Project Puresport

Puresport Founder Grayson Hart interviews All Black, Aaron Smith, discussing their early playing days in New Zealand. Aaron Smith a scrum half, plays for the Highlanders in Super Rugby where he is the club's all time leader in caps, and for Manawatu in the ITM Cup. He has won 121 caps for New Zealand and is their most-capped back.

On this episode of Project Puresport we are joined by Nicole Vignola, a neuroscientist, corporate consultant, brain performance coach and public speaker, committed to making neuroscience tangible for the masses. Nicole works with organisations and individuals to teach them how to better understand their unique physiology, providing them with practical tools and science-backed methods to improve their mental health, optimise reflexes and reach peak mental performance, enhancing their daily lives and careers.

This April, English ultra-runner William Goodge will embark on a transcontinental run from Los Angeles to New York City, running 3,175 miles in 64 days to be the fastest Brit of all time to run across America. In this episode of Project Puresport, Grayson and James dig a little deeper and Will tells his story of how, why and when he plans to run the width of America from LA to New York. A truly inspirational story and we can't wait to follow the journey.

This week, Grayson and James are joined by Kyle Gray, a multi-talented teacher who is known worldwide for his expertise in angels and spiritual energy but is also a deeply committed practitioner of kundalini yoga and meditation. Discussing spiritual encounters from an early age, Kyle, was just four years old when his grandmother’s soul visited him from the other side. Growing up, Kyle always had the ability to hear, feel and see what goes beyond the natural senses, which eventually led him to discovering the power of angels and positive energy in his teens. https://www.kylegray.co.uk/ https://www.instagram.com/kylegrayuk/

This week, Grayson and James are joined by Ben Earl, English professional rugby union player who plays as a back row for Premiership rugby club Saracens and England. We get into Ben's rugby career, his time at Saracens, his International debut under coach Eddie Jones, and what habits and routines he's implementing this year to optimise mind, body and performance.

Join hosts Grayson Hart and James Dollah for the first episode of 2023. Delving into some of the big business challenges faced in the previous year, making mistakes with hiring, supply chain issues and other areas behind the scenes at Puresport before discussing the first campaign campaign, Small Habits Unlock Big Dreams, the whole team is implementing their own lifestyle changes to optimise mind and body and how the community can get involved too. Thanks for tuning in, if you enjoyed this episode, hit that like and subscribe button and share with a friend. For more information about Puresport, check the links below: https://puresport.co/ https://www.instagram.com/puresport/ https://www.youtube.com/@puresportco/videos

Ryan Wilson is a professional rugby player for Glasgow Warriors and Scotland. Having represented Scotland 50 times of which he is eligible via his maternal grandparents, his most recent representation for the national team culminated in not only his 50th cap but the first time Scotland have beaten France on French soil in 20 years. He is the 2nd most capped Glasgow warrior of all time with 220+ professional games and has been a loyal servant to his club over the past 13 years of which he captained the club for 5 competing at the highest level in European rugby. He’s also a familiar face in the podcast world hosting ‘The Offload’ weekly and interviewing some of the biggest names in the sport. The podcast along with his experiences through-out his career which certainly hasn’t been plain sailing has leant itself to carving a public speaking role for the ‘Scotsman with a not so Scottish accent'.

Sammi is one of the UK's leading wheelchair racers and the fastest ever British female over all her main events. She is a double Paralympic medallist, a 5 times world medallist and and been both World Champion and World Record holder during her extraordinary career. Sammi took up sport in 2011 following an accident on her family farm in the Scottish Borders. The accident left her unable to walk, but after being introduced to the sport of wheelchair racing she was determined to become one of the very best in the world. Sammi is based outside Loughborough and is training towards the Paris Paralympics in 2024. She speaks on topics including resilience, self confidence and the power of sport to help you rebuild. Instagram: @sammikinghorn For enquiries beckie@redskymanagement.co.uk

Rory is a Breathwork Specialist & UltraMarathon Runner with a passion for improving mental and physical health to help people live happier, healthier and more fulfilled lives. When living in London, Rory stumbled across Breathwork when searching for holistic modalities to improve his declining mental health. Now living in Sydney, he works with individuals in a number of areas and his clients include Google, Amazon, LinkedIn, BCG, TedX, along with professional athletes and Olympians. Rory’s evidence-based approach ensures he’s providing his clients with the latest and most accurate health and wellbeing tools for daily optimisation. As an athlete, he’s competed in a number of Ultramarathons and will be heading to Chile in September for the 250km, multi-stage Atacama Crossing. Website: Rorywarnock.com IG: @rorywarnockwellness E: Rory@rorywarnock.com Free Breathwork: https://rory-warnock.mykajabi.com/offers/LQQHazzu Atacama Donation: https://for-the-herd-batyr.raisely.com/rory-warnock

