Pace & Purpose
Pace & Purpose
Podcast Description
Pace & Purpose.A podcast hosted by Kirstyn DeVries, global connector, growth strategist, and distance runner.In this podcast, you’ll hear from founders, leaders, and athletes who’ve gone all in, hit setbacks, recalibrated—and come back sharper, more grounded, and driven to succeed. We discuss bold pivots, relentless ambition, and the mindset shifts behind sustained performance, setting you on the course to your highest potential.Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or training for your next big race—there is one common thread…“Refining your purpose and finding your pace.”Join me, your host Kirstyn DeVries,Pace & PurposeLaunching: July 2025Ooyy – "The World - Instrumental Version" (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/iPN7fCG63b/
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as resilience, personal development, and performance mindset with specific episodes including conversations about overcoming setbacks in athletic careers and the pivots entrepreneurs have made to achieve success. It explores bold ambition and the mental shifts required for sustained high performance, relevant for both athletes and professionals.
Pace & Purpose.
A podcast hosted by Kirstyn DeVries, global connector, growth strategist, and distance runner.
In this podcast, you’ll hear from founders, leaders, and athletes who’ve gone all in, hit setbacks, recalibrated—and come back sharper, more grounded, and driven to succeed.
We discuss bold pivots, relentless ambition, and the mindset shifts behind sustained performance, setting you on the course to your highest potential.
Whether you’re leading a team, building a business, or training for your next big race—there is one common thread…
“Refining your purpose and finding your pace.”
Join me, your host Kirstyn DeVries,
Pace & Purpose
Launching: July 2025
Ooyy – "The World - Instrumental Version" (courtesy of Epidemic Sound)
https://www.epidemicsound.com/track/iPN7fCG63b/
Nicholas Turco is a professional mountain runner and international human rights advocate whose career bridges athletics, law, and social impact.
Ranked among the top 30 mountain runners in the world, Nicholas has competed on the Golden Trail World Series and represented brands like Salomon and INOV8. But his influence extends beyond the trails.
As a Savit Scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder, Nicholas envisioned and spearheaded the university’s first NCAA scholarship program to harness the voices of Division I athletes for LGBTQ+ advocacy. Known as the Colorado Athletics Visibility Award, the initiative empowers athletes to design and lead social impact projects, with recipients awarded $20,000 scholarships. Nicholas partnered with CU’s advancement team to secure $80,000 in seed funding, laying the foundation for a program that continues to drive visibility, inclusion, and well-being in athletics.
His professional journey also includes legal research for the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel, work with the United Nations and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, and contributions to groundbreaking research at the intersection of sport, neuroscience, and peacebuilding. Nicholas’s academic achievements span from a summa cum laude degree at CU Boulder to a Master of Laws in Geneva, where his thesis explored how sports can transform discrimination into peacebuilding capital.
Episode Highlights:
- Nicholas Turco shares his journey from a school sports enthusiast to a professional trail runner and consultant at the United Nations, blending his passion for athleticism with advocacy work.
- Nicholas discusses the challenges and rewards of mountain running, highlighting the dynamic and exciting nature of the sport that connects people with nature.
- He opens up about his personal struggles with race day anxiety and how working with a sports psychologist helped him overcome these challenges through biofeedback techniques.
- Nicholas talks about his advocacy work as an openly LGBT athlete, emphasizing the importance of belonging and representation in sports.
- He introduces his current project with the International Olympic Committee, aiming to create Olympic Athlete Ambassadors to support UN mandates for peace, human rights, and humanitarian affairs.
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