Perfect Imbalance Podcast

On this episode I interview Kate Richardson-Walsh; Olympic Gold Medal Winning Captain and most capped female hockey player in her country's history. We talk about transitioning out of elite sport, obsession and making things happen. On work-life balance I think it is individual and it will change. Be curious about it and make the best decision for you  As an elite athlete, sport can become obsessive yet Kate has always tried to find ways to switch off. Working in 4 year cycles (as all Olympic sports do), Kate and several team mates believed after London 2012 that they could go better in Rio 2016. This was a straight line; they failed hugely as a team after London 2012 before turning things around in the 18 months leading up to Rio 2016. Transitioning away from hockey In the lead up to Rio Kate was made captain of the team and part of her role involved doing more speaking engagements. Following the Rio games Kate and her wife Helen decided to set up their own business, combining speaking with going into