The High Performance Podcast

High Performance

Welcome to High Performance. Through fascinating conversations with remarkable guests, Jake Humphrey and Damian Hughes uncover the secrets behind High Performance and explore how we can all become the best version of ourselves.

We focus on uncovering the learnings from top performers in every field, from sport to entertainment, business, health and wellness. No matter where our guests have excelled, they all have first-hand experiences and lessons to share.

On High Performance we find out what non-negotiable behaviours they employed to get them to the top and keep them there.

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Jun 14, 2021 · 1 hr 4 min
E63 - Tim Peake: Aiming high by staying grounded
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.  Tim’s military career included service in Northern Ireland and the former Yugoslavia. ...
Jun 11, 2021 · 6 min
BITESIZE #21 | Rio Ferdinand: Dealing with expectation
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 are now, five series later. In this clip Rio tells us how he dealt with expectation…followed by ...
Jun 9, 2021 · 59 min
E62 - Grant Hanley: Why fear carries no value
In the second in our series of special EURO 2020 episodes, we are joined by Grant Hanley, Norwich City captain and Scotland national team defender.Grant has been a leader throughout his football career. He featured in the majority of Blackbur...
Jun 7, 2021 · 1 hr 11 min
E61 - Chris Bosh: How to successfully deal with change
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 his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended ...
Jun 4, 2021 · 6 min
BITESIZE #20 | Reece Wabara: Keep the main thing, the main thing!
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 down with Reece, who played for Manchester City amongst other clubs, before he founded Manière...
Jun 2, 2021 · 1 hr 35 min
E60 - Gareth Southgate: How to be an emotionally intelligent leader
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 November 2016 and oversaw the Three Lions’ World Cup qualification campaign, leading England to Russi...
May 31, 2021 · 1 hr 8 min
E59 - Grace Beverley: How to make your side hustle a success
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 CEO of two successful businesses, Tala and Shreddy, which she launched in her final year at Oxford Unive...
May 28, 2021 · 5 min
Bitesize #19 | Matthew McConaughey: There is no yet!
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’s coming whether you like it or not. Remembering the good times & how we got there is a real superp...
May 24, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
Christian Horner: How reflection wins races (E58)
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 wheel, as a talented young racer, before at the age of 25 he founded the Arden International Race Team.T...
May 21, 2021 · 6 min
BITESIZE # 18 | Jo Malone: The power of resilience
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 launching her latest @jolovesofficial range. But there have been periods to her life that have been c...
May 14, 2021 · 7 min
BITESIZE # 17 | Frank Lampard: Have conviction and a willingness to learn
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 advice from a wide variety of ideas, arguments, and information in order to think rationally and come ...
May 6, 2021 · 7 min
BITESIZE # 16 | Kelly Holmes: One person can change your life
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 only mixed race person at her school. Her PE teacher made her believe that she had something special. One p...
Apr 30, 2021 · 7 min
BITESIZE # 15 | Siya Kolisi: Always be ready for an opportunity
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 black man to captain South Africa and lead the team to World Cup glory is filled with inspiration, positi...
Apr 26, 2021 · 48 min
E57 - Series 4 Roundup with Jake and Damian
Jake and Damian reflect on the key takeaways from the incredible guests from Series Four, including Kasper Schmeichel, Eddie Jones, Kevin Sinfield, Susie Ma, Jo Malone, Osi Umenyiora, Sol Campbell, Nims Purja, Toto Wolff, Stuart Webber and many more.T...
Apr 23, 2021 · 8 min
BITESIZE #14 | Chris Hoy: Keep raising the bar
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. Listen to his full episode right here: https://pod.fo/e/248abYou can still get our exclusive offer...
Apr 21, 2021 · 1 hr
E56 - General The Lord Richard Dannatt: The importance of moral and physical courage
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 duty in 2009, he was Constable of the Tower of London until July 2016 and became an independent member...
Apr 19, 2021 · 1 hr 15 min
