The Virtus Podcast

#5 Caitlin & Gemma from Fusion

Having Caitlin and Gemma on today to talk about what they do with Fusion, what they want to achieve, what each of us can do to contribute to our community and take action to impact this cause was a very important conversation. 

Fusion Mornington Peninsula is part of Fusion Australia, a national youth and community organisation committed to empowering the young people of the Mornington Peninsula and enabling the wider community to find their place in making this happen.

On August 6th the Virtus Family is participating in the Sleep In Your Car event. 

Join us to sleep out for the night, in your car at Mornington Park or at home, or sleeping rough within the event boundary, and help raise the crucial funds needed to support young people and families without homes on the Mornington Peninsula.

Invite your friends, family, and colleagues to support you for sleeping rough by sponsoring you through your fundraising page.

Registrations are open! hit the below links to get involved.

Join the Virtus Team for SIYC 

https://sleepinyourcar.gofundraise.com.au/

https://morningtonpeninsula.fusion.org.au/how-you-can-help/sleepinyourcar/

#6 Jazz Speight

Episode 6 of The Virtus Podcast sees our newest coach, Jazz Speight make her debut behind the microphone!

 

Since giving us all covid in late December, Jazz has been an incredibly valuable and much-loved addition to our team. Having just finished her Uni placement at a Neurological Rehabilitation Clinic, Jazz sat down for a chat with Virtus Head Coach, Mitch Rowe

 

Jazz is still fresh to the team, so whether you’ve been lucky enough to spend some time with her, or you’re yet to meet her; this podcast is an opportunity for you to get to know our newest coach!

Quick Fire 30 - Jazz Speight

A bite-sized podcast; get to know Jazz with 30(ish) quick fire questions!

#7 Clare Power - Nutrition Therapy

Our resident nutritionist extraordinaire, Clare Power, pops in for a chat on Episode 7 of The Virtus Podcast!

 

Born and bred in the UK, Clare talks about her move to Australia, how she manages to feed a household of NINE, and her journey to starting her own nutrition coaching business

 

In the second half of the episode turns into a bit of a nutrition "Ask Me Anything" segment. Clare answers a variety of questions/prompts from the Virtus Family; delving into topics such as PCOS, how to get more iron in a meat-free diet, and how to fuel for performance

 

HEAPS of nuggets of information throughout this episode - enjoy!

Quick Fire 30 - Tyler Frost

Don't have time for an hour long podcast? Tune into this 10 minute quick fire episode to get to know Tyler!

#8 - Lachlan Wallace (Part A) - The Birth of Virtus

Well well well, how the turn tables... Virtus Podcast host Lachlan Wallace takes his turn in the interviewee chair this week and it turns out exactly how you'd expect; our first 2-parter for Season 3 is here!

 

In Part A/I/1, Lachie takes us on a journey from birth of Lachie, to just after the birth of Virtus. He talks about the importance of being surrounded by such incredible support networks and how ultimately it was the people around him that shaped him and Virtus into what it is today.

 

We're left on a cliffhanger, as the podcast wraps up just as we begin to dive into the COVID-19 pandemic and the ramifications of owning a small business during those bizarre times

Quick Fire 30 - Lachlan Wallace

I don't know how, but we've somehow managed to condense a podcast with Lachlan Wallace into 16 minutes! If you want to learn more about our fearless leader but didn't have a spare 2 hours; this brief episode is for you

#8 Lachlan Wallace (Part B) - A Look Into the Future

Part A was a dense recap of the birth of Virtus and how we got to where we are. In the second part of the Lachlan Wallace Podcast, we discuss the future for both Virtus and Lachie, his favourite things about the coaches and some of the members, as well as the general ambiguities of life itself

#9 India Blyth - Ball is Life

Before she jets off back to the United States, India Blyth pops in to the studio to chat all things 'ball with Mitch, who is back in the hosting chair!

 

A College Basketball athlete, India chats about her love of the sport and how she got into it, as well as diving into what it takes to get to the College level of performance and beyond

#10 Ed Wischer - Corporate Turned Freelancer

Pumped to get our long-time friend Ed Wischer back on the podcast this week!

 

Some of you may have seen Ed around the gym on occasion snapping some flicks/vids and lending us a huge helping hand with content creation! He sat down with Lachie to chat about leaving the corporate world to become a freelancer (starting his own business as a photographer/filmmaker), the skills needed to do so, and the importance of leaning into community, connection, and people.

 

Ed is incredible at what he does, check out his work on Instagram at @edward.wischer.productions

 

p.s. you'll be seeing a whole lot of Ed throughout September... watch this space