The Duratus Mind Podcast

The Duratus Mind - Chief Inspector Ed Anrude - UK Armed Policing

Chief Inspector Ed Anrude has spent nearly 20 years at the tip of the spear with regard to UK policing and access to police leaders with his experience is rare.  Ed had the unique experience of being the on-the-ground commander during the abhorrent Westminster Bridge attack in 2017 which killed 5 people and injured over 50 more.    Ed talks with Gaz about all things leadership, role models, taking opportunities, how to deal with difficulty as a leader and what to do when it seems everything...

The Duratus Mind - Kevin Gaskell - Former Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW leader and author

Kevin Gaskell has led the iconic brands, Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW.  After driving the turnaround at Porsche and leading 5 years of record growth at BMW, he was recognised as one of the UK’s top 40 leaders. He left BMW to set up his first technology business which grew to be an international success.  He has built, or transformed, 15 companies and his teams have created over 5 billion dollars of shareholder value.  One of his companies was recognised as the best private equity investment...

The Duratus Mind - Langley Sharp MBE - Former head of the Centre for Army Leadership

Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp MBE is the former head of the Centre for Army Leadership (CAL) at Sandhurst and responsible for championing leadership excellence across the British Army.   Having himself graduated from Sandhurst two decades ago, his career in the Parachute Regiment, which included operational command at every rank, saw him deployed to Northern Ireland, Macedonia, Afghanistan and Iraq. Among his many varied roles, he led a counter-insurgency Task Force operation, commanded...

End of Season 1 overview and update on the Pod

Hi all,  I've had a lot of questions recently as to whether there is any more podcasts coming out.  Well, yes there are and i've used this episode to explain whats happening.  In short, it's coming back in the coming days! 

The Duratus Mind - Garry Banford - Founder and lead coach at Duratus

In a twist to 'normal jogging' at The Duratus Mind Podcast, Gaz was interviewed by Ben Ryan for Ben's podcast.  But due to Ben's new role at Brentford FC he won't be able to release podcasts for the foreseable future.  But Ben has shared the audio with Gaz and we hope that you enjoy Gaz being on the other side of the microphone and very much in the hot seat!  Gaz is a former Special forces Sergeant Major who now coaches senior executives to feel more authentic and be more resilient themselv...

The Duratus Mind - Garry Banford - Founder and lead coach at Duratus

In a twist to 'normal jogging' at The Duratus Mind Podcast, Gaz was interviewed by Ben Ryan for Ben's podcast.  But due to Ben's new role at Brentford FC he won't be able to release podcasts for the foreseable future.  But Ben has shared the audio with Gaz and we hope that you enjoy Gaz being on the other side of the microphone and very much in the hot seat!  Gaz is a former Special forces Sergeant Major who now coaches senior executives to feel more authentic and be more resilient themselv...

The Duratus Mind - Ben Ryan - Gold medal winning coach and leader

In this episode Gaz talks to Ben Ryan.  Ben is a former English rugby union coach who is best known for coaching the Fiji sevens team to a gold medal in sevens rugby at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is currently Director of Elite Performance at association football club Brentford. Gaz and Ben talk all things leadership, psychological safety, the value of experiences, trust, how to work with toxic people, being prepared to fail and how to adapt using feedback amongst lots of others - enjoy! 

The Duratus Mind - Mike Bates

In this episode Gaz talks to Mike Bates who is a former Royal Marine, former counter terrorism covert operations leader, 2nd Dan BJJ Professor and is in training to row the Atlantic solo in Dec 2022.  Mike opens up regarding his formative years, the leadership opportunities he grabbed when they presented themselves to him, what principles he took away from the Royal Marines and how they helped him through his 16 years in his confidential MOD department career that followed.   Mike now owns ...

The Duratus Mind - Mike Bates - Former Counter Terrorism Operations Leader

In this episode Gaz talks to Mike Bates who is a former Royal Marine, former counter terrorism covert operations leader, 2nd Dan BJJ Professor and is in training to row the Atlantic solo in Dec 2022.  Mike opens up regarding his formative years, the leadership opportunities he grabbed when they presented themselves to him, what principles he took away from the Royal Marines and how they helped him through his 16 years in his confidential MOD department career that followed.   Mike now owns ...