An OG attendee Run Club member, Dan is a mental health advocate and a CrossFit coach, but it wasn’t always that way. A severe decline in his meant health led to him leaving his career in the City and forced him to rethink his life. He advocates for addressing the stigmas around male mental health and suicide rates, developing meaningful human connection and why a life of authenticity is our only true purpose. In 2022, Dan is running 4,369km, which represents the number of men that die by suicide in UK, every year. He is raising money for Cardiff based charity, Big Moose, who provide early intervention therapy for anyone that needs it. https://www.instagram.com/dansibal/ www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Daniel-Sibal1

We're back! It's been a whirlwind start to the year, rebrand, events, collaborations and plenty more! Tune in to hear what we've been up to, the back story to the all new packaging, logos and designs and what we've got coming up for the rest of 2022!

2021 was a monumental year for Puresport with new additions to the team, world's first product launches, the start of Puresport Clubs just to name a few! Tune in for Part 1 of the 2021 Round Up where Grayson, James and Will chat through some of their fondest memories. Part 2 to follow soon, continuing the conversation as well looking forward to 2022.

John and Leon are global online Personal Trainers and Sports Nutrition coaches with over 10 years experience working within the Fitness industry in person and online. They started TheLeanMachines YouTube channel as a side hobby 8 years ago before the rise of social media. This swiftly grew into a huge global online following across multiple platforms. Now published authors, Mens Health Squad Elite coaches and trusted voices around growing and managing a Fitness and social media business.

Wassim (Waz) Ashayer is a fitness professional and his achievements are extensive. Founder of pop up fitness business Raise LDN, Group Fitness Manager for global fitness brand Equinox, Trainer for leading on-demand fitness app FIIT, and a Brand Ambassador for Gymshark, to name but a few. Following on from a successful modelling career, fitness is now his driving passion. He believes fitness is about inclusiveness, creating an enjoyable, fun environment, and a community where exercise becomes part of a lifestyle. An experienced, business-minded man with an entrepreneurial spirit, 32 year-old Waz’s boundless energy and infectious enthusiasm for what he does is reflected in his short and yet already highly successful career in the fitness industry.

Fresh off of running 48 Marathons in 30 Days, one in every county in England, James and Grayson sit down with Puresport's very own Head of Run Club, Will Goodge. A remarkable challenge, we dive into stories from the run, his daily life out there and how he managed to do it mentally and physically. https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/fundraiser-display/showROFundraiserPage?userUrl=WilliamGoodge&pageUrl=7

Gail Madalena BA(Hons), DipCNM, mBANT is a registered nutritional therapist specialising in fertility and women’s health. Her expertise lies in hormonal imbalances, such as irregular cycles, debilitating PMS, PCOS, endometriosis, thyroid issues and sub-optimal fertility. Her goal is to reduce hormonal side effects and symptoms by addressing the root cause of the issue. Gail studied Nutrition for three years at the College of Naturopathic Medicine and is registered with the British Association of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine.

This week on The Puresport Project we are joined by Sophie Brace where we delve into her early years and success in gymnastics, transitioning from a career in speech therapy to becoming a full time content creator, encouraging and educating people how to become flexible and to give adult gymnastics and calisthenics a go! We are also joined by Puresport's very own, Chelsea Hart, hosting for the very first time to discuss all things female health and about the exciting new product launch, Female Balance | Hormone Health.

Nicole is a fully qualified personal trainer and pre and post natal specialist. After 16 years in the film industry working as a stunt department coordinator on some of Hollywood’s biggest movies, Nicole knew she needed to add some balance into her days and follow her passion for fitness. Driven to make health and fitness sustainable and complimentary to your lifestyle. As a mum, Nicole truly understands the changes your body goes through physically and mentally during pregnancy and post partum. Nicole is passionate about women training to be strong and functional, building the foundations from the core. Creator of the 'Power of Mum’ online 6 week programme that is transforming the lives of busy mums through strength training.