The Element of PLAY

The Element of PLAY with Jodi Salmond is for burnt-out humans, high-functioning adults, and leaders ready to move beyond hustle culture and feel alive again. Through honest conversations, research-backed insights, and practical tools, Jodi explores how play helps us recover energy, spark creativity, build resilience, strengthen relationships, and reconnect with ourselves. Discover why play isn't frivolous—it's a powerful pathway back to connection, courage, curiosity, and a more vibrant life.

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  The Element of PLAY

  Episode 9: Where Does the Brand End and You Begin? | with Preetesh Morar

  Sep 7, 202648 minS0

  <p>What happens when AI meets sport, identity, branding—and play?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, Jodi Salmond is joined by Preetesh Morar, known as Pretzel, for a fascinating conversation about the future of AI in sport, the importance of authentic identity, and why technology should enhance human connection rather than replace it.</p><p><br></p><p>Together, they explore how athletes can think beyond performance metrics and start building their identity and personal brand intentionally, while also looking at how AI can transform coaching, fan experiences, sports technology, and everyday work.</p><p><br></p><p>...

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  Episode 8: Safe Enough to Fail | with Rochelle Callard

  Aug 31, 202628 minS1

  <p>What if the best leaders aren't the ones who have all the answers—but the ones who make it safe to get things wrong?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, Jodi Salmond is joined by Rochelle Callard, an educator, business owner, and leader, for a conversation about psychological safety, playful leadership, education, and creating environments where people can learn, grow, and thrive.</p><p><br /></p><p>Rochelle shares how she has built a tutoring business delivering more than 300 sessions each week, while creating a culture where staff and students are encouraged to make mistakes, celebrate wins, an...

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  Episode 7: Full Throttle to Empty: Are You Performing at Your Best or Just Pushing Through? | with Andrew Boniface

  Aug 25, 202646 minS1

  <p>What if performing at your best isn't about doing more—but learning how to recover, regulate, and reconnect?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, Jodi Salmond is joined by Andrew Boniface, founder of Altitude Initiative, for a powerful conversation about human performance, resilience, burnout, rest, and the internal skills that shape how we show up at work and in life.</p><p><br /></p><p>Drawing from Andrew's experience in aviation and human performance, they explore what happens when perfectionism, pressure, and constant productivity take over—and how rest, self-awareness, movement, nature, and play can help us retu...

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  Episode 6: Smart Enough To Fail: Teaching with Play In A Culture Built On Achievement

  Aug 17, 202623 minS1

  <p>What if play isn't a break from learning…but one of the best ways to learn?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, Jodi Salmond is joined by Ernest Tan, founder of Leven Academy, to explore how play can transform the way we learn, lead, communicate, and make decisions. Together, they unpack the pressure of Singapore's achievement-driven culture and why giving people space to experiment, fail safely, and be curious may be more important than constantly trying to “level up.”</p><p><br /></p><p>Ernest shares how Leven Academy uses experiential play to teach leadership, teamwork, communication, financ...

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  Episode 5: The Many-Thinged Thing - Curiosity, Risk & Real Connection | with Gabriella Salmon

  Aug 10, 202646 minS1

  <p>What if being “busy” isn't the goal—and feeling fulfilled is?</p><p><br /></p><p>In this episode, Jodi Salmond is joined by Gabriella Salmon or a deep and playful conversation about curiosity, emotional connection, safety, and what it really means to be present with ourselves and others. Gabriella shares how her experiences with loss, loneliness, and the pandemic shaped her understanding of human connection...and why play isn't about being happy all the time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Together, they explore how play can help us hold anger, grief, joy, and curiosity at the same time, creati...

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