Olympia Boxing Podcast: Recent Episodes
Wayne Smith
We are the UK’s leading provider for Boxing Fitness in schools & communities. This show is fun and easy listening. We chat with guests about the power boxing and sport in general in schools and communities. Celebrating the great work other local organisations do in their communities. We also have the odd interview with some sporting greats and successful entrepreneurs.
This week Wayne catches up with Coach Rob to see how he has found 2020 and what coaching and life has looked like for him.
We also chat about the upcoming Josh Warrington card this weekend🥊
This week Wayne catches up with Coach Joe to see how he has found 2020 and what coaching and life has looked like for him.
- Adaptability
- Fun
- Keeping young people engaged
- Being more vocal
- Making a difference
We also chat about the latest boxing news from last week
- Canelo v Saunders rumours
- WBA Mess!
- WBO announcement for AJ v Fury
- Usyk v Joyce
- Williams v Andrade
- WIlliams v Eubank Jnr & Beef!
This week Wayne catches up with Coach Ant to see how he has found 2020 and what coaching has looked like for him.
- Adapting to virtual programmes
- engaging young people
- making it all fun
- helping others
We also chat about the latest boxing news and the surprising defeat for Conor McGregor this past weekend.
We have gave our podcast a little re-look, let us know what you think?
This week Coach Wayne previews the latest announcements of bouts been made in boxing.
- Herring v Frampton
- Matchroom Boxing's Schedule
- Chris Eubank Jnr joining Saulerand Boxing
Wayne catches up with Coach Lewis to discuss his thoughts on 2020 and how he has had to adapt his coaching. What hes learned and what he is looking forward to in 2021.
Hey Team
Happy New Year! We're back for our first episode of 2021.
In today's episode we discuss:
- Our new podcast layout were working towards
- Boxing world
- Virtual programmes
- Adapting to the new lockdown
- Catch up with Coach Tommy
- Staying positive
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This week Coach Wayne chats with Finchley ABC legend Johnny Oliver. Johnny now retired as a coach spends his time as a trustee for the Ringside Charitable Trust. Johnny is a great character who has changed many young people’s lives. We discuss putting lads on the straight line, creating champions, yearly Las Vegas trips, Meeting Mike Tyson, watching Floyd Mayweather prepare for world championship bouts, his first thoughts on Derek Chisora, taking Anthony Joshua on the pads for the first time & that famous spar between AJ & Tyson Fury. As coach there isn’t much Johnny hasn’t seen or done & is a credit to the sport🥊 To follow the Ringside Charitable Trust their website is www.ringsiderestandcare.com
This week Coach Wayne chats with the chairman & trustee of The Ringside Charitable Trust Dave Harris. The charity are aiming to open The Ringside Rest & Care Home for ex boxers in need of respite or full care. We discuss the progress, everything that’s going on for the charity & the amazing work the trustees & ambassadors that include current & ex world champions are doing. Our very own Coach Wayne is fundraising for the charity by tackling the UK cycling from Lands End To John O’Groats in August next year for them.
This weeks podcast Coach Wayne sits down with Louisa Arnold who not only is Kent Sport’s Workforce & Coaching Manager, but also one of our founders! Lou has been on board with us since day 1 & seen everything grow & helped us hugely along the way. We discuss all things coaching, developing young people into coaches & giving them opportunities for careers. We discuss Louisa’s very own coaching career in Netball & her success with a National UK Coaching Award for her Project 500 which is all about Female Coaches
This week we’re back with another guest from our Boxing 4 Parkinsons Team. Bob has only been diagnosed for a short time. We discuss the benefits he has had through our programme and regular exercise. How being active has been a major help in regulating himself.
