The Inside Edge Project
Exploring how the best in the world navigate all the noise to consistently perform in the in high-pressure environments. The purpose? To provide access to world-leading athletes, coaches and subject-experts to help you explore your potential.
Episodes
47 episodes
MD Thirushkamini | From Prodigy to Master: The Art of Turning Expectation Into Long Lasting Success.
Indian cricketer MD Thirushkamini shares a deeply honest reflection on her journey in elite sport and what success truly means beyond the scoreboard. She looks back on her early years as a prodigy and how her understanding of success evol...
Lawrence Shuruma | Faith Over Fear: The Eagle Mentality
A former pro footballer turned mentor and mindset coach—whose story proves that nothing is impossible when you choose growth over excuses. Lawrence Shuruma shares arriving in Australia at 11 on a refugee visa as the oldest of seven kids, naviga...
Introducing the Inside Edge Podcast
An introduction to the Inside Edge Podcast with Bhavi Devchand.
Dr. Alex Lascu & Aaron Lilly | How To Design Training That Holds Up With Pressure
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Alex Lascu and Aaron Lilly to unpack what really makes training transfer to performance, especially in a sport as complex as cricket. We dive into why “more reps” doesn’t always mean better results, and how...
Nicole Bolton | Managing Mental Health and Elite Performance
"For a number of years, success to me was operating in a really unhealthy manner. I would need to be under significant duress away from the game to then step over that white line and go perform, as it was the only time I would feel like I w...
Viv Paver | Transforming Coaching & Performance through Growth, Connection & Service
This episode is with Viv Paver - cricketer, coach, and one of the best people I've ever had the pleasure of working with. Viv had a lot of promise as a young cricketer, he was captain of the WA U17 team and was also part of an All-Australian Un...
Molly Strano | Finding Enjoyment in High Performance
Molly Strano is an Australian off-spinner and well known as one of the great characters of the game. She is the reigning domestic player of the year & leading all-time wicket-taker in WBBL. A Self-described raging extrovert, she genuine...
Drewe Broughton | The Fear Coach on finding courage, letting go and trust
Drewe Broughton is a former professional footballer and now a performance coach. As a young man, he was exceptionally talented, representing England U20s alongside a golden generation. He had a deep drive to succeed, however, an inability to co...
Sophie Devine | Managing Diabetes, Mental Health and Leadership
Our guest this week is the captain of the White Ferns and #1 ranked t20 player, Sophie Devine. She has close to 200 international caps, broken numerous records and is arguably the most sought after player in franchise cricket. To top it off, sh...
Elyse Villani | Owning Who You Are and How You Play
Topics DiscussedDealing with limited prep and COVID lockdowns leading into WBBL Trying to find the balance between being attacking and recklessDealing with being in and out of formComparing herself to others and falling i...
Michael Hussey | Finding Balance Between Intensity and Enjoyment
Huss does not need much of an introduction, a legend of the aussie game and one of my heros growing up. He was widely regarded as one of the and hardest workers in world cricket and a very intense man. Along with this came many internal battles...
Paddy Upton | Personal Mastery and the Art of Performance
Welcome to Ep 8 of the Inside Edge Podcast. Our guest this week is world renown leadership and mental skills coach Paddy Upton. Paddy has redefined coaching and performance in both cricket and the business world and I can't recommend his book, ...
Naomi Dattani | Finding The Courage To Trust The Process
The first episode of season 2 is with professional cricketer Naomi Dattani. Naomi is the captain of Middlesex in the UK, has played and won the KIA superleague with the Western Storm and is contracted with the London Spirit in The Hundred. ...
Kate Cross | Embracing Expectation & Growing Through Setbacks
"I remember being at third man, I'd bowled an over and it didn't go very well. I put my sunglasses on and I had tears in my eyes. I remember thinking, I'm so out of my depth; I don't know what I'm doing here"Welcome to this epi...
Yogesh Golwalkar | The power of passion to succeed in extremely competitive environments
Our guest this week is Yogesh Golwalkar, first-class leg spinner who has represented, India A, Madhya Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy, Middlesex CCC and was part of the Kings XI Punjab squad in the IPL. Yogesh is a genius when it comes to the art o...
Jodie Hawkins | Building successful teams through inclusion and social impact
Welcome to this episode of the IEP with Jodie Hawkins. Jodie is currently the General Manager of the Sydney Sixers and has been part of the team that has helped the club been one of the most successful in WBBL and BBL history. The reason I want...
Dr. Fraser Carson | Sport Psychology and Hypnotherapy for performance
Welcome to episode 13 of the Inside Edge Podcast. This week's guest is Dr. Fraser Carson - a sport psychologist who received his PhD from the University of Hull and a Masters in Coaching Education from Ohio University. Over the years he has wor...
Anthony Stubbs - The Fast Bowler | Pillars of performance, simplicity & authenticity
Our guest this week is Fast bowling coach Anthony Stubbs. Known as 'The Fast Bowler' on Instagram, Stubbzy has helped many cricketers improve on and off the field through his 4 pillars of technical, tactical, mental and physical skills. He ...
Holly Ferling | Overcoming perfectionism by leading from the inside-out
Welcome to episode 15 of the IEP. Our guest this week is Australian, QLD and Melbourne Stars fast bowler Holly Ferling. Holly didn't follow the normal path of a cricketer working through the ranks of state cricket to play for Australia, instead...
Corey Rocchiccioli | Third grade to professional cricketer through stillness, authenticity & depth
Our guest this week is Corey Rocchiccioli, contracted cricketer with WA, the Perth scorchers and University CC. Although not a household name yet, he has an unbelievable journey that includes going from 3rd grade to state cricket in 5 yea...
Meg Lanning | Leading with empathy, courage and instinct
Season 3 kicks off with the captain of the Australian Cricket team and one of the best batters of all time, Meg Lanning. 5 world cups, 3 Belinda Clark medals, 3 domestic titles & 16 international hundreds and so many more achievements. ...
Steve Dent | How creating psychological safety creates freedom on and off the field
This week's episode is with Steve Dent, coach and expert in all things leadership and culture. Steve was my coach at Gloucestershire back in 2016 and he completely shifted the way I thought about performance. I remember completely nerding out o...
Beth Mooney | Living on the edge of unhealthy vs healthy obsession
Welcome to the inside edge podcast with Bhavi Devchand. Our guest this week is Australian cricketer, Perth scorcher and proud Queenslander, Beth Mooney. Beth is one of the most sought after and dominant batters in world cricket, having hit #1 i...
Peter Clarke | Cricket Australia Psychologist on coaching, culture and dealing with fear
Welcome to the Inside Edge Podcast, our guest today is Peter Clarke - sport psychologist from the Australian Cricket Team and head coach of the University of Queensland CC who are one of the most successful team in the Queensland Premier ...
Piepa Cleary | Finding freedom and redefining success
Episode 21 with Piepa Cleary - cricketer for the Perth Scorchers, Welsh Fire and Lancashire Thunder. Piepa made headlines last year as she decided to step away from a professional contract with the Western Australian Women's team i...