The High Performance Podcast
Episodes
BITESIZE #33 | Kevin Sinfield: Finding your path just takes getting started
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s bitesize brilliance is from rugby league legend Kevin Sinfield. We chatted about the importance of soft stuff: the ability to show ...
BITESIZE #32 | James Timpson: Never do a deal with someone you don’t like
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Our bitesize dose of motivation today comes from James Timpson, the CEO of Timpson, a business that has been in his family for over 150 years.The reac...
BITESIZE #31 | Cath Bishop: Winning when it’s impossible
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week we have an extract from our exclusive members club The High Performance Circle, with former Olympian and business coach, Cath Bishop. C...
E81 - Series 5 Roundup with Jake and Damian!
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What a series it’s been! 23 episodes, millions of downloads, a new members club, our first live episode and a book announcement! 💥💥As customar...
BITESIZE #30 | Ant Middleton: 100% responsibility and accountability
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s short, sharp hit of high performance comes from former special forces operator Ant Middleton. In our podcast with Ant, he opened up on h...
Jenson Button: Going through the gears to succeed (E80)
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jenson Button is a former F1 world champion and one of the greatest racing drivers of his generation. Jenson grew up as part of a motor-racing-mad fam...
BITESIZE #29 | Susie Ma: What’s your infinite purpose?
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 w...
Johanna Konta: How to handle pressure and expectation as an elite athlete (E79)
11 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E78 - Paul McGinley: It’s not about being the best player in the team, but being the best team player.
08 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, ...
BITESIZE #28 | Sir Chris Hoy: The importance of timekeeping and respect
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 -...
Jason Kenny: The mindset needed to achieve Olympic glory (E77)
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E76 - Ric Lewis: Guiding principles for business, life and happiness
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
BITESIZE #27 | Dina Asher-Smith: Work hard to be in the best position
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are loving the Olympics! And alongside our founding partner Lotus Cars, we’re delving into the rich archive for lessons from Olympic legends...
Adam Peaty: Finding a way to win whilst conquering my demons (E75)
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E74 - Mel Marshall: The art and science of great coaching
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mel Marshall is the current Loughborough National Lead Coach where her swimmers include Olympic winning swimmer Adam Peaty.Mel has overseen Adam Peaty...
BITESIZE #26 | Tom Daley: Be Yourself
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 fro...
Kate Richardson-Walsh: How we created an incredible team ethos (E73)
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E72 - Sir Ian McGeechan: Doing the world class basics
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 m...
BITESIZE #25 | Ben Ainslie: Focus on the failure with brutal honesty
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 fro...
Ian Thorpe: How I became Australia's most successful Olympian (E71)
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 rec...
E70 - Mary Portas: Changing your thinking to change your results
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Portas is an expert on retail and brand communication. Since 1997 she has been running Portas, a brand agency, producing challenging campaigns an...
BITESIZE #24 | Gareth Southgate: Being prepared for any eventuality
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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! Gar...
E69 - Ben Francis: How to step back to take a leap forward
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ben Francis is the founder and ambitious entrepreneur behind leading UK fitness brand, Gymshark.Ben founded Gymshark when he was 19, while still a stu...
BITESIZE #23 Mauricio Pochettino: Attitude is everything
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
E68 - Daniel Sturridge: The power of unfinished business
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the last in our EUROS special! Today we’re joined by footballer Daniel Sturridge. Daniel started his career at Manchester City before si...
E67 - Chris Voss: How to be a killer communicator
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Voss is former lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Chris is current CEO of the Black Swan Group wh...
BITESIZE #22 | Tracey Neville: How to effectively deal with team conflict
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 gol...
E66 - Thomas ‘Hal’ Robson-Kanu: The real power of pure positivity
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
E65 - Julian Hearn: Leaving a legacy your kids would be proud of
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
BITESIZE #21 | Tyrone Mings: Being more than just a footballer
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s bitesize Friday! Today’s short, sharp boost of wisdom comes from England defender Tyrone Mings. From being a mortgage advisor in non-lea...
E64 - Héctor Bellerín: How curiosity can seriously damage your ignorance
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s our third EURO 2020 special episodes, we are joined by Arsenal and Spain defender Héctor Bellerín.Héctor joined Arsenal from Barcelona in 20...
E63 - Tim Peake: Aiming high by staying grounded
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Major Tim Peake, is an Army Air Corps officer and a European Space Agency astronaut. He was the first British astronaut to carry out a spacewalk. ...
