrence Khen is a South Wales entreprenuer who owns 35 properties and also runs his own mentoring and consultancy business Foresight Property Partners.

Born to a Syrian refugee father and a British mother, Lawrence had a tough but formative and enjoyable childhood growing up in working class Swansea.

He learnt to earn and hustle from his father - traits that have stayed with him in a career that has included painting and decorating, being an international corporate high-flyer with Aldi and even stock trading.

But Lawrence's incessant drive to push himself has led him to the brink of physical and mental disintegration and he has had to refocus his life.

Severe health issues forced him to adapt and plan, but he never lost his streetwise business instincts and he is a great example of self-reliance and ingenuity.

We never know when challenges will come to us, and they may leave us searching for answers... but Lawrence's story teaches us the value of graft, strategic thinking, adaptability and purpose.