The BONCO Podcast: Recent Episodes
Barry O’Neill
Open minded, light hearted conversations with people who I find interesting and hopefully you will too. Join me, Baz O’Neill, as I chat with a variety of guests from different backgrounds to discuss their story.
Father of two, owner of Real Movement, and coach to Sonny Bill Williams, Keegan Smith is a man on a mission to create better systems of living in order to create the best quality of life. With an impressive list of mentors including Charles Poliquin, Ido Portal, Phil Richards and Coach Sommer, Keegan is on a constant journey of self-development and human performance. I have been following Keegan’s content for a long time and was really looking forward to getting the opportunity to chat with him. Hope you enjoy listening.
Jamie White is an entrepreneur turned business coach who now works with clients from all around the world remotely from Bali. Having experienced the ups and downs of the entrepreneurial world, making millions one year to having gangsters and debt collectors knocking at his door the next, Jamie has turned his own experiences into an online business working as a coach with entrepreneurs in an all encompassing fashion. You can follow Jamie on Instagram @jamiewhite and check out his website for more details on his services www.jamiewhite.com
Best known for his amazing and inspiring yoga content on Instagram, Jacob Manning kindly joined me for a chat on The Bonco Podcast. In this episode I spoke with the California native about his troubles in his youth, his introduction to yoga and his dedication to the practice. With daily inspirational posts on social media Jacob has helped, and continues to help so many people through his online training plans and yoga tutorials. Jacob is a laidback dude, a supreme athlete and deep down he is a very caring and indeed romantic man. I enjoyed this chat. Hopefully you will enjoy listening.
A good chat & a laugh with Mayo footballing legend Keith Higgins in which he tells me about his 16 year involvement with Mayo GAA & his difficult decision to hang up the boots. We also cover his career, life in lockdown & his plans for the future. I enjoyed the conversation. Hope you enjoy listening.
Based in Dublin, Níall is a Level 3 Wim Hof Method instructor, (the highest level awarded to instructors). He is a former international athlete having played basketball for Ireland. Today, however, Níall spends his days helping others overcome stress and anxiety through scientifically proven breathing techniques & cold exposure. The Wim Hof Method is intriguing and it was great to talk to Níall who is an expert on the matter.
Mayo Ladies footballer and Collingwood #7 Sarah joins me for a chat to discuss life in Melbourne at the moment. Currently playing for Collingwood AFLW Sarah is living the life of a professional athlete. We talked about her weekly schedule, training & nutrition, the professionalism of the game in Australia as well as her education as a neuro linguistics programmer & hypnosis practitioner. Full of enthusiasm for life, it was a pleasure to get the opportunity to chat with Sarah for the podcast. Hope you enjoy listening.
Leon Scott is a former professional footballer turned male model and personal trainer. Once described as ‘Britain’s Most Ripped Footballer’, Leon keeps himself ‘Lean 365’ and brings his unique and head-turning sense of style to the world of social media. Search @leon3scott & @leonscottfitness on Instagram.
Ben is a former MMA fighter. He trained out of SBG Dublin and was a sparring partner of ‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor. Finished with his fighting career, but continuing his BJJ training, Ben now works as a content creator and coffee educator in the Dublin area but says he will always be a martial artist at heart.
Sharon is marathon runner who is in the process of completing The Abbott’s World Marathon Majors, six of the top marathons in the world which to date only 1200 people have completed globally. Sharon is taking part in the event not only for a personal achievement but also to raise money for Crumlin Children’s Hospital.
Best selling author, Ultramarathon runner, fitness & nutrition guru & all round great guy, Brian joins me on the podcast for a chat about everything health, fitness & mindset. We also discuss the importance of family & finding a work life balance. Hope you enjoy listening.
Kevin is the owner of 100%PT in Claremorris. He will be competing for his pro card in the WBFF (World Beauty Fitness & Fashion) in Verona on December 1st so he joined me to chat about his preparation in the lead up to this competition. Some interesting health & fitness related topics in this episode so hope you enjoy listening 🙂
Best known as Mickey C, Michael Conroy’s Mayo GAA career spanned for fifteen years, playing under several managers & alongside some of Mayo’s greatest ever footballers. Never a man to mince his words Mickey gives an honest description of his time with Mayo, his struggles with injury, the torture of training, his teammates, managers and of course his trips away with the lads. Mickey is a funny man, a proper storyteller, so I hope you enjoy listening.
Tom Coleman is at the top of his game in the nutrition world and runs a company called My Nutrition Ireland with his wife Jenny. Tom’s passion is nutrition & Jenny’s passion is cooking so together they run a very successful business with regular tv appearances, guest speakers at festivals & events as well as invitations to speak at some of the top corporates in Ireland. Some of Tom’s clients include Irish Rugby, SBG Ireland & he was recruited to work with ‘Notorious’ Conor McGregor as his sleep coach for his historic boxing match against Floyd Mayweather. An absolute gentleman & an expert in nutrition & sleep, I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as it was very informative & really enjoyable chatting with Tom.
