Jan 27, 2023
Kathy Tremblay is a world-cup caption and two-time Olympian in triathlon who has persevered and excelled in her sport for seventeen years. An entrepreneur at heart, she has always surrounded herself with a high-performance team while searching for financial partners to reach the highest heights of her sport.
With the experience she acquired with these partners, including Cascades, Saputo and Oakley, Kathy has broadened her knowledge of the world of work and the close link between elite sports and corporate performance.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Université de Montréal, Kathy Tremblay has earned three certificates, two at the Université de Montréal in Public Relations and Industrial Relations and another at HEC Montréal in Business Creation.
As early as 2006, Kathy planned to go into business and create a health and wellness program in the workplace, thereby leaving the values of health and balance to people in the workplace and to the next generation with the goal of optimizing human performance.
It wasn’t until after her participation in two Olympic Games (Beijing, 2008 and London, 2012) that she officially decided to retire from amateur sports to go into business. Today, it is the passion to pursue this other dream just as ambitious as the Olympic Games that absorbs her.
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In this episode, Kathy starts by talking about her formative years and what inspired her to become a two-time Olympian in triathlon. She then talks about what it was like being part of Team Canada and representing her country at the Olympic Games.
There were some notable Canadian triathletes (Simon Whitfield, Paula Findlay, and Kyle Jones) who participated with Kathy at both Olympic Games. Kathy shares meaningful stories about these triathletes.
Kathy then speaks about her achievement of winning a gold medal at the 2012 World Cup in Japan. She goes back in time and shares memorable highlights from this race.
On the flip side, sometimes races do not go the way we hoped. While competing at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, Kathy did not finish the race due to a cycling crash. She talks about how she accepted, let go and moved on from this performance.
Kathy has always been able to demonstrate that it is possible to perform at a high level while maintaining a balance personally and professionally. She shares some mindset strategies and tools that athletes can use to avoid injuries, overcome setbacks and deal with burnout.
Kathy explains what mental fitness skills, practices and strategies great athletes possess that set them apart from good athletes. Lastly, Kathy provides her definition of greatness and what it means to her.
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Host: Ben Mumme
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Guest: Kathy Tremblay
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