Emily first discovered rowing through the British Indoor Rowing Championships at the age of 12.

After winning a silver medal she decided to go to her local rowing club, Bewl Bridge Rowing Club, and almost immediately set her sights on competing at the Olympics one day.

Emily first represented GB at the U23 World Championships in 2013 whilst studying History of Art, winning bronze in the lightweight quadruple sculls. After completing a Masters in East Asian Art in 2015, Emily joined the senior GB Rowing Team full time. She made her Olympic debut at the delayed Tokyo 2020 Games in the lightweight women’s double sculls, setting a World Best Time in the heats but missing the podium in an agonising 0.01 second photo finish, the picture of which has been on her wall as a driving force ever since.

Already a three times World Champion and two times European Champion, Emily became Olympic Champion at Paris 2024, in the Lightweight Women’s double sculls with Imogen Grant.

I am extremely excited to share this conversation with the world and so grateful to Emily for giving me her time to share these phenomenal insights into her Olympic amd every day mindset.

LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/emily-craig-oly-mbe-890421223?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app

Phil Wilkinson and I only met for the first time two months ago.

Phil is a highly talented and dedicated global PR and communications professional and mental fitness coach.

As Head of PR and Communications at World Rugby for the past seven years, Phil was responsible for implementing and driving World Rugby’s communications strategy, as the sport seeks to continue its successful growth and inspire a new generation of fans.

He has worked across external and internal communications, events and fan-engagement in a leading Olympic sport with a global fanbase of over 800 million.

Wilkinson was previously employed by the Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee, where, as International Media Manager, he led the development and execution of an international communications strategy to engage a global audience of over four billion.
 Previous to these roles, he's had highly influential and senior roles within the world of international sport.

Our conversation just fizzed along!! 

I loved hearing Phil's perspective on beautiful mess his own experience with mental health and his passion about empowering others with this same deeper level of awareness around mental fitness.

Enjoy, share and tell us what you loved!

Aiofe O'Brien is the founder and host of the award winning "Happier at Work" podcast.

I have so much to learn from Aiofe and tuning into her podcast is one of my treats when travelling or needing to plug into something that

This conversation offers so much about what inspired her to do the work she's continuing to create. This story is an amazing example of a "beautiful mess" and Aiofe loves the analogy! I loved our conversation and cannot wait for you to hear it too!! Linkedin