Extreme Potential, Elite Performance: Andy Walshe, Red Bull High Performance Team

Dr. Andy Walshe has possibly the coolest job in the world.
 He helps Red Bull's extreme athletes skydive from 25 miles
up in space, surf 90 foot waves and concentrate for hours of
racing at 200 mph.  And he's come to some eye opening
conclusions, among them self-compassion is crucial to elite
performance and that business executives need frighteningly
similar instruction as elite athletes.


He gains that unique 5-mile high perspective by working with
hundreds of international athletes,  supervising a team of
industry-leading sports scientists, nutritionists, biomechanics
experts and sports psychologists; and from all of this he
develops models for elite sports performance. 


As performance manager for Red Bull Stratos, Andy and his team
help Felix Baumgartner execute a performance plan by encompassing
both physical and psychological readiness, and provide high
performance direction and support for the entire mission team.


Andy's professional interests are focused on delivering pragmatic
solutions to explore all kinds of human potential; he is a
consultant for business, sports and military organizations
worldwide. With a Ph.D. in Applied Biomechanics (the science of
movement) and applied coaching expertise in performance training,
the Australian native designed a highly successful performance
program for the U.S. Olympic ski and snowboard teams, guiding
their athletes to victories on the world stage.