Pre-Zero Sports Talk

Changing how sport leads.
Conversations on leadership, performance, faith, purpose & the people shaping sport.
Hosted by @SidBensala

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What is Pre-Zero Sports Talk?

Conversations about what happens before the result: the leadership, discipline, decisions, failures, and people that shape performance.

We talk about sport, leadership, faith, innovation, community, and purpose with people who have lived it.

No hype. No rehearsed answers. Just meaningful conversations and lessons worth carrying beyond the game.

Hosted by @SidBensala.

Welcome to Pre-Zero Sports Talk.

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Success cannot heal a broken identity.

In Episode #110, Cecily Lachapelle joins Sid Bensalah to explore faith, suffering, forgiveness, healing, and purpose beyond performance.

A conversation that challenges how we define success.

https://t.co/EYTt9nMaEh

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AI does not need to become conscious for us to surrender our judgment to it.

The debate about Claude and the Vatican left me with a more personal question: how much authority do we give something simply because it answers us well?

https://t.co/bwNMXFpCyT

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Episode #109 is live.

Sid Bensalah speaks with Darren Swanson about group flow, flow state, volleyball, inner development, sustainability, trust, technology, and human maturity.

The question behind the episode is simple:
Do we know who we need to become?

Watch here: https://t.co/lsl48LHhpp

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In Episode #108, Peter Dionisopoulos explains why sports injury recovery must prepare athletes for speed, load, fatigue, and the real demands of competition.
Why Being Pain-Free Doesn't Mean You're Ready to Play. https://t.co/1BDblSZYdE

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What if the future of manufacturing is not better plastic but something beyond plastic?

Episode #107 with Phil Cohen, Co-Founder and COO of @simplifyber, is now live.

Leadership, hockey, Air Force, MIT Sloan, liquid fiber molding, entrepreneurship, and localized manufacturing.

Listen now: https://t.co/ZxbIXdGc7M

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The brakes need some work, but this is extraordinary.

We’re watching the boundaries between robotics and human performance move very quickly.

The question for sport: where does this technology take training and performance next?

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What happens before the result?

The decisions. The discipline. The failures. The people. The leadership.

Pre-Zero Sports Talk goes beyond the scoreboard to explore the stories, ideas, and people shaping sport.

Real conversations. Real people. Real impact.

Hosted by @SidBensala.

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What exactly are investors buying when they pay $12.5 billion for the Lakers?

A team? A global brand? Scarcity? Access? Culture?
Sport is becoming one of the world’s most valuable investment assets. But its real value was built by people who own no shares at all: the fans.

My new article: The Price of Belonging.

https://t.co/7ZOBuylgb3

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A red card can change a match.

But when political power appears to enter the disciplinary process, something deeper changes: trust.

My latest reflection looks at the FIFA decision around Folarin Balogun’s suspension, and what it reveals about fairness, influence, and the soul of sport.

When power moves too close to the pitch, the game begins to carry a weight it was never meant to bear.

https://t.co/GxE74G8M1s

Trust in the game is fragile. Once questioned, it does not restore easily.

What do you think remains of fairness when power speaks into the referee’s silence?

#WorldCup #SportsIntegrity

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Episode #105 featuring David Petrash is now live.

A thoughtful conversation about leadership, burnout, pressure, marriage, faith, purpose, and the hidden emotional cost of achievement.

David shares lessons from life aboard nuclear submarines and explains why leadership is ultimately about the ripple effect we leave on others.

🎧 Listen to the episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://t.co/ZQAOsOWbFc

▶️ Watch on YouTube: https://t.co/B4awNrWm3S

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A lot of people look successful on the outside…
while privately carrying exhaustion, burnout, and emotional pressure that nobody sees.

Nicole Anderson on burnout, leadership, identity, parenting, and the hidden cost of achievement culture.
Episode #104 is live.

🎧 https://t.co/piN54PE6Gf

▶️ https://t.co/AaaykCVkGC

#burnout #leadership #mentalhealth

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“People are scared they’ll no longer be needed.”

That line from Björn Vikard stayed with me long after recording Episode #102.

One of the rawest conversations we’ve had on leadership, trust, succession, sports culture, AI, and human behavior.

No fluff. Just honesty.

Listen and watch now on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcast, or wherever you get your podcast.

🎧https://t.co/fElNwfa7Wu

▶️ https://t.co/0l5aKFwQGO

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You can lead for years without an interior life.

You can even succeed.

But you won’t endure.

Here’s why leadership collapses, and where it really begins, written by @SidBensala,

https://t.co/9CUeqjVYr4

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You can do everything right… and still lose.

That is where mindset, resilience, and leadership are built.

New episode with Jonathan Osborne.

🎧 Listen now → https://t.co/WaZmmlOr8D

▶️ Watch the entire converation → https://t.co/w4CnysE4VO

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What if success isn’t the answer?

Dr. Jack Groppel on high performance, faith, and the cost of proving yourself.

This two-hour conversation with host @SidBensala goes beyond sports. It explores identity, self-worth, faith, and the hidden cost of seeking validation.

Episode 100 is live.

Listen now → 🎧 https://t.co/EosuXgLtwm
Watch now → https://t.co/7zQ4MGfD3V