The Duratus Mind - Martin Jones - Human Performance expert

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance and leadership consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. In this episode Gaz talks to Dr Martin I. Jones who is an expert on human performance.  His deep understanding of sleep, resilience and burnout can help us all. Mart...

The Duratus Mind - James King - Performance expert and author

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance and leadership consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. In this episode Gaz speaks with James A King.  James is a performance expert and author of the brilliant book - Accelerating Excellence.  In Accelerating Excellence, ...

The Duratus Mind - Simon Jefferies - Former Special Forces now Mindset Coach

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. Today Gaz talks to Simon from The Natural Edge.  Simon and Gaz served together on a number of deployments and have a lot of common thinking - but have never kicked some of these iss...

Floyd Woodrow - SAS Major, business leader and author

One of the youngest soldiers ever to have been selected for the elite SAS, Floyd Woodrow retired as a Major after over 3 decades of service and is now a successful business leader, renowned speaker on leadership and performance coaching worldwide.   Floyd has an incredible track record of success as a Military Leader, Director, Non-Executive Director, Consultant and Negotiator.   Floyd is challenging, supportive and totally committed to developing elite teams and individuals as well as offer...

The Duratus Mind - ThruDark - Endeavour through adversity

ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances.  The Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces.  Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker and Louis Tinsley talk all things Thrudark including; purpose, leadership, success, why Jay Morton left the company and managing the pressure of running a global clothing brand.  Staz also shares his recent experiences as the mole and DS on the hit TV show SAS WDW. 

The Duratus Mind - ThruDark - Endeavour through adversity

ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances.  The Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces.  Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker and Louis Tinsley talk all things Thrudark including; purpose, leadership, success, why Jay Morton left the company and managing the pressure of running a global clothing brand.  Staz also shares his recent experiences as the mole and DS on the hit TV show SAS WDW. 

The Duratus Mind - Tony Blauer - Fear and Self-Defence Expert

The Duratus Mind - Tony Blauer - Fear and Self-Defence Expert

The Duratus Mind - Dinger Bell - Atlantic Ocean Row Solo Unsupported

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. This episode Gaz speaks to another old friend Dinger Bell. Dinger is a former Royal Marine who since leaving the military has completed a number of arduous challenges.  None however...

The Duratus Mind - Ray Carole - Author, Adventurer and SAS Sergeant

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. This episode Gaz speaks to an old friend Ray Carole. Ray is a classic British ambassador who is authentic, unique and extremely diversified as he pushes the boundaries in life. Fro...

The Duratus Mind - Geoff Thompson - BAFTA winning screenwriter and self defence expert

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector.  Today's episode is Geoff Thompson, a BAFTA winning screenwriter: Author of fifty books, he has appeared on the Sunday Times bestseller list several times. His first book, Watch My ...

The Duratus Mind - Project Vertical - Part 2 Reflections

The Vertical Marathon's reflections.  Gaz interviews Fergus Crawley and Jonny Pain 2 months after they had embarked on their epic quest of 32 ascents of Ben Nevis on 1/11/20 in aid of mental health and the prevention of male suicide.  This was to include; 42,200m elevation gain and 540km of distance travelled each.  ⁣⁣ ⁣ Gaz digs deep on what they learned from the experience, what went well, what went really bad and what they've got planned for the future.    #CLIMBYOUROWNMOUNTAIN​

The Duratus Mind - Harry Moffitt - Former Australian SAS leader, CEO and author.

Psychologist, CEO, author, and former SAS Team Commander: Anthony “Harry” Moffitt recently retired after nearly 30 years with the Australian Defence Force, most of which was spent with Australia’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment. He completed 11 active service deployments amassing nearly 1000 days on Special Operations globally, including being wounded in action in 2008 and repatriated to Australia due to his wounds. Harry completed his time with the SAS as its Director of High-Perf...

