The High Performance Podcast

Today’s bitesize brilliance comes from Susie Ma, the founder of Tropic Skincare, who came on the podcast and was just incredible! It was a meeting with author Simon Sinek that made Susie define her infinite purpose for Tropic - to create a healthier, greener and more empowered world. It’s a mindset shift that has had a profound effect on Jake and Damian. Listen to find out… Go back and listen to t...

Last in our series of Olympic Specials is with the current British No.1 women’s tennis player, Johanna Konta. Johanna has won four singles titles on the Women’s Tennis Association Tour and in 2016, became part of Team GB at the Rio Olympics.  Johanna reached the semifinals of Wimbledon in 2017 – the same year she achieved her highest ever world ranking of number 4.  ** Thank you to our f...

Paul has been a European Tour golfer now for over 25 years. Despite winning several tournaments and being a former top 20 ranked player in the world, he is best known for his performances in team competitions, especially the Ryder Cup. He has represented Europe on 14 occasions as a player, Vice-Captain & Captain, winning an astonishing 13 times, most memorably in 2014 where he led Europe to a comp...

With our founding partner Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends! This week’s comes from Sir Chris Hoy - is a true sporting legend and one of the most successful British athletes of all time with six gold medals and one silver. Chris tells Jake and Damian a very simple lesson that was crucial to his success - being on time! It’s a sign of respect, cru...

Jason Kenny has just won his eighth cycling medal at the Tokyo Olympics to become Great Britain's most decorated Olympian of all time.  At the age of 20, Jason won his first Olympic gold, alongside Sir Chris Hoy, in the team sprint at the Beijing Games in 2008 and was one of the figureheads of the highly successful Great Britain Cycling Team at their home Olympics in London four years later,...

Jake and Damian speak with leading businessman Ric Lewis and for the first time he shares his 12 principles to a successful life and business. Ric was ranked first in the UK’s 2019 Powerlist, an annual list of the UK’s most influential people with African or Afro-Caribbean heritage. He is a founding partner at Tristan Capital Partners, a British property investment firm and chair of The Black Hear...

We are loving the Olympics! And alongside our founding partner Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends! This week’s comes from Dina Asher-Smith, one of GB’s medal hopes in the track and field. Dina’s episode on the podcast was bursting with enthusiasm, you just have to smile 😊  Dina told Jake and Damian how a track and field championship will sho...

Adam Peaty is the first British swimmer to retain their Olympic title after winning Team GB's first gold medal of Tokyo 2020 with victory in the men's 100m breaststroke. Adam now has the 16 quickest times in history over the 100m breaststroke and is the only swimmer ever to dip under 57 seconds with his 2019 world record.  With eight world titles, 16 European titles, Adam is one of GB’s great...

Mel Marshall is the current Loughborough National Lead Coach where her swimmers include Olympic winning swimmer Adam Peaty. Mel has overseen Adam Peaty's rise to the top of the international swimming stage, coaching him to gold medal success at every level - Olympic, World, European, Commonwealth and British. In 2015 and 2016 Mel was awarded the title of British Swimming Coach of the Year. Before...

As part of our special Olympic series with Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends! This week’s comes from Tom Daley, one of GB’s most recognised sportsmen. Tom has won a diving gold or finished first in a major competition every single year for 14 successive years! 🤯 Tom’s lesson is simply ‘be yourself’. We went to some difficult, but fascinating, and cha...

Kate Richardson-Walsh is the most capped female hockey player in her country's history. 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 biting victory at the Rio Olympic Games. One of UK's greatest Olympic moments of all time. Kate also made history in other ways, becoming one...

Sir Ian McGeechan is distinguished as one of Rugby’s most popular and well regarded figures, most notably for being a true legend of the world’s most famous touring team - the British & Irish Lions. He is only person to have tasted series success as both a player and a coach. During his playing career Ian won 32 caps for Scotland. He toured with the British Lions as a player in 1974 in the unbeate...

As part of our special Olympic series with Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends! This week’s comes from Ben Ainslie, the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, with four golds and one silver medal over a 16 year period.  Ben talks about focussing on failure with brutal honesty, with the mindset of improvement. Don’t ignore the bad...or you’ll n...

