Marcus chats with David Nyika, one of New Zealand’s most successful boxers. Olympic bronze medalist, Commonwealth Games double gold medalist, undefeated as a professional: Dave is a shining talent in the ring and he’s just getting started. He also has a huge heart and is known as ‘The Nice Guy’. We get into all things boxing as well as a variety of topics outside the ring, including his Ugandan heritage, his love for animals, and ‘Dave Logic’.  Follow Dave on: Instagram at:...

Fernando is a veteran ballet dancer, having spent years at Houston Ballet after graduating from the Royal Ballet School in London. Fernando dives into the pressures and social difficulties of being a male ballet dancer as an adolescent, the struggles of constant rejection, and the power of fully expressing your feelings through dance.  Fernando has a profound and pragmatic approach to the food he eats and the way he thinks about consumption, which has led to some rethinking of my own eating...

“The quickest way to become a millionaire in racing is to start out as a billionaire.” Ellis Spiezia is known as the electric renegade and is the first native electric racing driver. He, along with his parents Michelle and Francesco, comprise the Ellysium Racing Team. Marcus chats with the team about the pros and cons of electric vs combustion racing, the financial and lifestyle realities of getting to the top of the racing world, the fears of a parent watching their child crash at high...

Julia is an Olympian and triple Commonwealth Games Medalist hammerthrower, winning one gold and two silvers across 12 years. She has snared six national titles and set 8 national records in New Zealand. Julia is also a weapon in the classroom, having been Head Girl and Dux at high school and graduating in economics from Princeton, where she became Princeton’s first female track & field athlete to win an NCAA title. Alongside her throwing career Julia has worked for the Reserve Bank of New...

Jamie Farndale is an athlete scholar. He was captain of the Scotland Rugby 7s team, which made history in beating New Zealand (the first Scottish team in any version of rugby to do so) and in winning a world series. He is also studying business sustainability at Cambridge University alongside his pro athlete career.  Jamie chats with Marcus and Hugo about his atypical pathway to becoming a professional rugby player, along with all the special moments in his career. We dive into the pros and...

Erin and Dylan talk about Erin’s dual citizenship and how that came about, why she chose to represent NZ and her pathway to pro tennis with all of its lumps and bumps, and the factor that allowed her to move from an also-ran to a top 30 tennis player. Off the court, Erin talks about who taught her to be charitable, her experience of pledging a percentage of her income, the organisations she chooses to support and why, and the flaws and flourishes of humanity.

Marcus chats with Ryan Fox, PGA and DP World Tour golfer and winner of the Dunhill Links Championships and Ras Al Kaimah Classic in 2022. They dive into the compelling nature of golf, what makes it so hard, and why people keep coming back. Golf is mentally excruciating, and Foxy shares some of the methods he uses to keep his mindset on track. Foxy comes from an insanely impressive line of world-beating athletes, with NZ legends as both father and grandfather. He is adding to the legacy,...

Naya comes from a family of track athletes and football players. She came to volleyball late but has had a stellar career spanning many countries and awards.  After discussing the pathway to professional volleyball (definitely not a typical one), Marcus and Naya dive into the unseen side of sport - abusive coaches, negative environments, and speaking up for what’s right despite pushback. Off-court topics include climate action, corporate responsibility, and the best and worst of...

Marcus and Dylan chat with Sasha de Sola and dive deeply into Sasha’s on-stage and off-stage life.  On-stage topics include: Sasha’s journey from the Kirov Academy as a young woman to Principal Dancer at the San Francisco Ballet, her insanely physical daily schedule, the most difficult thing about ballet, what happens when dancing ends, and whether ballet dancers are artists or athletes (or both!). Off-stage topics include: Sasha’s academic career and how Sasha and Marcus met, On Tiptoes -...

In this episode, Marcus and Dylan chat with Tampa Bay Bucs NFL player Patrick Laird about his winding journey to pro football, how he became known as “The Intern”, his first NFL touchdown, reading and teaching kids to read, his short-lived career as a hip-hop producer, charity and giving back, and dietary choices.  In Patrick’s words, “I’ve been on a good amount of podcasts but the depth of stuff we covered I don’t think I’ve ever touched.” This is a side of Patrick you haven’t seen...

In this episode, Marcus and Dylan team up with professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas to discuss the pressure of representing his country at the highest level of competition from junior to professional, his passion for filmmaking and storytelling, the recent uptick in the popularity of tennis in Greece, and the importance of family and charity.

In this episode, we turn the tables and interview Dylan! Marcus and Dylan discuss:  Figure Skating origin story2014 Winter Olympics and silver medal with CanadaPerspective on relationships with adversaries in skatingLife-threatening accident before 2018 OlympicsConcussion and recoveryWho taught Dylan to be charitableMother working as a midwifeWhat drew Dylan to HIAWhere he chooses to donateAnimal welfare - The Humane League and Good Food InstituteVulnerable children - Project Healthy Children...

In this episode of Larger Than Ourselves, Marcus speaks with Gaby Dabrowski about: Mixed doubles at the US OpenTennis origin storyPressure from success at an early age - Les Petits AsThe weight of potentialRelationship with family/supportRegretsWho taught Gab to be charitableThe differences between charities - charity selectionDeeper meaning in a careerWTA player councilHow Gab wants to be rememberedMost important issue in the worldThe importance of being quietWhat would the world be like if...

Kate is a triple world record holder on the static bike, holding distance records over 1 hour, 12 hours, and 24 hours. She is also the first woman to create a 24 hour record on the static bike. Kate is also an Age-Group Long-Distance Triathlon World Champion, and has an incredible story of how she got to the top of the podium, going from zero training to world champion in 14 months. She is now training for Challenge 3000 - cycling 3000 miles around the coastline of the UK’s main island to...

Hugo Inglis is a forward for the New Zealand national men's field hockey team.  He has made three Olympic appearances and was voted Black Sticks Male Player of the Year in 2018. Hugo's passion for climate consciousness, environmental impact, and sustainability fuel his pledge to give back. With host Dylan Moscovitch, Inglis discusses the athletes that inspired him to join the effective altruism movement, and the causes that motivate his continued contributions to the global community.

In our very first episode, Host Dylan Moscovitch and High Impact Athletes Founder Marcus Daniell discuss the organization's backstory and mission, Marcus' work to connect athletes with effective, evidence-based charities, and just how important it is to harness the power of the collective athlete voice to educate the world about the outsized benefits of giving effectively. Join us on our journey as we explore the ways that athletes and leaders are doing the maximum good possible and helping...