In an Olympic year and Paris just around the corner it made sense that in the first series of Move Over Mama I source some Olympians to mentor Millie and our Move over Mama listeners. Our guest this week is our second Olympian and we move from the track last week to the pool this week. I just love being around her. She is not only a great listener, she is warm, funny and caring, she makes everyone feel great which is a beautiful skill, and she is one of Australia's greatest Swimmers. There is nothing she can’t do, once she retired the togs she transformed her life into a television presenter, motivational speaker MC, fashion designer, and now a nut farmer…. She owns a macadamia farm!

Giaan Rooney is passionate about many things, but more importantly she is passionate about helping the next generation understand their Lizard brain and how it can hinder success and how they can master it to become a champion. Find out what she is talking about in this heartwarming and inspiring episode of Move Over Mama.

You can follow Giaan on socials @giaanrooney and catch her talking all things swimming on Channel 9. Have fun at the Olympics Giaan. We love you and thankyou for taking the time to Mentor Millie for Move Over Mama.

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Our next guest in the Move Over Mama podcast is an Olympic Champion, a Dancing Star, and Sports News Reader and our first OAM

When she was only 14 she started to get noticed by the country for her Athletic ability winning the Australian Youth 100m Hurdles and from there went on to become one of Australia’s most successful female athletic Olympic champions winning a Gold Medal in London, breaking records in the win, a Silver in Bejing, 3 Commonwealth Games Medals and many other world championships… .but more recently she swapped running shoes for dancing heels for Dancing with the Stars on Channel 7 and now reads the Sports News for Gold Coast News. There is so much to learn from her, firstly how hard it is to train your whole life to have all that training focused into just 12 seconds of time, and how to re invent yourself when one career ends and its time to start another one…

Meet Olympic Champion Sally Pearson…

Raised by a single mum who worked two jobs to fund her dreams, Sallys love of winning, learning new things and saying yes paid off and she is living her best life. Our favorite part was when she was able to tell her Mum she didn't need to work two jobs anymore when she finally got a sponsor. With twists and turns along the way , because no ones journey is ever easy, Sally answers all Millies questions and imparts her wisdom on the next generation. A must listen.

Keep up with Sally on her socials @SallyPearson look for the blue tick and watch her nightly reading the sport on 7 News Gold Coast

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12 months ago at a charity event, the Baby Give Back Mothers Day High Tea, Millie and I met our next guest. An Australian Champion Iron Woman who had just paddled around Australia in a Kayak. It took 254 days, 12, 700km and during that time she dodged huge waves, storms, sharks, crocodiles, she tested her physical and mental health and broke many world records, talk about Girl Power! A few months later here she was in a pretty dress graciously chatting by an old telephone booth covered in flowers to the only 11 year old in the room. That 11 year old asked her a question she had never been asked before and it was ‘Bonnie Hancock ‘who turned to me and said something along the lines of “ she is an amazing interviewer, she has asked me the best questions!”. It was that moment the seed of Move Over Mama was born.. So Bonnie Hancock thankyou. And what was that question? I'll move over and Millie can ask her again....

Find Bonnie on socials at @bonniehandcock look for the blue tick her Book is called The Girl Who Touched the Stars and her movie you can catch on Kayo is called Diamond of the Sea

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