Simon Madden catches up with Mark Eustice and Marcus Lovett for a chat about success, leadership and overcoming obstacles.

Marcus - Australia’s top Freestyle Skiing Aerialist for more than a decade - competed at the 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games. He then coached Kirstie Marshall to her first World Cup victory winning the Australian Ski Federation “Coach of the Year”.

Marcus used his acrobatic skills to compete in the 2003 World Cliff Diving Championships at Acapulco and worked as a stuntman, including such films as the Hollywood blockbuster, The Matrix. A regular speaker at the Schools for Student Leadership, an initiative by the Victorian Government, he motivates and gives the students practical guides for success.

Mark - a successful AFL footballer and businessman - suffered from undiagnosed bipolar disorder. After his football career and without the nurturing and supportive environment a sports club can provide Mark became clinically depressed. To cope with this depression began to heavily use alcohol and drugs of all types. 

Close to death, he was persuaded by friends to enter our rehabilitation facility which turned out to be a pivotal time in his life. His mental condition was properly diagnosed and treated and he has now been drug-free and sober for over 14 years. His raw & emotional story is more than worth a listen.

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