Today’s episode Coach Wayne chats with one of our key partners Bryn Price from Safer Kent. We have worked with Safer Kent since the beginning delivering community programmes across Kent. We discuss all things to do with youth work & really put the world to rights! Safer Kent does some fantastic work in the community🥊
Following on from our Boxing 4 Parkinson’s series this week Coach Wayne chats with Phil Bungay who is the lead coordinator for the Medway Parkinson’s Working Age Group & Co Lead Coordinator for The Medway neurological network. Phil is who we set up our programme with & is a regular attendee. Phil was diagnosed in 2012 with Parkinson’s and he details a good insight for what it’s like living with Parkinson’s & how beneficial the programme has been🥊
Today’s episode we introduce our newest Coach onto our team Anthony Grove. Ant came through our mentoring programme to now leading his own sessions. We discuss Ant’s journey from a troubled teen with mental health issues & becoming homeless to discovering boxing & turning his life around into a positive. He is now a much loved coach by the kids he trains & improving all the time. He also works in a Special Needs College helping young people with additional needs. He has a truly inspiring story which shows the power of sport once again🥊
This week Coach Wayne talks #DoorstepSport with James Gregory the London & South East Area Director for Street Games one of our valued partners delivering Doorstep Sport across communities.
This week is the third & final podcast in our Boxing 4 Parkinsons series. Coach Wayne chats with the lovely Jane Cullen. Jane is an exercise instructor, fitness professional & a best selling author! Jane has sold copies of her books worldwide & donates proceeds to Parkinsons based programmes which we are very lucky to receive her support with our Medway programme. We talk about Jane’s journey with working with people loving with Parkinsons & other long term medical conditions, her book Say That Again which is about a hero with Parkinson’s which has been turned into a play already & plans for the big screen💥
Today’s episode is the 2nd in our Boxing 4 Parkinsons series. Today Wayne chats with Richard Grigg who is an amateur & professional boxing coach at a great club Bideford ABC in Devon. Richard also runs a fantastic Boxing 4 Parkinsons programme. We talk passionately about boxing & it’s wonders for the community. How their Parkinsons programme has developed & the successes it has had🥊
We kick off our Boxing 4 Parkinson’s series with the founder himself Mr Dennis Stinchcombe MBE. Dennis pioneered the programme at his club Broad Plain ABC in Bristol & has had huge success! We chat about the beginning of it all, how he set it up & now how he is promoting the programme with England Boxing up & down the country helping to coach coaches with the information to set up the programme in their clubs expanding the great work it achieves. We also chat about the other fantastic work Broad Plain does including its Pupils Referral Unit where Dennis & his team are teaching young people excluded from schools🥊
This week we do something a little bit different to our usual podcasts. This week Coach Wayne chats with Jeannette Linfoot who is a very successful businesswoman who has multiple businesses in advisory, mentoring and property investing.
Jeanette has 25 years experience in being a leader and mentoring other people. Jeannette has been the CEO of Travel in organisations such as TUI, Thomas Cook, First Choice & Saga.
With an impressive track record in building and optimising high performing, culturally-diverse teams, underpinned by inspirational leadership and vision, Jeannette is a passionate advocate for diversity across all organisational levels. Truly diverse teams and gender-balanced executive boards provide superior customer experiences, more fulfilling career opportunities and optimised financial results for shareholders.
Working with individuals and businesses to develop, shape and drive forward their strategy, Jeannette brings an impartial perspective, which, combined with practical action based solutions, delivers tangible results.
As a mentor, Jeannette has supported and empowered male and female colleagues, direct reports and clients to unlock and achieve their full potential. As a direct result of Jeannette’s interventions, many of her ‘mentees’ have graduated to executive board-level positions, started businesses and diversified into portfolio careers.
As well as a successful portfolio of businesses Jeannette has recently released her brand new podcast Brave, Bold, Brilliant.
