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The latest season of the Performance People podcast is here with new episodes released weekly.
Georgie Ainslie talks with performance people across sport, entertainment, business, science and more as she explores their highs, lows, learnings and everything in between. Find out how top people stay at the top and how their shared perspectives can help you to achieve better every day.
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Former Harlequins and England flanker Chris Robshaw has enjoyed the highs of a Six Nations grand slam and endured the lows of captaining England to their worst World Cup performance, winning 66 caps along the way, 43 as captain.Alongside Chris is classical singer, Camilla Kerslake. Nominated in 2010 for Classic Brit Awards Album of the Year, Camilla is England’s best selling soprano.Together, they talk about Chris’ comeback from the destructive impact of England’s early exit from the 2015 Rugby World Cup, how her early days in the music industry left Camilla broken and why she had to put a cap on Chris’ sulking time. This four way conversation was recorded on 24th August 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
First up for Season 3 of Performance People is a Hollywood movie star and his personal trainer. For the avoidance of doubt, this conversation was recorded before the writers and actors strikes began in America.Stanley Tucci is an actor, filmmaker, author and presenter. He has starred in blockbuster films such as The Devil Wears Prada and The Hunger Games. More recently, he’s gathered a huge following as a cocktail-making Instagram sensation and as a foodie through his TV series, Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy. Joining Stanley is Monique Eastwood, a U.K. based personal trainer. As well as Stanley, she has trained some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Anne Hathaway, Sam Rockwell and Emily Blunt.They talk about how they used exercise to help Stanley recover from illness, Stanley shares his solution to the ‘worst’ catered food on movie sets and we discover why we've all been getting Spaghetti Bolognese wrong.This four way conversation was recorded on 12th May 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Tommy Fleetwood + Clare Fleetwood. Golfer + Manager. Husband + Wife.Tommy Fleetwood is one of the most recognisable and loved golfers in the world. With 6 DP World Tour wins, a Race to Dubai title and a winning Ryder Cup record, he’s established himself at the game’s top table. Joining Tommy is his wife and manager, Clare Fleetwood.In this episode, they discuss the reasons why Tommy’s head hasn’t been turned by the LIV Golf Tour, why Tiger could still win with a buggy and their age-gap.This four way conversation was recorded on 24th April 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kenton Cool + Jazz Cool. Mountaineer + Performance Coach. Husband + WifeKenton Cool is one of the world's leading mountaineers, with the highest success rate of any guide on Everest, summiting 16 times. He has also conquered the ‘seven summits’ – the highest mountains on each of the world’s continents. And he is the only Brit to ski down two 8,000m peaks.Joining Kenton is performance coach, Jazz Black. A proponent of a purpose focused approach to optimising performance, Jazz specialises in leadership coaching, with mindset at the heart of her work. Kenton and Jazz have two children and when not hacking up mountains, can be found at home in the Cotwolds, in England.In this episode, they discuss how they deal with the permanent threat of death which stalks Kenton’s work, why there is no substitute for experience and the lengths they go to feed Kenton’s ‘rat’.This four way conversation was recorded on 19th April 2023.You can find out more about Kenton and Jazz at www.kentoncool.com www.incoolcompany.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dame Sarah Storey + Barney Storey. Athlete + Coach. Wife + Husband.Sarah Storey’s numbers are phenomenal; 28 Paralympic medals, 17 of them gold across 2 different sports. With two kids in tow and still motivated to achieve more, she’s having a tilt at her 9th Paralympics in Paris next year, by which time she’ll be 46 years-old.Joining Sarah is her husband, Barney, who has 3 Paralympic cycling golds of his own. Barney is Sarah’s coach and confidante, manages the all female Storey Racing team and is responsible for keeping the show on the road.Together they discuss the mindset that enabled Sarah to see beyond the school bullies, her ambition to double up next year at the Olympics + Paralympics and how they have made parent/training multi-tasking work.This four way conversation was recorded on 2nd March 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
James Dyson + Jake Dyson. Inventor + Inventor. Father and Son.Performance People are on the road again, this time at Dyson’s UK base near Swindon to sit down with Sir James Dyson and his son and business partner, Jake. Sir James is one of the UK’s most successful businessmen, reimagining household products like the vacuum cleaner and hairdryer. Along the way, he’s turned his passion for engineering into a business which reported revenues of £5.7 billion in 2021.Alongside James is his chief engineer, Jake who has followed Dad into the family business and is set to ultimately assume responsibility for this great British success story.Together, they discuss the succession plan at one of the UK’s most treasured family owned businesses, how AI will revolutionise their organisation and why the British education system is broken.This four way conversation was recorded on 23rd January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sam Warburton + Chris Tombs. Leader + Performance coach. Friend + Business partner.Sam Warburton captained Wales 49 times, guiding them to a Six Nations grand slam in 2012. He’s probably best known though for leading the British & Irish Lions on two undefeated tours, before being forced to retire at 28. As well as rugby punditry, Sam now has a podcast series of his own, ‘Captains’.Alongside Sam is his longtime strength and conditioning coach and now business partner, Chris Tombs. Chris worked with Sam at Cardiff Blues from the age of 15 and together they now run the SW7 Academy, which provides elite training