Ian Thorpe won five Olympic gold medals, the greatest total of any Australian. As his first Olympics approached, in Sydney, he had broken 10 world records - four of them in four days at the 1999 Pan Pacific titles. On the first night of Sydney 2000 he won the 400m freestyle, breaking his own word record, then combined with his team to inflict the United States’ first defeat ever in the 4 x 100m fr...

Mary Portas is an expert on retail and brand communication. Since 1997 she has been running Portas, a brand agency, producing challenging campaigns and championing brand development for clients.  She is credited with turning Harvey Nichols into a modern fashion brand in the ’90s. She became a member of the company’s board at the age of 30. She previously worked with John Lewis and Topsho...

It only felt right to dig a little deeper into the episode with the England boss as the whole country builds to only our second competitive final! Gareth Southgate recently joined us on the podcast just before the EUROS. He demonstrated humility, authenticity and integrity to all of us. Soft skills which deliver hard high performance results.   In this clip Gareth shared a valuable lesso...

Ben Francis is the founder and ambitious entrepreneur behind leading UK fitness brand, Gymshark. Ben founded Gymshark when he was 19, while still a student at Aston University. In addition to his full-time commitment to his studies, Ben juggled working as a pizza delivery man to fund his Gymshark venture. In August 2020, Gymshark became the first DTC brand in the UK to achieve Unicorn status (valu...

Before we had even released a podcast, we were invited to Mauricio’s house with the warmest welcome and the most incredible ATTITUDE! Mauricio shook our hands and judged our energy. An incredible moment we will never forget! Listen to Jake and Damian delve deep into the importance of attitude after we hear a classic clip from the PSG boss.  ICYMI: https://pod.fo/e/16521 . . . . . . .  Ha...

It’s the last in our EUROS special! Today we’re joined by footballer Daniel Sturridge.  Daniel started his career at Manchester City before signing for Chelsea in 2009, where he scored 24 before he was sold to Liverpool for £12m in 2013. Daniel played and scored regularly in the 2013-14 season, when Liverpool came close to winning the Premier League title and he was part of the squad that won...

Chris Voss is former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Chris is current CEO of the Black Swan Group which specialises in solving business communication problems using hostage negotiation solutions. Chris helps companies secure and close better deals, save money, and solve internal communication problems between senior management and employees. Chris...

This week's source of bitesize wisdom is Tracey Neville, the head coach who delivered one of this country's greatest sporting triumphs - winning a gold medal for England netball. Here she is talking about the importance of central values when dealing with conflict in a team. ICYMI: https://pod.fo/e/17cd2 . . . . . . .  We have a book coming out! You can pre-order a copy right here: smarturl.i...

It’s another EUROS special! Today we welcome Thomas ‘Hal’ Robson-Kanu, a professional footballer with West Brom and Wales. In 2016 Hal not only scored one of international football’s most memorable goals with his strike against Belgium at the European Championship but he also set up his own health drink company, the Turmeric Co.  Inspired by his own injury troubles, The Turmeric Co now has te...

Julian Hearn is an entrepreneur and founder of Huel, a nutritionally complete food. Within four years of launch he built the company to over £40m in revenue, and a valuation of £220m.  Prior to Huel, Julian founded Mash Up Media, which he built from scratch as the sole founder into a multi-million pound business with just £1500 investment. ****** Want more from the High Performance Podcast? W...

It’s bitesize Friday! Today’s short, sharp boost of wisdom comes from England defender Tyrone Mings. From being a mortgage advisor in non-league football to representing his country in the EUROS. Incredible. Tyrone identified the need to have an identity away from football. Go back and listen to this full podcast! It was filled with lessons, insights, wisdom and learnings that can apply to an...

It’s our third EURO 2020 special episodes, we are joined by Arsenal and Spain defender Héctor Bellerín . Héctor joined Arsenal from Barcelona in 2011 before making his first-team debut, aged 18, in the 2013 League Cup. He has since gone on to lift two Emirates FA Cups. As you will discover in this compelling podcast, Héctor has fascinating interests and insights outside of the game that all contri...