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This week Coach Wayne chats with one of our coaches Robert Caswell that has come through our mentoring programme. Rob is still an active Elite level amateur boxer with big aspirations & goals to achieve. We talk about boxing today, how it’s developed him as a person, Young boxers turning pro too early, the challenges he’s faced, our mentoring programme & how he has seen a different side as a coach. Robs views on boxing in the community & how it shapes young people’s lives. This is a good’un enjoy🥊
This week we have Ben Fitzgerald the founder of Kindcody a new app recently launched to help improve people’s mental & physical health. Ben is a former amateur boxer & has used his skills in developing this fantastic new app, we discuss its benefits, challenges, positives & recent successful launch🥊
This week Coach Wayne chats with another British boxing legend. The former British, European & WBC Welterweight Champion Of The World John H Stracey. They chat about John’s Fabulous career from his amateur days, Olympic Games, to Mexico City dethroning the great Jose Napoles. John does great charity work helping clubs & Ringside Rest & Care raise money. We get a little glimpse of what is coming up in Johns autobiography to be released shorty🥊
This weeks guest is the former British, Commonwealth, European & World Champion Billy Schwer. Billy has a fantastic story with from a highly experienced international amateur boxer, world champion professional, losing everything to building back up with his Mental Boxing programme that he is now helping so many other people with. He is an author of Man Up, The World Champion Way. You can receive a free gift of the first two chapters of his great book at his website www.billyschwer.com sit back & get ready for his ongoing energy as he takes us through his championship journey🥊
James Cullen is one of the founding members of Olympia Boxing. As a former Boxing Club Development Officer in Kent it is he who spearheaded community boxing & then started working with Lee & Wayne, before Wayne taking the lead for where we are today. This week we talk about old times, James’s journey working for the ABA & being a games maker at London 2012 Olympics watching the back room work of legends such as Lomachenko, Katie Taylor, Nicola Adams & Anthony Joshua. This is a part 1 as there is still so much to talk about in regards to how we set up & the fun we’ve had. In this episode we laugh a lot, talk about behind the scenes at the Olympics & touch on the birth of Olympia🥊
This week Coach Wayne chats with professional boxer Lewis Syrett. Lewis was Wayne’s first boxer he trained in the amateurs & travelled many miles with taking on all comers. Lewis is 7-1 as a pro, fought on a world title undercard & live on BT Sport in the Ultimate Boxxer competition. Lewis is a really tough and likeable lad, follows Millwall with passion & will box anyone at a drop of a hat. In the amateurs he competed with the best and many good names. Now he’s working his way up the pro ranks aiming for titles🥊
This week Wayne chats with Tim Miller who is a Boxing Coach at Aylesbury Boxing Club. We talk boxing, coaching & a men’s mental health programme they have running🥊
This episode Coach Wayne chats with fellow St Mary’s ABC Coach Jerome Xavier. Jerome has a great story to tell with boxing being in the family blood. Jerome was a successful boxer before starting his coaching career & now has coached many national & international champions. Jerome’s day job is PE teacher in an SEN school, so have great experience with us Boxing In Schools🥊
In today’s episode Coach Wayne chats with one of his mentors & coach Paul Lynch. Paul is the Head Coach of Sevenoaks ABC where Wayne competed & started his coaching journey. Paul has a fantastic story from growing up in South London, competing as an open class boxer & taking the reigns as the Head Coach at Sevenoaks. Some great stories of old funny times with some boxing chucked in🥊
This week Coach Wayne chats with life long friends Lee Wenham & Scott Mitchell who are the Determined Daddies. Each of them have children with Type 1 Diabetes & they have set out to raise as much awareness as possible and funds to find a cure by completing challenges. This past weekend they completed Back Garden 24, where they ran, jogged & walked around their back gardens for 24hrs raising much needed funds for the NHS during this challenging time. If you would like to donate to the cause please follow https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/teamdd in today’s episode we talk, laugh and reminisce over funny & hard challenges completed telling their story🥊
Today Coach Wayne chats with Jarred who is the Head Coach at Chichester Boys Club. Him & his team of coaches have revived this great club that has been established for 80 years! We have a great chat regarding coaching, travelling the country with boxers & national championships🥊
