The High Performance Podcast

This week’s bitesize highlight comes from former Burnley manager Sean Dyche, one the longest serving Premier League managers, who explains the transferable skills he's learnt from football management that applies to the outside world. Listen to the full episode with Sean: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/sean-dyche - - - - - - - Check out our new weekly addition The Monday Motivat...

This week’s episode is a conversation with Greg Hoffman, leader, creative and author. Greg worked at NIKE for almost 30 years, his last role being Vice-President of Global Brand Creative and Marketing Innovation. Greg shares with us how being a bi-racial man who was adopted by two white parents shaped his life. His relationship with NIKE first began when he saw they were the only advertising compa...

Steve Borthwick is the current head coach of the England men's national rugby team. Prior to this he was appointed Head Coach at Leicester Tigers in February 2020 after five seasons as Forwards Coach with England. As a player Steve made 240 appearances and won 57 caps for England, including two years as captain. This episode will explore how Steve has used his experiences of being a Saracens capta...

Lewis Morgan, Gymshark co-founder and entrepreneur, joins us on this week’s episode. Lewis has been an entrepreneur since the age of 16, when he first began selling item within a video game. Since then he has created global brands, Gymshark is now valued at more than £1 billion. He offers his insights into business and life and how important family is to him.  Lewis shares with us what he wou...

This week’s bitesize highlight comes from retail and brand communication expert Mary Portas, who explains why boredom can be good for you, as it enables creativity and problem-solving by allowing the mind to wander and daydream.   Listen to the full episode with Mary: https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/maryportas   - - - - - - - This month on the High Performance Circle......

Alex Sanderson is the Director of Rugby for Sale Sharks. Alex started his senior playing career at Sale in 1998 and went on to make 90 appearances for the club, with his leadership qualities earning him the club captaincy. Alex isn’t a coach that just stands on the side-line, in his own words he “wants to be on the coalface to feel what the players are feeling, to understand what they’re goin...

This week’s episode is with former football player and professional coach, David Moyes. David is currently the manager of Premier League club West Ham United, having previously managed Preston North End, Everton, Manchester United, Real Sociedad and Sunderland. In this episode David shares with us why and how he developed a positive mindset in recent years. As a leader, David offers insights into...

This was one of our absolute favourite moments in our chat with the irrepressible Héctor Bellerín, a football player with Real Betis - how and what you choose to value. Does a good day at work make you more valuable? Are you less valuable if you’re having a tough time? If we view through the world through a binary lens - good/bad, right/wrong, win/lose - we miss the details, the nuances,...

Rob Baxter is the Director of Rugby for Exeter Chiefs, a club he played at for 14 years and captained for 10 years. Having won the European Rugby Championship in the 2019/20 season, this special episode will explore how Rob has installed resilience in himself and in his team to deal with the stress of competing as champions and to prepare for the tough seasons ahead.   Listen to Rob discuss w...

Rachel Botsman is a trust expert, author and academic at Oxford University. Her books ‘ What’s Mine is Yours’ and ‘ Who Can You Trust?’ are critically acclaimed. Rachel was named one of the world’s 30 most Influential Management Thinkers by Thinkers50. She is also the host of the podcast Rethink Moments .  In this episode, Rachel shares with us how to successfully speak in public: letting go...

This week’s bitesize clip comes from a man who has lived two lives - former convicted armed robber turned elite athlete, John McAvoy. John became the proud holder of three world records and seven British records in indoor rowing, all achieved in confinement. John talks about the power of letting go of his ego to move forward.  Listen to the full episode with John and understand how we ca...

This week we are chatting with Dr. Rangan Chatterjee. Rangan is a British physician, author and host of the podcast ‘Feel Better, Live More’. He’s known for the TV show ‘Doctor in the House’ and his appearances on BBC Breakfast. Rangan shares with us the simple techniques he uses to lead a more fulfilling and happy life. For Rangan, the most important aspect of life is nourishing our relationships...

In this week’s bitesize clip GB’s most capped hockey player talks to Jake and Damian about the crushing feeling of being dropped from the England U16 team and the advice her mum gave her - “what are you going to do about it?” Kate was captain of GB women’s hockey teams for 13 years and was one of the many key drivers of the incredible team ethos and commitment that drove the GB team to a nail biti...

