021: Olympic Gold & Staying Relevant with Kerri Pottharst OAM OLY

Raise 1000 Voices

Olympic gold is a coveted prize for elite athletes who have dedicated their lives to striving for excellence. But the ability to play - and win - at an elite level is not a life-long plan, so how do athletes stay relevant after achieving an Olympic Gold Medal?

In this episode of Raise 1000 Voices, Kerri Pottharst lets us into her amazing athletic journey and how she managed to stay relevant even after her professional career in volleyball. Kerri is known for being Australia’s most decorated Indoor and Beach Volleyball player who represented her country for over 20 years.

Kerri showed the world that with strong dedication and hard work, exceptional outcomes will manifest. Her winning partnership with Natalie Cook resulted in 2 Olympic medals - GOLD at the Sydney 2000 Olympics and Bronze in Atlanta in 1996 - laying the groundwork for Australians to recognise beach volleyball as an elite sport.

Kerri has also earned another accolade through transitioning to a successful speaking career - still in demand more than 20 years after winning the Gold Medal. She’s able to transition and apply learnings and experiences into awesome storytelling that’s relevant to the audience she speaks to. Moreover, she’s helping her tribe - fellow athletes - share their stories because their unique journeys to resonate and inspire others.

As a bona fide ace Olympian, Kerri is often asked about the secret to her successful career and she describes this in a way that encompasses her personal life as well - being passionate about what you do, doing all the hard work, and building the belief that you can do what you’re aiming for.

WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER IN THIS EPISODE:

• Kerri’s athletic journey and discovering her love for volleyball (02:00)
• Career and life transformations after winning Olympic Gold (06:30)
• Topics and stories that make a great impact on her audience (09:40)
• The influence of her partner Natalie Cook’s mindset shift on Kerri (12:40)
• The greatest lesson she learned and passing it on to the younger generation (17:57)
• The importance of women's voices in sports (24:05)
• The pressure of having a celebrity status before being able to tell a story (28:10)
• What she does differently in speaking (30:38)
• Feminine voices Kerri admires (32:35)
• The secret to her successful professional and personal journey (36:45)
• Lessons learned from confronting challenges 40:22)
• Three ingredients to success (50:19)

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