BITESIZE #21 | Rio Ferdinand: Dealing with expectation
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s bitesize boost of inspiration comes from the first ever guest on the podcast - Rio Ferdinand! This chat set us on the way to where we ar...
E62 - Grant Hanley: Why fear carries no value
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second in our series of special EURO 2020 episodes, we are joined by Grant Hanley, Norwich City captain and Scotland national team defende...
E61 - Chris Bosh: How to successfully deal with change
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Bosh is a NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador. Chris had...
BITESIZE #20 | Reece Wabara: Keep the main thing, the main thing!
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We love these bitesize eps! Going back to the brilliant conversations from the archive and highlighting the amazing lessons. Back in series 2 we sat d...
E60 - Gareth Southgate: How to be an emotionally intelligent leader
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of a series of special EURO 2020 episodes, we are joined by Gareth Southgate, the current England manager. Gareth took up the position in...
E59 - Grace Beverley: How to make your side hustle a success
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week Jake and Damian are joined by successful entrepreneur, Grace Beverley. Named in the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2020, Grace is founder and CE...
Bitesize #19 | Matthew McConaughey: There is no yet!
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What a moment and what a pleasure it was to welcome Matthew on the podcast. There were so great lessons and takeaways. Don’t avoid the bad stuff. It...
Christian Horner: How reflection wins races (E58)
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christian Horner is the Team Principal of the Red Bull Formula One racing team.Christian’s path to Formula One management ladder began behind the wh...
BITESIZE # 18 | Jo Malone: The power of resilience
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Malone made a huge impact when she came on the podcast. Jo built her incredibly successful brand, Jo Malone London, that she eventually sold before...
BITESIZE # 17 | Frank Lampard: Have conviction and a willingness to learn
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Great leaders have a conviction in their beliefs but show a willingness to learn.In our chat with Frank Lampard, he described the importance to seek a...
BITESIZE # 16 | Kelly Holmes: One person can change your life
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Olympic legend Dame Kelly Holmes joined us back in series one for an incredibly powerful podcast. Sport became Kelly’s identity when she was the onl...
BITESIZE # 15 | Siya Kolisi: Always be ready for an opportunity
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siya’s podcast was one of the most humbling and powerful conversations we have ever had. His story growing up in poverty before becoming the first b...
E57 - Series 4 Roundup with Jake and Damian
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Four, including Kasper Schmeichel, Eddie Jones, Kevin Sinfield, Su...
BITESIZE #14 | Chris Hoy: Keep raising the bar
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to one of our greatest Olympians of all time, Sir Chris Hoy, tell the valuable lesson of how you need to keep raising the bar and never settle....
E56 - General The Lord Richard Dannatt: The importance of moral and physical courage
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A soldier for forty years, Lord The General Richard Dannatt concluded his military career as the head of the British Army. Since retiring from active ...
E55 - Stuart Webber: The vital importance of patience, preparation and planning
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Webber is the Sporting Director of Norwich City Football Club, who have just secured promotion back to the Premier League.Stuart took the role ...
BITESIZE # 13 | Sir Clive Woodward: Creating and living by your own rules
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It was a real privilege to be invited to Clive’s house and hear how the same principles he employed in his first business, he used to take a team to...
E54 - James Timpson: How generosity leads to wealth
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Timpson is the CEO of Timpson, a business that has been in his family for over 150 years. James helped grow Timpson to over 2100 shops, and deve...
E53 - Zack George: The power of internal motivation
12 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Zack George is one of the world’s top CrossFit athletes, a fitness influencer and officially the UK’s Fittest Man 2020. Zack’s story is one of d...
BITESIZE # 12 | Phil Neville: My biggest learning was leaving Man Utd
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Neville had an unbelievable playing career with Manchester United, Everton & England, and has already established himself as an elite manager. Le...
E52 - Steve Sallis: The importance of education in mindset
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Sallis is a former academy footballer, vice-principal teacher and author of the successful book ‘Educating Football’, a book that challenges...
Toto Wolff: Empathy over engineering (E51)
05 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Toto Wolff is Team Principal & CEO of the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team. After a short racing career competing in Austrian Formula Ford, Toto pursued ...
E50 - Neil Fachie: How to avoid getting stuck; the power of pivoting
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Fachie is a long-standing member of the Great Britain Cycling Team. Neil is a 2012 Paralympic champion and reigning world champion and tandem kil...