Delighted to be joined on the podcast by Kieran ‘The Galway Player’ to talk about his career as a fashion, dating & lifestyle blogger in Galway & how it all came about. We also discuss the upcoming Galway Races & the excitement leading up to this great annual event. Giddy up 🏇🏼😉 Enjoy.
Very interesting chat with James about how he first came to start his journey in martial arts in Sydney Australia with sensei Benny Urquidez & sensei Nadine Champion. James has spent six years in Australia & two years in Thailand training & studying with the best coaches & training partners & has recently returned home & started with his new business venture ‘The Warrior Mindset Project’.
To quote Yuri’s Instagram bio...He is a”Ginger bearded physical culture enthusiast, teacher, performer & traveler, who teaches workshops all around the world.” It was an absolute pleasure to have Yuri join me on the podcast & to get a deeper look into his life, & to discuss what it’s really like to be an internationally recognized hand balancer traveling the world to share his knowledge. Hope you enjoy the chat 🙂
Kate joins me on ‘The Bonco Podcast’ to talk about her experiences with Ayahuasca & other psychedelic plant based medicines. A really interesting chat & a great insight into what happens at these ceremonies if you have no previous knowledge on the subject. Hope you enjoy listening.
Karen is a woman on a ‘journey’ who aims to help us connect to the bigger picture, gain perspective and seek out our true essence and the universal life force that is available to us all. Karen is the host of the ‘Curiosi & Consciousness’ podcast, where the aim of the podcast is to share inspiring conversations in order to help us get curious about ourselves, raise awareness and consciousness levels, and to ultimately ‘wake up’ to our true potential and how life is always supporting us.
Kevin is a yoga instructor in Dublin who works out of several different studios in the capital; Yogahub, The Elbowroom & Samadhi Yoga. He is the host of ‘The Yoga Life’ Podcast & to date has had some really interesting & international guests on for a chat. Really enjoyed our chat so hope you do too 😊
Sinead is a 17 year old up and coming MMA fighter from Newport Co.Mayo that started martial arts at a very early age & who is now pursuing a career as an MMA fighter. She is a K1 fighter, Full contact kickboxer training out of SBG in Ballina. Sinead joins me today to talk about her training, her upcoming fights & her future plans in the sport.
Shelly runs a fitness business in Swinford, Co.Mayo called ‘That’s So Shelly Fitness’. She joins me on the Podcast to talk about her transformation from being overweight, unemployed & suffering from depression to turning it around & reinvented herself in in her new home in the west of Ireland. She also discusses her fitness business & her upcoming venture of opening her very own gym in Swinford. Good chat. Good laugh. Hope you enjoy 😊
Nadia & Sophie are the owners of Hot Yoga Dundrum & have just finished their very first yoga teacher training at my Bonco studio in Mayo. So we sat down for a quick chat & a laugh before they hit off back to Dublin. I think it’s fair to say you will have a good laugh at this one 😁 Hope you Enjoy.
Joanna is a friend of mine who runs ‘The Spa Room’ just outside Claremorris. I have been going to Joanna for massage & reflexology on & off since she opened & it’s only from my visits to The Spa Room that I began to learn more about Joanna & the interesting life she has lived. Joanna talks to me about her studies, her travels, her yoga/meditation experience & how she ended up living with monks in the mountains in Thailand. This sort of stuff intrigues me 😃 I’d love to live with monks for a while (I think)!! Very easy listening & a fantastic story. Hope you enjoy 😉
Delighted to be joined by professional boxer Ray Moylette for this weeks episode of The Bonco Podcast. Ray discusses his early days of boxing at the age of 6, his solid amateur career & the disappointment of not achieving his dream of becoming an Olympian. He goes through the training & nutrition of a professional athlete & also reflects on an amazing night for Irish boxing in Castlebar last December that unfortunately didn’t go his way. A good honest chat from Ray. Have a listen 🎧
Cian is a 23 year old professional natural bodybuilder who has a personal training business in Claremorris & also runs online programs. He recently competed in The World Natural Bodybuilding Championship in Los Angeles where he achieved 2nd place & 3rd in the world in his respective classes. He joins me to talk about his training, nutrition & how he first got into bodybuilding.
The Sawdoctors Leo Moran chats to me today about growing up in Tuam, the early days of Macnas, his musical background & the creation of The Sawdoctors. He also gives us a performance of an original Christmas song at the very end of the podcast. Really enjoyed chatting with Leo & listening to his tales. (There’s a little bit of editing in the middle). Hope you enjoy & Happy Christmas to you all.
Andy took the time out of his busy schedule to have a chat with me about business, health, football & family. And how at the ripe age of 35 he is feeling better than ever & really looking forward to the upcoming season with Mayo GAA 💚❤️ Hope you enjoy it.
Delighted to have Colm join me on the very first episode of ‘The Bonco Podcast’. Colm is a good friend & an inspirational man with a great story to tell. From the highs of running a successful family business for years, to the hardship that came with the recession, to his reinvention as a yoga instructor & his current thoughts on life. (Guest appearance by Emma Hynes & Tia the Golden Retriever 🐶 ) Hope you enjoy!!