E006 Interview with Adam Hollioake Ex England Cricket Captain

  Adam Hollioake is a professional athlete who is the only international cricketer to compete professionally as a Mixed Martial Artist.   He has also competed as a professional boxer. However he is most well known as a cricketing all-rounder who played for Surrey and England.   During the peak of his career Adam tragically lost his brother Ben Hollioake an international cricketer himself, in a car accident.   Today Adam will be sharing with me the impact this loss had on his life both personally and professionally, how he coped with the grief while competing for his country an what it taught him as a person.   About Emma:   Get inspired and fired up with Emma Gibbs-Ng, founder of the Mindset Growth Academy, bringing Mindset to life!   The Mindset Growth Academy Podcast brings together incredible stories of inspiring people from around the world who have achieved greatness, overcome adversity and never given up.   The host, Emma Gibbs-Ng also combines her personal experiences of overcoming multiple traumas along with her a experience as a leading Mindset Coach, to inspire, influence and help thousands of people to create a growth Mindset and achieve greatness in all areas of their life   Emma's Links: Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn Website   About Adam:   Born 5 September 1971, Adam is a professional athlete who is the only international cricketer to compete professionally as a Mixed Martial Artist.  He has also competed as a professional boxer. However he is most well known as a cricketing all-rounder who played for Surrey and England.  He captained Surrey from 1997 until 2003, winning three County Championships, and led the England cricket team in One Day Internationals. He was named one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2003. Since retiring from cricket in 2004, Hollioake has spent his time involved in charitable and media work as well as developing a property development business.  He moved to Perth, Western Australia and later to Queensland. His property company, the Hollioake Group, collapsed in 2010.  As of 2018, he works as a cricket coach in Afghanistan and for the England Lions.   Adam's Links: Facebook Instagram