The Duratus Mind Podcast

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 deployment...

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, supporti...

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 un...

Nims Purja MBE, former Gurkha and UK Special Forces SBS soldier, talks to Garry 'Gaz' Banford about Nims' quest to climb all 14 of the 8000m+ mountains in the world in less than 8 months. For context, the current World Record is nearly 8 years!

Focus, mindset, dealing with adversity and other peoples negativity are all covered. Nims currently holds numerous speed WR's for some of the worlds highest peaks including Everest, L...

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!

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Dean Stott, former UKSF and security consultant talks all about his new book 'Relentless'.  From his time in UKSF to his 14,000 mile Pan American Highway World Record, Dean has always used his mindset and focus to get the job done.  In this episode he talks all things mindset, performance, overcoming injury, world records, Prince Harry, the 2018 Royal wedding and rescuing people from the Canadian embassy in Libya at the h...

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...

The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation.  Gaz, a former Special Missions Unit 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 limi...

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 m...

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...

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 opportunitie...

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....

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 var...

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 f...

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 c...

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.  H...

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 o...

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 sha...