The Duratus Mind - Harry Moffitt - Former Australian SAS leader, CEO and author.

Psychologist, CEO, author, and former SAS Team Commander: Anthony “Harry” Moffitt recently retired after nearly 30 years with the Australian Defence Force, most of which was spent with Australia’s elite Special Air Service (SAS) Regiment. He completed 11 active service deployments amassing nearly 1000 days on Special Operations globally, including being wounded in action in 2008 and repatriated to Australia due to his wounds. Harry completed his time with the SAS as its Director of High-Perf...

The Duratus Mind - Project Vertical - The vertical marathon - part 1

Gaz talks to Fergus and Jonny before their epic challenge next weekend on 1/11/2020⁣⁣ 42,200m elevation gain.⁣⁣ Ben Nevis x 32.⁣⁣ 540km.⁣⁣ ⁣ Monotony. Dread. Loneliness. Pain. Darkness. Doubt. Fear. Fight. Shame. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Everything that this project represents, and sadly, what thousands of men suffer from in silence every single day. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ This doesn’t have to be the case. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ We all have our own uphill battles to face, but there is no reason for us to fight them alone. This is why  @Fergus...

The Duratus Mind - Mark Colbourne MBE - Paralympic Gold Medalist

Mark Colbourne MBE overcame life changing adversity in the form of a severely broken back to a paralympic gold medal.  A paragliding accident in his 30's when his life's passion was living a healthy active lifestyle came as a crushing blow.  But from keeping a positive mindset, setting goals and taking on the challenges in his way saw him far exceed any expectations his doctors could have foreseen.  He threw himself into cycling and it was only a few short years before he found himself in th...

The Duratus Mind - Mark Colbourne MBE - Paralympic Gold Medalist

Mark Colbourne MBE overcame life changing adversity in the form of a severely broken back to a paralympic gold medal.  A paragliding accident in his 30's when his life's passion was living a healthy active lifestyle came as a crushing blow.  But from keeping a positive mindset, setting goals and taking on the challenges in his way saw him far exceed any expectations his doctors could have foreseen.  He threw himself into cycling and it was only a few short years before he found himself in th...

The Duratus Mind - Dylan Hartley England and Northampton Rugby Captain

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. In this episode Dylan Hartley, one of the England rugby's most successful captains uncovers all he knows about making it in elite sport, what drove him, how he dealt with disappoint...

The Duratus Mind - Dylan Hartley England and Northampton Rugby Captain

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success in any sector. In this episode Dylan Hartley, one of the England rugby's most successful captains uncovers all he knows about making it in elite sport, what drove him, how he dealt with disappoint...

The Duratus Mind - Shanaze Reade - 9 x BMX and Track World Champion

In this episode Shanaze shares with us what it took her to become such a talent at such a young age.  She opens up about what it's like to carry the pressure of thousands, how the wheels fell of her ride in GB cycling and the depths that she sank after her Olympic dreams were crushed.  She then explains how she pulled herself back from the darkest days she has ever known, to where she is now thriving in her next chapter. Follow Shanaze on Instagram and Twitter at @ShanazeReade

The Duratus Mind - Tobias Guttridge - former UKSF and founder of Bravery.org.uk

Tobias Guttridge is a South African who volunteered to serve in the UK's Royal Marines then subsequently in UK Special Forces before tragically being shot in the neck on operations.  His injuries meant that he has lost the use of all of his limbs from the neck down and will spend the rest of his life on a ventilator.  Most people's lives within these boundaries would be limited - but not Toby.  Toby has gone on to university to achieve a business degree, has set up his own successful busines...

The Duratus Mind - Andy Halliday Former Met SFO and Team GB coach

Andy Halliday spent over 30 years working in the police and for the vast majority of that time was serving as a Specialist Firearms Officer (SFO) for the Metropolitan Police.  Experienced through thousands of criminal and Counter Terrorist operations as an SFO as well as an elite sport coach, he has a deep understanding of how individuals and teams function and learn.  Andy was involved in a number of high profile events. None more so than in 2005 being  a member of the team who entered Sto...

