About this episode
A native of England, Steve Mellor has spent most of the 2000's in the US as a collegiate swimmer and swim coach. He then moved into coaching full time and spent almost a decade as the Associate Head Coach at LSU. During his swim coaching career he guided athletes to the heights of NCAA and was able to guide LSU's first ever American swimmer to an Olympic team in Brooks Curry who went on to win an Olympic Gold Medal. In October of 2021, Steve turned his passion for optimizing individual performance into founding his company, Career Competitor LLC. where he serves as a Performance Coach & Culture Consultant. The company was built off a four-year old podcast also titled Career Competitor where former athletes discuss how they optimize performance in a specific field by utilizing competitive and athlete-minded characteristics. Steve brings both his educational background and years of elite coaching into his work today. Driven by the intention to best serve the unique needs of each client, Steve's mission is to facilitate the personal growth of those he works with to help reveal and commit to their optimal self. Order the book here. Subscribe to the Career Competitor Podcast here. 00:00 Bratter PA Immigration Law 00:05 Hello Steve Mellor 04:00 Career Competitor Podcast 05:15 Process of writing a book 07:45 Swimming Stories 08:45 Judging Potential 11:50 Creating a successful environment 14:35 Relationships in Business 17:13 Beine Wellness Building 18:01 Swim Angelfish 18:40 Shock the World 22:30 What does work for you? 24:42 Reliving the process with Brooks 26:35 Book out October 15 28:20 Being competitive 36:39 Destro Swim Towers 36:57 Vasa Trainer Our Sponsors: BRATTER PA IMMIGRATION LAW : Exclusive immigration representation of athletes, entrepreneurs, artists, investors, and entertainers. SWIM ANGELFISH: Receive the tools and skills needed to teach swimmers with autism, physical disabilities, anxiety, sensory and motor conditions with Swim Angelfish, the global leader in adaptive swim. Get certified online today! BEINE WELLNESS BUILDING: Individualize your nutrition with genetic testing and personalized plans. Eat, supplement, and recover based on your genetics. INTL SWIMMING HALL OF FAME: Help preserve swimming history by joining the 1 in 1000 Club! VASA: Essential dryland for stronger, better, faster swimmers. Save 10% using the code "brett" at checkout! DESTRO SWIM TOWERS : Save $150 per double swim tower by using the code "brett" at checkout! SWIMNERD : Big and small digital pace clocks, virtual scoreboards, and live results. Subscribe to the Swimnerd Newsletter . Subscribe & Listen: Apple Podcasts Google Spotify YouTube Produced by: SWIMNERD