This week Coach Wayne chats with partner Mark Roughsedge. Mark is the Head Coach of The Women’s Great Britain Tag Rugby, Scotland’s Wheelchair Rugby, Medway Sport Sports Development Officer, Street Games Kent Doorstep Sport Coordinator & we announce our new partnership in Sport On Your Doorstep CIC. SOYD is our new community interest company where we will be delivering Multisport & non traditional sports to disadvantaged communities🏈⚽️🏀🏏
This week Wayne chats with Adam Haniver who coaches at Eastbourne ABC, is the DISE programme Tutor @ Brighton University, England Boxing Coach Educator & Talent Pathway Coach. We talk Boxing Coaching, club boxing, boxing at University, England Boxing & Adam’s great podcast The Boxing Coaches Podcast. If you would like to get in contact with Adam his email address is adam.haniver@gbmc.ac.uk
This weeks episode is with Colin Rouse the Director of Changing Minds Kent CIC. Changing Minds Kent is a Mental Health organisation that delivers great work & programmes throughout Kent helping achieve greater mental health. In our current challenging time, this is such a relevant podcast to keep people upbeat & aware of the programmes this awesome organisations offer to help our communities🥊
Today Wayne chats with one of his former amateur boxers Karol Itauma. Karol tells his story from growing up in Slovakia, taking up a sport to make friends, becoming an 8 x National champion, World Championship heartache, Olympic Success & now his journey to the top of the world as a professional🥊
In today’s episode Coach Wayne chats with professional boxer Sam Midge Noakes about his journey through boxing from his amateur success with his club Westree ABC, winning national and international titles to now his flourishing professional career. His next bout is at the O2 on the big bill with Daniel Dubois v Joe Joyce Head lining live on BT Sport🥊
This week Coach Wayne talks about how far our organisation has come in such a little time. Coaches becoming 2020 National Street Games Awards Finalists, a new office, growing number of schools, becoming the UK’s leading providers in Boxing Fitness & our future goals🥊
In this episode Wayne chats with Steve Perez from Arches Local one of our partners on the Fit & Fed programmes. We discuss the success of the Fit & Fed programmes & community work🥊
In today’s episode Coach Wayne chats with Newington Primary School’s Head of School Simon Krafft & PE Coordinator Chloee Blackbourn. Talk School PE, alternative sports, listening to what students actually want🥊
In today’s episode Coach Wayne speaks with Val Hookway who is the PE Coordinator for St Matthews Primary School in Tunbridge Wells. Val is a former International Heptathlete in her sporting career & now heavily involved in primary School sport across the Tonbridge & West Kent Partnership🥊
Today Coach Wayne is with one of our community partners Swale Community Lesiure Services. Gabs & Ben cover a wide area, we talk all kind of sports and the benefits for the community🥊
BONUS Addition Coach Wayne & professional boxer Louise Orton talk about their trip to Manchester for sparring with top professionals Chantelle Cameron & Natasha Jonas at Joe Gallagher & Jamie Moore’s gyms. Talk Louise’s journey from World Champion Kick-boxer to national amateur boxing champion now transitioning into the pro game. How boxing has kept Louise on the straight path, helping with a troubled childhood🥊
In this episode Wayne chats to one of our main partners Kent Sport’s Daniel Bromley. We talk Boxing, Satellite Clubs, School & Community Sport🥊
Today’s episode Wayne speaks with Lordswood Primary School Teacher Kelly Hanson all about their schools values on sport & our Boxing programme we deliver with them🥊
Today we interview one of our partners Helen Elstone from Medway Youth Services. We talk about our beyourself programme, youth work & community sport benefits🥊
In this episode we talk about goal setting for 2020 & ideas to use how are you planning the new year?
A short podcast to recap on an epic 2019, goals for 2020 & thank all our partners & schools. Merry Christmas & here is to a great 2020🥊
Today we chat boxing & coaching with our coach Tommy. Tommy is a product of ours having come through our community programmes as a teenager to now being a full time coach delivering all programmes🥊
In this episode we introduce one of our main coaches & an active national boxing champion. We talk about his boxing, coaching journeys, future goals & boxing in schools & communities🥊
This episode we introduce one of our mentee coaches who has also boxed competitively for Scotland. We talk about his boxing, coaching journey/ goals & boxing in schools🥊
EP 1 An introduction to who we are, how we do it & why we do it! Relax & enjoy the start of our journey in the podcast world🥊