The Duratus Mind - Richard Sharp CEO Team Rubicon UK

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven and what it really takes to achieve success.   Team Rubicon UK is a disaster response organisation that leverages the unique skillsets of veterans and first responders to help disaster victims while using service and camaraderie ...

The Duratus Mind - Dr Preston Cline

Dr Preston Cline is one of the founders of the Mission Critical Team Institute (https://missioncti.com).  The MCTI was established to improve the success, survivability and sustainability of Mission Critical Teams.  Mission Critical Teams are small groups of experts that resolve complex adaptive problems in an immersive environments of 500 seconds or less where the consequence of failure is death or catastrophic loss.  These can range from Tier 1 SOF, trauma surgeons, fire fighters, fighter ...

The Duratus Mind - Adam Peaty MBE

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success.  As a guest on 40rty fitness' podcast, Gaz and Adam talk all things motivation, self discipline, mindset and loving the challenge!  Adam is a multiple World and Olympic champion hold...

The Duratus Mind - Alex Waller

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success.  Alex Waller is The Northampton Saints captain. He has won the Premiership title and the Heineken cup with the Saints through his over 250 appearances for the club - along with holdi...

The Duratus Mind - An NHS sitrep on COVID-19 from those on the frontline.

In this quickly pulled together episode, Gaz speaks to 4 military veterans now working on the frontline in the NHS' battle with corona / COVID-19.  They are using the same mindset and stress coping strategies to help them deal with the volatile situations within the daily ambulance scenarios, or in their respective hospitals roles.  Gaz talks to them around the current situation at the coal face, the fear narrative in the media,  what their take on the situation is, and where they think this...

The Duratus Mind - An NHS sitrep on COVID-19 from those on the frontline.

In this quickly pulled together episode, Gaz speaks to 4 military veterans now working on the frontline in the NHS' battle with corona / COVID-19.  They are using the same mindset and stress coping strategies to help them deal with the volatile situations within the daily ambulance scenarios, or in their respective hospitals roles.  Gaz talks to them around the current situation at the coal face, the fear narrative in the media,  what their take on the situation is, and where they think this...

The Duratus Mind - Gaz Banford

In a role reversal, in this episode Gaz is interviewed by Martin Yelling who is the co-host of 'Marathon Talk', the UK's most listened to running podcast.  Martin is a former athlete himself representing England and Great Britain at a number of running and dual sport disciplines on the European and world stage.  He has also competed at the big one, the Kona Ironman World Championships.  He is married to the Olympic marathoner and Commonwealth medalist, Liz Yelling - so between them there's n...

The Duratus Mind - Titch Cormack

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now personal coach, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to achieve success.  Titch Cormack is a former Royal Marine and then UKSF Sergeant who pushed himself and his body to the limits through his military career.  His career was brought to an end after 21 years due...

The Duratus Mind - ThruDark part 2

ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances.  The three Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces.  Nowhere in the clothing industry does their tagline of ‘Endeavour Through Adversity’ command such authenticity.  Operational experiences define their products function. Along with the host Gaz, Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker, Louis Tinsley and Jay Morton talk all things mindset, purpose, res...

The Duratus Mind - ThruDark part 1

ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances.  The three Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces.  Nowhere in the clothing industry does their tagline of ‘Endeavour Through Adversity’ command such authenticity.  Operational experiences define their products function. Along with the host Gaz, Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker, Louis Tinsley and Jay Morton talk all things mindset, purpose, res...

The Duratus Mind - Dr Fergus Connelly human performance thought leader.

Dr Fergus Connelly is one of the worlds most experienced human performance thought leaders and sports coaches.  Having worked in every major elite sports including; the Premier League, the Rugby Premiership, Wales national rugby team, Australian Cricket and the NFL to name a few.  He has also been used as a consultant by Tier 1 SOF.  Today he talks to Gaz about everything elite mindset, leadership, failure and resilience from his world and his experiences.   You can follow Fergus at www.fe...