E55 - Stuart Webber: The vital importance of patience, preparation and planning
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 in April 2017, having previously worked as Head of Football Operations at Huddersfield Town and had previous roles at Wolves, Queens Park Rangers, Liverpool and Wrexham. Stuart has transformed the Canaries on and off the pitch, with new facilities and sustained success, adhering to their long-term values rather than short-term interests. You can still get our exclusive offer of 20% off your first order with Mission. We love their teas so please check them out. Type HIGHPERFORMANCE at checkout at missionuk.com. A big thanks to our founding partners Lotus Cars and GIVEMESPORT - the exclusive sports partner of the High Performance Podcast. To gain further access to editorial and social content from the Podcast click here https://www.givemesport.com/podcast PRE-ORDER THE NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE BOOK NOW! smarturl.it/hv0sdz Remember, you can also get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 16, 2021 · 7 min
BITESIZE # 13 | Sir Clive Woodward: Creating and living by your own rules
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 World Cup glory. If you haven’t listened to the full episode, click here: https://pod.fo/e/a7865You ca...
Apr 14, 2021 · 54 min
E54 - James Timpson: How generosity leads to wealth
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 developed several innovative ways to run the business at a time when traditional High Street retailing has suffered. The key to the growth of the business has been the culture that James has pioneered, based on trust and kindness. Employee benefits such as free holiday homes, a Dreams Come True scheme, weekly Lotteries and mental health support has ensured Timpson has been one of the UK’s best companies to work. James pioneered the recruitment of ex-offenders, to the extent that Timpson now employs over 600 prison leavers (this is over 10% of the Company). Have you taken up our offer from Mission? Our podcast is all about high performance and we couldn’t think of a better brand to be partnering with on this exciting journey. For an extra 20% off your first order with Mission, type HIGHPERFORMANCE at checkout atmissionuk.com. That’s code HIGHPERFORMANCE - all one word - at missionuk.com. As always, a huge thanks to our founding partners Lotus Cars. We love you! And GIVEMESPORT - the exclusive sports partner of the High Performance Podcast. To gain further access to editorial and social content from the Podcast click here https://www.givemesport.com/podcast Remember, you can PRE-ORDER THE NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE BOOK NOW! smarturl.it/hv0sdz. Get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 12, 2021 · 1 hr 5 min
E53 - Zack George: The power of internal motivation
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 dramatic change, resilience and hard work. As a child and early teenager, Zack was severely overweight and deeply unhappy in his body. It was his father’s offer of a Playstation to lose some weight that became the catalyst for change in Zack’s life. After realising what he could achieve with hard work and determination, Zack put his mind to accomplishing greater challenges by taking up a variety of sports and in 2013, Zack came across a YouTube video documenting the 2013 CrossFit Games and from that moment on, set himself the goal of making it as an individual athlete to the CrossFit Games. In 2015, Zack opened CrossFit BFG in Leicester and began to seriously focus on his training to become a CrossFit Games contender. Zack went on to achieve first place in the UK CrossFit Open 2020. Unfortunately Zack is injured at the moment and can’t take part in the Games in 2021, we wish him all the best and know he’ll be back! We’re incredibly excited to be working with Mission. Our podcast is all about high performance and we couldn’t think of a better brand to be partnering with on this exciting journey. For an extra 20% off your first order with Mission, type HIGHPERFORMANCE at checkout at missionuk.com. That’s code HIGHPERFORMANCE - all one word - at missionuk.com. As always, a huge thanks to our founding partners Lotus Cars. We love you! And GIVEMESPORT - the exclusive sports partner of the High Performance Podcast. To gain further access to editorial and social content from the Podcast click here https://www.givemesport.com/podcast Remember, you can PRE-ORDER THE NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE BOOK NOW! smarturl.it/hv0sdz. Get extended episodes of the podcast on our YouTube channel bit.ly/HPPYouTube and follow us on Instagram @highperformance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.