The Duratus Mind Podcast
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things success, mindset and motivation.
Gaz was a former UK Special Missions Unit Sergeant Major, but now a leadership coach and business owner. In the podcast he opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to achieve so much, why some are so driven, and what it really takes to get your success.
Episodes
41 episodes
The Duratus Mind - Garry Banford - Founder and lead coach at Duratus
In a twist to 'normal jogging' at The Duratus Mind Podcast, Gaz was interviewed by Ben Ryan for Ben's podcast. But due to Ben's new role at Brentford FC he won't be able to release podcasts for the foreseable future. But Ben has sha...
The Duratus Mind - Simon Jefferies - Former Special Forces now Mindset Coach
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some...
Floyd Woodrow - SAS Major, business leader and author
One of the youngest soldiers ever to have been selected for the elite SAS, Floyd Woodrow retired as a Major after over 3 decades of service and is now a successful business leader, renowned speaker on leadership and performance coaching worldwi...
The Duratus Mind - Tobias Guttridge - former UKSF and founder of Bravery.org.uk
Tobias Guttridge is a South African who volunteered to serve in the UK's Royal Marines then subsequently in UK Special Forces before tragically being shot in the neck on operations. His injuries meant that he has lost the use of all of hi...
The Duratus Mind - Gaz Banford
In a role reversal, in this episode Gaz is interviewed by Martin Yelling who is the co-host of 'Marathon Talk', the UK's most listened to running podcast. Martin is a former athlete himself representing England and Great Britain at a numb...
The Duratus Mind - Titch Cormack
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things performance, mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Missions Unit Sergeant Major but now personal coach, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so mu...
The Duratus Mind - ThruDark part 2
ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances. The three Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces. Nowhere in the clothing i...
The Duratus Mind - ThruDark part 1
ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances. The three Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces. Nowhere in the clothing i...
The Duratus Mind - Jason Fox, Ollie Ollerton and Richie Mann
Over 67 years experience of 'pushing the envelope' in one room. So much UKSF experience on one podcast has never before been done in the UK. Listen to the 4 individuals talk all things mindset, resilience, performance, mental he...
The Duratus Mind - Dean Stott 'Relentless'
Dean Stott, former UKSF and security consultant talks all about his new book 'Relentless'. From his time in UKSF to his 14,000 mile Pan American Highway World Record, Dean has always used his mindset and focus to get the job done. I...
The Duratus Mind - Nirmal Nims Purja MBE: Project Possible 14/7
Nims Purja MBE, former Gurkha and UK Special Forces SBS soldier, talks to Garry 'Gaz' Banford about Nims' quest to climb all 14 of the 8000m+ mountains in the world in less than 8 months. For context, the current World Record is nearly 8 years!...
The Duratus Mind - Chief Inspector Ed Anrude - UK Armed Policing
Chief Inspector Ed Anrude has spent nearly 20 years at the tip of the spear with regard to UK policing and access to police leaders with his experience is rare. Ed had the unique experience of being the on-the-ground commander during the ...
The Duratus Mind - Kevin Gaskell - Former Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW leader and author
Kevin Gaskell has led the iconic brands, Porsche, Lamborghini and BMW. After driving the turnaround at Porsche and leading 5 years of record growth at BMW, he was recognised as one of the UK’s top 40 leaders. He left BMW to set up his fir...
The Duratus Mind - Langley Sharp MBE - Former head of the Centre for Army Leadership
Lieutenant Colonel Langley Sharp MBE is the former head of the Centre for Army Leadership (CAL) at Sandhurst and responsible for championing leadership excellence across the British Army. Having himself graduated from Sandhurst tw...
End of Season 1 overview and update on the Pod
Hi all, I've had a lot of questions recently as to whether there is any more podcasts coming out. Well, yes there are and i've used this episode to explain whats happening. In short, it's coming back in the coming days!...
The Duratus Mind - Ben Ryan - Gold medal winning coach and leader
In this episode Gaz talks to Ben Ryan. Ben is a former English rugby union coach who is best known for coaching the Fiji sevens team to a gold medal in sevens rugby at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He is currently Director of Elite Performance a...
The Duratus Mind - Mike Bates - Former Counter Terrorism Operations Leader
In this episode Gaz talks to Mike Bates who is a former Royal Marine, former counter terrorism covert operations leader, 2nd Dan BJJ Professor and is in training to row the Atlantic solo in Dec 2022. Mike opens up regarding his formative ...
The Duratus Mind - Martin Jones - Human Performance expert
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance and leadership consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so...
The Duratus Mind - James King - Performance expert and author
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance and leadership consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so...
The Duratus Mind - ThruDark - Endeavour through adversity
ThruDark are a technical outdoor clothing company born from arduous environments and highly demanding circumstances. The Directors of the company were all forged from decades within UK Special Forces. Anthony 'Staz' Stazicker and Lo...
The Duratus Mind - Dinger Bell - Atlantic Ocean Row Solo Unsupported
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some...
The Duratus Mind - Ray Carole - Author, Adventurer and SAS Sergeant
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some...
The Duratus Mind - Geoff Thompson - BAFTA winning screenwriter and self defence expert
The Duratus Mind - A podcast exploring all things mindset and motivation. Gaz, a former Special Forces Sergeant Major but now performance consultant, opens up his network to try and understand what motivates some to risk so much, why some...
The Duratus Mind - Project Vertical - Part 2 Reflections
The Vertical Marathon's reflections. Gaz interviews Fergus Crawley and Jonny Pain 2 months after they had embarked on their epic quest of 32 ascents of Ben Nevis on 1/11/20 in aid of mental health and the prevention of male suicide. ...