Joe Wicks is a fitness coach, presenter, influencer and author. He has achieved over 80 millions views of P.E With Joe, sold 4 million books and over 4.3 million Instagram followers. Although Joe grew up in an uncertain and sometimes challenging household, he has turned his trauma into a positive thing, challenging it in a productive way.  In this episode we discuss Joe’s “addiction” to helpi...

In this week’s bitesize clip Kasper talks to Jake and Damian about how to manage ego.  Kasper Schmeichel, a Premier League winner with Leicester City, a club where he’s been the No.1 goalkeeper throughout the entirety of his time at King Power Stadium, where he’s also lifted Championship titles, as well as playing in the UEFA Champions League. Listen and watch the full episode with Holly: htt...

In this week’s episode we chat with 22 year-old, British-Belgian racing driver Lando Norris. Lando shares with us how he does not take his privilege for granted, he sees the life given to him by his parents as an investment by them, something he needs to repay. We chat about self-doubt, family and the importance of kindness.  Lando talks about how although he is his “own biggest critic”, he n...

This week’s bitesize takeaway features Not On The High Street co-founder Holly Tucker, who tells Jake and Damian how she turned her imposter syndrome into a superpower.  Holly is one of the UK’s most respected entrepreneurs and UK Ambassador to Small Creative Businesses. Listen and watch the full episode with Holly: : https://www.thehighperformancepodcast.com/podcast/holly-tucker - - - -...

In this special bonus episode Jake and Damian discuss a some key clips in which our guests have shared the impact their teachers had on their high performance journeys.    Listen to the episode to hear the stories shared by Lee Child, Evelyn Glennie, Kelly Holmes and music agent Charlie Pearce. Jake and Damian share and reflect on these inspiring stories and reflect on how teachers have...

Gabby Bernstein is a bestselling author, motivational speaker, podcast host and self-proclaimed “spirit junkie”. She has penned over 9 books, including her newest release, ​​Happy Days: The Guided Path from Trauma to Profound Freedom and Inner Peace . Gaby turned to spirituality after “hitting rock bottom” and becoming sober.  In this episode Gabby shares with us her process of overcoming tra...

This week’s bitesize comes from our game-changing episode with Jonny Wilkinson. A conversation in our history that still resonates with so many. It was an intriguing morning with Jonny, exploring his understanding of how to achieve, maintain and sustain high performance. Lessons that have been hard earned by a career he described as “surviving”. In this clip Jonny describes beginning his rugby car...

Anthony Taylor is a current professional football referee. He has been a member of the Select Group of referees since the 2010/11 season, who officiate primarily in the Premier League.  Anthony has been chosen to referee the FA Cup Final, League Cup Final, Play-Off Final and the UEFA Nations League Final. But before football, Anthony's first career was as a prison officer at a category A...

This week’s high performance bitesize nugget comes from Sir Jason Kenny, Britain's most decorated Olympian, who collected seven gold medals and two silvers across four Olympic Games.  We frequently hear about athletes setting targets, imposing strict rules and striving for the next level of performance but Jason certainly showed that there is no one way to be a high performer.  Jason des...

In this special bonus mid-week episode we speak to Scottish boxing world champion Josh Taylor. Josh made history in 2021 in becoming Britain's first undisputed world champion in the four-belt era. He's a boxer that hasn't had the recognition he deserves. They talk about courage, how following your dreams will enable you to live a life with no regrets, and how loving and taking care of yourself wil...

Steve Clarke is the current Scotland National Team Head Coach. As a player Steve played for St Mirren and Chelsea winning three major trophies. He also won six Scotland senior caps. After finishing his playing career, Steve assisted Ruud Gullit at Newcastle United, Jose Mourinho at Chelsea, Gianfranco Zola at West Ham United and Sir Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool. In his first outright managerial rol...

Osi Umenyiora was one of the NFL’s leading defensive ends for nearly a decade becoming an American Football icon in the process, winning Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.  In this week’s bitesize, Osi tells the story of how he gained a game winning edge on Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl in 2007. Always do your homework! Listen and watch to the full episode with Osi Umen...