About

SHOW HOST

Ian Dawson Mackay

I’m a podcaster who is currently chasing that Next Level in my own life!
I run Next Level Guy, a podcast where I interview greats from all the industries to discover the hacks, tips, protocols, rituals, routines etc, that allows them to be the world class performers they are and participate at the top of their industries.  
I don’t consider myself an expert, so I ask those who are on how we can improve ourselves in the different areas of a man’s life. 
My personal journey has been marked by awkwardness and awesomeness, OCD and ‘OMG’. I have suffered with depression, shyness, unhappiness and lack of focus and motivation so I know what’s it like to feel lost and hopeless as well as driven and accomplishing like a monster! Back when I started, I wished I had a podcast to listen to, that would give actual fixes and concrete action steps and not just unobtainable suggestions and promotion of their products but couldn’t find it … so I made my own!  
I was born in the 80’s, a Teuchter and currently residing in the United Kingdom. I love Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, playing 5-a-side and podcasting. I’ve set my own foot on fire whilst reading and been a midwife to sheep! Life is a lot better when you are chasing that Next Level! 

The NEXT LEVEL GUY MISSION:
To BECOME HAPPIER, HEALTHIER & BETTER.
1% Better Somewhere. EVERY DAY.

ABOUT THE SHOW!

Next Level Guy is a podcast where the greats from all industries are interviewed to help others better their lives. Listen to the experts in their respective fields being quizzed and learn something!
A new episode is released (almost) weekly on a variety of different topics, with some high-quality guests who are living their life on the Next Level. Tune in and find out the hacks, techniques, components, and protocols you need to hit that next level in your own life!
Listen, embrace, adapt, use, and improve! Fire up an episode now and see how amazing life can become when you reach for that Next Level in your own life!

WHAT IS THIS?

Each episode, I interview a great from various areas of life like self-development, sport, music, business and so on. In the interview, we focus on finding the hidden gems and awesome tips that will help you better your life as well as to discover more about the awesome guest. I focus on breakdowns of high performers looking at behaviours, attitude, their outlook and so much more, ignoring the route most podcasts take that just ask about their story and instead, I find out what makes them them and what you can use in your own life. 
These will not be the usual interviews that you see being repeated on many sites, giving the same tired old rehashed answers, instead, I will cover a wide range of topics, interesting viewpoints and unusual queries to provide great interviews.
We will delve deep into what makes the interviewee so successful, outlining hacks, tricks, and routines that you can use to rapidly improve your life and start living on the Next Level!
Unlike other shows, who try to get you to transform your entire life, which can seem impossible to you, especially if you are just starting out, on NextLevelGuy we work on particular areas, which make things more manageable and allow rapid improvement throughout your life each week, giving action steps you can take until the next weeks episode. 
If nothing else, I want you to leave this site feeling like you’ve learned something and a better man than you were before. Knowledge is amazing but without actual action, it is just a fact. Learn it, use it, to evolve to become the best version of you possible!
The show is non political, not religious, or swayed one way or the other mostly, I want to focus on concrete actions that will help us all improve.

ABOUT THE GUESTS

A quick word about the guests – I interview each person(s) because I feel that they have a specific skill, method, personality, manner etc that can be utilised to help others improve or that I am interested in. 
I will not always agree 100% with a guest on their outlook on some things, their politics, beliefs on certain aspects but on the whole, I feel they are a good role model, example etc for us to watch, learn and copy/act like. Just because I have interviewed them, it does not mean I will not call them out etc as needed or agree with something stupid they may say or to all viewpoints they may have. 
We should hold others to the same standards as to which we hold ourselves and not just allow them a pass as we want to suck up to them etc.

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