E49 - Stephen Hendry: No compromise; the cost of high performance
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Hendry dominated the game of snooker in his prime. He won the World Championship in 1990 at just 21 years of age, a record that still stands t...
BITESIZE # 10 | Nims Purja: Excuses are for losers
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nirmal "Nims" Purja, 37, stunned the mountaineering world in 2019 when he summited all 14 of the world's 8,000-meter peaks in just six months and six ...
E48 - Susie Ma: The power of purpose
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Susie Ma is the founder and CEO of Tropic Skincare, one of the UK’s fastest-growing skincare brands. Few successful entrepreneurs could claim to hav...
BITESIZE # 9 | Sean Dyche: The importance of good manners
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We recorded this podcast with Sean at the Burnley training ground where he is the longest serving manager in the Premier League. His passion for ...
E47 - Evelyn Glennie: How to take responsibility, not search for blame
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dame Evelyn Glennie is the world’s premier solo percussionist, performing worldwide with the greatest orchestras, conductors and artists. Evely...
E46 - Sol Campbell: The importance of roots and wings
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sol made 646 appearances for five different clubs between 1992 and 2011, as well as playing 73 times for England, taking part in three World Cups and ...
BITESIZE # 8 | Jonny Wilkinson: All of me in every moment
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Friday! Today’s bitesize episode is the most impactful message from the most popular episode we’ve ever done. The continued feedback we get ...
E45 - Jo Malone: Finding your own superpower
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Malone CBE, is the Founder & Creative Director of Jo Loves, a household name and one of the world’s most successful businesswomen. There aren’t...
BITESIZE #7 | Dina Asher-Smith: You have to believe
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s bitesize episode comes from the sprinter Dina Asher-Smith. Dina was a delight to have on the podcast, with such an incredible presence and p...
E44 - Charlie Pierce: Finding the courage to jump
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlie Pierce is a Music Artist Manager from London and is founder and CEO of Neverno Management Ltd, the home of artists Angaleena Presley and ...
E43 - Osi Umenyiora: How small details deliver big differences
01 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Osi Umenyiora was one of the NFL’s leading defensive ends for nearly a decade becoming an American Football icon in the process. Osi was drafted by ...
BITESIZE #6 | Kelly Jones: Don’t miss the moments right in front of you
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your response to the bitesize episodes has been incredible and we’re so pleased you're getting so much from our mini hits of inspiration!  ...
E42 - Kevin Sinfield: How to inspire through your actions
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Sinfield is the current Leeds Rhinos Director of Rugby after returning to the club where he became a legend. Kevin won seven Grand Finals, two C...
BITESIZE #5 | Steven Bartlett: How to make yourself achieve
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s another short bitesize episode on a Friday delving deeper into stand-out moments from the podcast. Today we hear from Steven Bartlet...
E41 - Carl Frampton: Making your dream a reality
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Carl Frampton is a former two-weight world champion from Belfast.By winning the featherweight world title in 2016, Carl became the first boxer from No...
E40 - Eddie Jones: How to relentlessly pursue perfection
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie Jones one of the most experienced and decorated coaches in Rugby Union and the current head coach of England. Since taking over in in 2015, Eddi...
BITESIZE #4| Robin Van Persie: How to Inspire Your Children
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our new series of short bitesize episodes, looking at stand-out moments from the podcast. Today’s clip comes from our chat wit...
E39 - Josh Warrington: How to adopt a warrior mindset
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Warrington is the IBF Featherweight World Champion and the former WBC International European, British and Commonwealth Featherweight Champion.Jos...
BITESIZE #3| Marcelino Sambé: Be true to yourself
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It's Friday! So here is another short bitesize episode, looking at stand-out moments from the podcast with more context, more discussion and more anal...
E38 - Dilbagh Gill: How to turn a dream into reality
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dilbagh Gill is CEO and Team Principal of the Mahindra Racing Team. Mahindra Racing is one of ten founding teams – and the only Indian team – to c...
E37 - Kasper Schmeichel: Making self belief your superpower
01 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kasper Schmeichel is a Premier League winner with Leicester City, a club where he’s been the No.1 goalkeeper throughout the entirety of his time at ...
BITESIZE #2 | Holly Tucker : How great it is to be naive
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We’re back with another weekly Friday bitesize episode, looking at stand-out moments from the podcast with more context, more discussion and more an...