The Duratus Mind - Jason Fox, Ollie Ollerton and Richie Mann

Over 67 years experience of 'pushing the envelope' in one room.  So much UKSF experience on one podcast has never before been done in the UK.  Listen to the 4 individuals talk all things mindset, resilience, performance, mental health and the SAS Who Dares Wins TV show - to name just a few things.  Do not miss this one! Follow the team at  Jason Fox on instagram @jason_carl_fox Ollie Ollerton  @ollie.ollerton Richie @richardmannonamission Duratus UK  Insta = @duratus_gaz Facebook = @Durat...

The Duratus Mind Jason Fox, Ollie Ollerton and Richie Mann

Over 67 years experience of 'pushing the envelope' in one room.  So much UKSF experience on one podcast has never before been done in the UK.  Listen to the 4 individuals talk all things mindset, resilience, performance, mental health and the SAS Who Dares Wins TV show - to name just a few things.  Do not miss this one! Follow the team at  Jason Fox on instagram @jason_carl_fox Ollie Ollerton  @ollie.ollerton Richie @richardmannonamission Duratus UK  Insta = @duratus_gaz Facebook = @Durat...

The Duratus Mind - Rob Parker former Rugby League hitman

Rob Parker is an English, former professional rugby league player.  Some of the teams Rob has played for in the Super League are; Bradford Bulls, London Broncos and Warrington Wolves - Rob has also been capped for England.  He was known for being a hard hitting forward who put his whole body on the line for his team. A full career took him to the top of his sport.   Towards the end of his playing career, whilst battling potential career ending injuries, Rob openly speaks of his addiction to...

The Duratus Mind - Helen Barnett former Police ARV Officer.

Helen is a lady who knows a thing or two....or three about dealing with and overcoming life threatening adversities.  Having been the first 'mum' to serve in the Met police's armed response teams, three historic career events would challenge her way beyond what she could have expected when joining the force at Hendon.   Having been stabbed, blown up by the IRA and shot, all on three different occasions in the line of duty, Helen has a fascinating story to tell!  It's no wonder that on leavi...

The Duratus Mind - Helen Barnett former Police ARV Officer.

Helen is a lady who knows a thing or two....or three about dealing with and overcoming life threatening adversities.  Having been the first 'mum' to serve in the Met police's armed response teams, three historic career events would challenge her way beyond what she could have expected when joining the force at Hendon.   Having been stabbed, blown up by the IRA and shot, all on three different occasions in the line of duty, Helen has a fascinating story to tell!  It's no wonder that on leavi...

The Duratus Mind - Mark Ormrod former Royal Marine and triple amputee.

Mark Ormrod has a story like few you have ever heard. From joining the Royal Marines at just 17 to a number of years later being the UK's military's first triple amputee (both legs and dominant arm) Mark had every excuse going to give up - but Mark doesn't have any quit in him.  At 24yrs old whilst recovering in hospital Mark was told that he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair & need to employ a full time carer. After the initial shock Mark decided that he wasn't going to let ...

The Duratus Mind - Tony Long former elite police officer and author

Tony Long, retired SO19 officer and author of 'lethal force' talks about his career as the Met Police forces most prolific police marksman.  For 25 years, he operated in the Met’s elite specialist firearms units and was at the forefront of SO19’s fight against armed crime and terrorism. He deployed on hundreds of dangerous operations, it was his duty to bring down terrorists, killers and hostage takers often with only split seconds to decide how to react. Tony has been behind some of the UK...

The Duratus Mind - Stephen Burns MC

Stephen (Steve) Burns is a former UK Special Forces operator and receiver of the Military Cross - he received this for his exemplary gallantry on operations.  Steve is the founder of the app WIOH (World In Our Hands), which is designed to bring focus to quality family time, with a view to promoting positive parenting and greater self esteem in our children.   In this episode Steve discusses everything mindset, resilience, what motivated him to pursue his dreams, how he battled to succeed th...