105. Who Dares Wins with Ollie Ollerton (UK special forces) 😎 | Win the Day® with James Whittaker

2022-09-20

“If you are going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill You've heard of 007. Well, today we get to sit down with a real life ‘00’... Ollie Ollerton is a UK Special Forces operative, 4x bestselling author, and star of hit television series’ SAS: Who Dares Wins and SAS Australia. His military career began at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland and Iraq. After five years as a Commando, Ollie was recommended for SAS Special Forces Selection.

“If you are going through hell, keep going.” — Winston Churchill

You've heard of 007. Well, today we get to sit down with a real life ‘00’...

Ollie Ollerton is a UK Special Forces operative, 4x bestselling author, and star of hit television series’ SAS: Who Dares Wins and SAS Australia.

His military career began at the age of 18 when he joined the Royal Marine Commandos and toured operationally in Northern Ireland and Iraq. After five years as a Commando, Ollie was recommended for SAS Special Forces Selection.

Ollie then spent six years in the Special Boat Service (SBS) where he undertook high profile missions in counter narcotics, counter terrorism, homeland security, and humanitarian work.

After leaving the Special Forces, Ollie held roles as a private security contractor in Iraq, project manager for major infrastructure projects in the Middle East (where he also trained a 2,000-strong Iraqi guard force), and as a bodyguard instructor for private projects and government officials. In addition, Ollie infiltrated child sex trafficking rings in southeast Asia.

Today, he is the founder of BreakPoint, where he provides leadership and development courses to the corporate and public sector that leverages the special forces mindset.

In this episode:
» How Ollie Ollerton made it through the most grueling special forces selection in the world – twice.
» The most impactful moments from his special forces career.
» His best tips and exercises to apply in civilian life; and
» How you can turn your breaking point into your biggest strength.

Let’s WIN THE DAY with Ollie Ollerton!

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