What can a CFO learn from an endurance athlete who ran the entire Bibbulmun Track in under nine days? Quite a lot, it turns out. In this episode of the CFO Access Podcast, Jeff Robson speaks with Mackenzie Burgoyne, founder of Dubbel, coach, entrepreneur and extreme endurance athlete, about resilience, self-doubt, stretch goals, consistency and why most leaders may be playing it too safe.

From giving teams permission to fail, to building communities that lift performance, to the uncomfortable truth that easy goals rarely create meaningful growth, this conversation is packed with practical insight for CFOs and business leaders who want to perform at a higher level in business and in life. They also dig into the power of community, the role of AI in personal training and coaching, and how Macka built Dubble from a $10-a-week Facebook program into a team of elite athletes serving clients across Australia.

Plus: a confession about a long-distance relationship, and the inventor of the ballet skirt.

This Episode:

0:00 Welcoming & introducing Mackenzie Burgoyne (Coach Macka)
1:10 Running 1,000km in nine days, how it unfolded
3:08 From soccer scholarship in the US to founding Dubble
4:34 Starting with a $10/week Facebook program, leaning into others’ belief
8:02 Giving your team permission to fail
10:38 Endurance lessons for business: consistency and showing up every day
12:02 Building mental resilience in athletes and CFOs
15:50 Stretch goals vs safe goals, the noble quest mindset
21:12 Building a community that shows up on Christmas Day
27:36 Health first: the business leader as an athlete
32:26 AI in coaching the human element that can’t be replaced
40:36 Micro habits, incremental gains & the British cycling story

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