BITESIZE #1 | Steven Gerrard: How to deal with failure
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Good news! Every Friday, we’re releasing new bitesize episodes that look at stand-out moments from the podcast with more context, more discussion an...
E36 - Series Three Roundup with Jake and Damian
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Three, including Sir Clive Woodward, Steven Gerrard, Siya Kolisi, ...
E35 - Siya Kolisi: A simple guide to achieving greatness
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Siya Kolisi is the captain of the South Africa national team and the Stormers in Super Rugby. He is the first black man to serve as captain, leading t...
E34 - Tyrone Mings: How our struggles lead to our successes
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tyrone Mings is a defender for Aston Villa and England, with a real life story of rags to riches in English football.Tyrone joined Southampton as a ki...
E33 - Steph Houghton: Making your actions speak louder than words
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steph Houghton MBE is the current captain of England & Manchester City and one of the most recognisable faces in women’s football.Steph has 120 caps...
E32 - Nims Purja: Make your dreams a reality
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Nirmal ‘Nims’ Purja MBE became the fastest person to climb all of the 14 worlds highest 8000 meter mountains in 2019. The previous record for this...
E31 - Kelly Jones: Not being controlled by fear
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Singer-songwriter Kelly Jones is the frontman of rock band Stereophonics. Kelly was born in South Wales, has achieved more than 10 million sales, six ...
E30 - Matthew McConaughey: Looking for life’s green lights
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Our guest this week needs little introduction. He is one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men, who launched his career in the cult classic D...
E29 - Billy Monger: It's not the fact but how you react
23 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Billy Monger is an elite motorsport athlete who suffered a catastrophic accident in his Formula 4 car in 2017 where he received amputations to both of...
E28 - Sir Clive Woodward: How to conquer the world with non-negotiables
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Clive Woodward is the head coach who led England’s rugby players to World Cup glory in Australia in 2003. A former England International and Bri...
E27 - Lily Cole: Breaking barriers with courage
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Lily Cole is an author, actress, entrepreneur, philanthropist and former supermodel.Lily was well known for her modelling career but is now better kno...
E26 - Eddie Hearn: Not getting high on your own supply
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Eddie is one of the world’s most prominent sports promoters and the current managing director of Matchroom Sport. He is the son of promoter Barry He...
E25 - Steven Gerrard: how to make high expectations a reality
26 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Gerrard, the current manager of Rangers FC, is recognised as one of the greatest players in Liverpool FC’s history and one of the most outsta...
E24 - Series Two Roundup with Jake and Damian
27 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Two, including Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Dina Asher-Smith, Shaun Wane,...
E23 - Jonny Wilkinson: how a mental health crisis led to a life of exploration
21 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jonny Wilkinson is one of the most decorated and recognisable faces in rugby history. Jonny scored 1,246 points from 97 Test appearances, the most fam...
E22 - Sir Ben Ainslie: The power of positive belief
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sir Ben Ainslie is the most successful Olympic sailor of all time, with four golds and one silver medal over a 16 year period.Ben had the honour of be...
E21 - Frank Lampard: Taking on 100% responsibility, whilst retaining humility
06 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Lampard is the current head coach of Chelsea FC. Frank retired as one of the greatest players of the modern era, with his legendary status cemen...
E19 - Reece Wabara: Taking control of your life, your business and your brand
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Reece Wabara is a former professional footballer turned fashion CEO powerhouse.Reece played for Manchester City and several loan spells at clubs inclu...
E18 - Phil Neville: Exploring the boundaries of your comfort zone
17 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Neville was a serial winner in his illustrious 18 year career as a footballer. Phil won 59 caps for England and was a regular with Manchester Uni...
E17 - Shaun Wane: How to handle success and struggles exactly the same
10 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun Wane is the current England rugby league Head Coach.Previously Shaun was Head Coach of Wigan, his hometown club for whom he made 149 appearances...
Sir Chris Hoy: The importance of doing the work so you can enjoy the experience (E16)
03 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
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 won his ...
Dina Asher Smith: Believe in your own sauce! Focus on your strengths (E15)
27 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest is Dina Asher-Smith, the reigning 200 metres World Champion and the fastest women in British history.Dina took gold at the World A...
E14 - Marcelino Sambe: Dance like no-one is watching
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Portuguese dancer Marcelino Sambé is a Principal of The Royal Ballet. At just 25-years old, he already proved himself to be one of the most technical...