Insights
By Mind Gap
This is the show where we focus on showing you what really happens in the world of sports and esports. Told by people who have been or still are in that environment.
Brought to you by the people behind Mind Gap, a sports psychology consultancy. We dive deep with our guests to give you INSIGHTS.
InsightsJul 08, 2020
Special Episode - Two countries, One profession
We have a special episode for you today! We are joined by George Mitchell and Greg Parry from FocusPerform (https://focusperform.co.uk), as well as a new temporary host, Joshua, where they talk about how they got into sport psychology, their pathway/training route, the similarities and differences of practicing in the UK and Malaysia, and their work now.
George and Greg recently passed their British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences (BASES - SE) accreditation. The three of them started out as classmates during their Master's at Bangor University and this is their journey in a nutshell. Merry Christmas to everyone and a happy new year to all!
Anna May Pereira - The Fight for Equality
On this episode, we are joined by Anna May Pereira, a former taekwondo competitor and currently pursuing her degree in psychology. We talk about the struggles she went through, the bullying she faced, as well as her efforts in promoting mental health to the people around her!
Nicholas Chan - Olympism: More than Just Winning
On this episode, we are joined by Nicholas Chan, he is part of the Malaysian Olympism in Action Community who spread the word of olympism, and he has recently been appointed as the National Olympic Academy Director by the Olympic Council of Malaysia.
From his job as an entrepreneur, his role as a parent, and in other aspects of life. Nicholas shares about what Olympism is, as well as lessons and what we can do to incorporate Olympism in our own life.
Gabriel Behr Andrade - The people who make the Olympics run
On this episode, we are joined by Gabriel, he has worked in sport for 10 years. He has worked in 2 Olympic Games, 2 Paralympic Games, 2 Commonwealth Games, 2 FIFA Football World Cups, 1 Pan American Games, 1 African Youth Games, 1 African Beach Games, 1 World Beach Games, 1 Para-Swimming World Championships and now is now moving onto his 3rd Olympic and Paralympic Games.
We talk about the challenges and lessons he's learned from all his experience as well as how he incorporates sport psychology into his work as well as how people may use the lessons from sport psychology in their lifes.
Tiffani "Babyoling" Lim - The Road Less Travelled
On this episode, we are joined by Tiffani "Babyoling" Lim, Head of Marketing and PR at Battle Arena Malaysia. A well known name in the esports industry, she has been championing player rights through MESPA (Malaysian Esports Players Association), and also paving the way for females getting into esports.
We talk about her role at Battle Arena, what MESPA does, the stigma of being female in esports, and her experience in esports. If you have any queries for Tiffani, visit her website at http://www.babyoling.com/ and drop her a line!
Kimberly Janet - If not now, when?
On this episode, we are joined by Kimberly Janet, a national fencer who recently represented Malaysia at the SEA Games 2019 in the Philippines. Before the SEA Games in 2019, she stepped away from fencing for 9 years to focus on her career as a health business development manager, but decided to come back due to her passion for fencing. So she quit her job and focused on coming back into fencing and getting into the national squad for the SEA Games 2019.
Out of many things, we talk about the challenges of coming back to the sport after such a long hiatus, the support given to her during her sporting career, her experience in fencing, and the journey that she went through represent her country even after being out of the sport for so long.
Daphne Ng - It's about the journey, not the destination
We are joined by Daphne Ng, former national badminton player for Malaysia and now Head Coach/Co-Founder at Duo Sparks, a badminton academy! We talk about her days as a national player, the demands, what it takes to be at the top of your game, her work now at Duo Sparks raising the new generation of badminton athletes, as well as her passion spreading the joys of sports.
Daphne has also just recently contributed a chapter in a new book titled: Average to Aces: Sharing Lives, Living Better Lives! We hope you get some great insights into the world of professional badminton!
Behind the glitz and glamour - Matthew Chan
On this episode, we are joined by Matthew Chan, from EVOS Esports. He is the current Assistant to the CEO of EVOS Esports, and has worked in a myriad of roles in esports including: former player, manager, caster. We talk about his experience in these roles and how this has shaped him to who he is today.
He offers his perspectives from an organisational standpoint about the demands of being an esports player, what EVOS does to deal with these demands, as well as share what has happened since he joined EVOS.