Get the edge with Hayden Knowles

Tim Mannah shares his journey to the NRL , his lessons learned , his beliefs around leadership and memories of great influences in his life and much more . After growing up in the Canterbury district he made his debut for and played his whole career for the parramatta Eels , scored his first ever try against his childhood team the Bulldogs in the 2009 Preliminary final , played for NSW state of origin and played for Lebanon which he speaks about with such passion and respect for where he comes from. Tim enjoyed a great career which included being the captain and leader of his club. He is now doing great things in the business and finance world as well as a career in media and speaking circuit. Follow Tim on X and Instagram @tim_mannah and please follow our podcast on Instagram @gettheedge_with_haydenknowles and tiktok @gte_with_haydenknowles or on X @haydenknowles and find us on YouTube to like and subscribe ( and please share )

Joe Galuvao - 2 x premiership winner shares with us the many lessons over the years that may help our listeners. Having played at 5 different NRL clubs over a 15 year career at the highest level Joe has seen it all. We chat about the importance of recognising, respecting and making an effort to learn about different cultures . Joe has worked in the well-being space for some time and knows how much this area can impact performance in sport and business. A must listen for all leaders.

Tai tells us of his hardest time he has been through , tells us why he fights and who he fights for, tells us how walking into the UFC arena is like a drug, talks about his business ventures, lessons and experiences along the way, his pride in the area he is from, love of rugby league, pride in his businesses and doing things people thought he couldn’t do and much more. He has made a career out of loving violence and competing but has a heart of gold . Follow him on all major social platforms at @bambamtuivasa

Issac John is impacting the world through Content and clothing and just being himself. Owner of YKTR clothing brand and much more. Isaac shares his story, lessons learned through sport and business and much more. Follow Isaac on Instagram @iice_ @yktr_ www.yktr.com.au

After a recent episode with Dean Widders , I’ve been asked advice on how I would handle a new indigenous player in any team or staff. After learning so much more about our indigenous culture during a recent Indigenous Allstars camp. This is my advice in a short ten minute episode… basically my advice is learn more, listen more.

A passionate leader of his indigenous Communities and a leader to many through his various professional roles including as a coach. We welcome on the podcast Dean Widders, a former NRL star and pro athlete who set out to make his grandmother proud. During the NRL Indigenous Allstars camp Dean shared an insight into his culture. During the whole conversation both Hayden and Dean are using this platform with a mindset of ‘how can this conversation help you the listener?’ If it does help you we ask you to please share with someone else who would benefit taking the time to listen. Dean talks about a ripple effect. To the non indigenous viewers of this episode listening and respecting the culture is the start so please watch the whole episode. To the indigenous viewers respect to you . Send this to anyone you feel it could create a ripple with. I personally respect your aboriginal culture , your land, your people and your elders. I acknowledge and respect your path has been different to mine and other non indigenous people in our country. I can’t change the world but as Dean says I will do my part moving forward of creating a ripple in my own world. Hopefully this podcast makes a difference to people who in turn make a difference to others .

This episode with Nicho Hynes was recorded during a NSW state of origin series camp in 2021 . We’ve sat on this recording but feel some of Nicho’s messages and experiences will help many other people and even though it’s posted 2 years later it will always make a difference. In particular his open and honest chat around mental health issues . His lessons learned along the way which have lead to at the time of posting becoming the Dally M player of the year and at the time of posting is in the prime of his life and at the top of his game striving higher and higher everyday to be the best. On behalf of all listeners we thank Nicho for this genuine open and honest chat with helping others at the forefront of the conversation.