Hustle, Heart and Innovation is a Scottish business and sports podcast for people with a growth mindset. Brian Anderson hosts honest conversations with entrepreneurs, business owners, athletes and coaches about entrepreneurship, leadership, resilience and personal growth. Discover lessons from building businesses, performing under pressure and overcoming setbacks—with ideas you can apply to your own work and life. Follow for inspiring stories from Scotland and beyond.
Building a Gym Where Everyone Matters | Chris Stewart
What does it take to build a gym community where people feel they belong? Fitness coach Chris Stewart shares his approach to coaching, trust and creating an environment where everyone matters—from competitive athletes to someone struggling to get through the door.
Recorded in the gym with members present, this episode of Hustle, Heart & Innovation explores the philosophy behind “Train hard, be sound”: work hard, be a good person and support the people around you.
Chris explains how outdoor boot camps grew into a training community, why he has asked members to leave to protect its culture, and why confidential support beyond the workout is part of his responsibility as a coach.
We also discuss keeping fitness affordable, developing the Next Gen youth sessions and the moment he decided a small class was worth continuing because of the relationships between the children and their coaches. Along the way, we explore hybrid training and growing the gym without losing what makes it special.
An honest conversation about belonging, high standards and what success looks like when people come first.
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1 Oct 2026
How to stand out in a crowded fitness industry - Euan Higgins
How do you build a successful personal training and online coaching business in an increasingly crowded fitness industry?
Personal trainer and online coach Euan Higgins joins Brian Anderson on Hustle, Heart & Innovation to discuss building client trust, attracting and retaining clients, fitness motivation, online coaching and the realities of growing a coaching business alongside work and family life.
Based in Edinburgh and living in East Lothian, Euan explains why understanding people matters as much as understanding training. We explore how small interactions build lasting client relationships, why accountability helps people act on what they already know, and the challenge of setting boundaries when your instinct is to help everyone.
The conversation also gets personal. Euan reflects on returning to rugby after two ACL injuries, a difficult hill walk that became a turning point, and a wedding that showed him how much the community around his classes meant to people.
Host: Brian Anderson
Guest: Euan Higgins
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16 Sept 2026
Inside the mind of an elite footballer - John Johnstone
What separates good players from those who consistently perform at the highest level?
John has spent the last nine years building a client base that includes elite footballers in Scotland and England, including Rangers captain Lawrence Shankland.
In this episode, we get inside the mental side of the game.
John takes us through the model he uses with players, how he actually works with them and what happens when confidence disappears, pressure builds or a player finds themselves in a difficult moment.
We also put some real football scenarios to him and ask: what would you actually do?
What makes the conversation fascinating is almost its simplicity. Football has transformed the way it approaches data, nutrition, strength, conditioning and recovery — yet relatively few players work individually on their mindset.
Could psychology be one of football’s final frontiers?
We discuss confidence, pressure, setbacks, social media, young players, elite performance and what the very best can do to gain an edge mentally.
A fascinating look at a part of football we talk about constantly — but perhaps don’t actually train enough.
Thanks to John for his time and insights.
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