programmes to its clients.Together, they talk about the brutal reality of life as an elite rugby player, the steps Sam takes to mitigate the risk of suffering with dementia, his obsessive approach to nutrition and how overnight success actually takes 15 years to actualise.This four way conversation was recorded on 9th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lesley Paterson + Dr Simon Marshall. Screenwriter + Psychologist. Husband + Wife.Lesley Paterson is a 5 time triathlon World Champion, author, screenwriter and film producer. In 2006, Lesley bought the film rights to the World War 1 novel, All Quiet on the Western Front, wrote a screenplay and used her triathlon winnings to fund her dream of getting the film made. Four Oscars and seven BAFTAs later, this polymath from Stirling has Hollywood at her feet.Joining Lesley is her husband, the performance psychologist and author, Dr Simon Marshall, who has worked with Formula One, Tour de France and special forces teams while excelling in academia.As a professional partnership, Lesley and Simon co-wrote the best selling book, The Brave Athlete: Calm the F*ck Down, and they also run Braveheart Coaching, where Lesley looks after clients’ bodies and Simon their minds. Simon also assisted in adapting the screenplay for, All Quiet on the Western Front.Together, they talk about sharing work-out programmes with Tom Cruise, their incredible journeys from athlete and psychologist to screenwriters and how creating a cage fighting alter ego was fundamental to Lesley’s success.This four way conversation was recorded on 15th February 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Hannah Mills + Nick Dempsey.Sailor + Coach.Mum + Dad.Hannah Mills is the most decorated female sailor in Olympic history, with two gold medals and a silver. A fierce campaigner on environmental issues in her role as IOC Sustainability Ambassador, she is also an advocate for women in sport and leads the female representation for INEOS Britannia in the Americas Cup and for the Emirates GB Sail GP team.Alongside Hannah is her husband, Nick Dempsey who, until recently was coaching Team GB’s Olympic windsurfers. Nick has now taken a different path, looking after baby daughter, Sienna, while Hannah is back on the water.Together, they talk about Nick’s decision to stop chasing his career and instead, travel the sailing circuit with Hannah and Sienna and why as a coach he can’t resist the urge to analyse the performance of Hannah’s racing team.This four way conversation was recorded on 3rd February 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sir Mo Farah + Lady Tania Farah. Husband + Wife.Mo Farah is Britain’s greatest male long distance athlete. He upset the global order from 2011 to 2017, bagging 10 world titles, including the Olympic ‘double double’ over the 5,000 and 10,000m. But in a heartbreaking admission last year, Mo revealed he had been illegally trafficked to the UK as a child and he had hidden the secret from all but those closest to him.Alongside Mo is his wife, Tania. Friends since school, Tania has been at Mo’s side for every step of his remarkable personal and professional journey, while raising their four children. Tania is now studying for a degree in criminology and has become a keen long distance runner herself, competing in a number of half marathons.Together, they talk about the burden of Mo’s long periods away from home, how the trauma of trafficking has shaped the athlete we know and whether 2023 might be the year he hangs up his running shoes for good.This four way conversation was recorded on 10th January 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
One of the big stories going into this year’s America’s Cup is the collaboration between two different sports which share more similarities than you might expect. In a special episode of Performance People with the Inside Tack podcast, Toto Wolff, Team Principal and CEO of Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team sat down with Sir Ben Ainslie, CEO and skipper of INEOS Britannia, to discuss how Formula One thinking has influenced this campaign, highlighting the areas which have seen the most benefits on both sides. Toto describes what it felt like to be a member of Ben’s crew for the day, and they look ahead at the ways Formula One’s commercial know-how might influence the cup’s future, including what sailing could learn from the ‘Netflix effect’ of Drive To Survive. They also discuss the different challenges involved in business and sport, and why winning after periods of adversity and criticism make the sweetest victories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How much can we slow down the ageing process and extend our healthspan? It’s a growing area of interest and a subject in which personal trainer Matt Roberts is a leading and hugely knowledgable voice.Now in his fifties, Matt has the same body fat and measurements he had at 20. He believes - and is living proof - that we have more control over physiological ageing than we realise. It takes work, of course, and requires a systematic approach to our fitness, recovery and nutrition. He takes us through the precise habits to focus on each week including why zone 2 training is important, how sleep tracking can help you take control of your recovery and why cold showers should be your new morning habit.A major part of the process is assessing and understanding the state of our health right now, using as much data as possible to assess our current health to take full ownership of what we are up against and to tweak our approach as we age. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
England rugby stalwart Lewis Moody was known for his all-action approach which left everything on the pitch. You don’t get the nickname 'mad dog’ for nothing.Yet it was off the pitch that Lewis Moody had to overcome his biggest challenges, most notably having to deal with ulcerative colitis as a young player in an environment where sharing your vulnerabilities wasn't exactly encouraged.Lewis credits these obstacles as opportunities to overcome difficult things and his incredible career is testament to that approach, as he went on to play in two world cup finals, coming off the bench in 2003 to win the line-out that set up Jonny Wilkinson’s winning drop-goal.He also discusses how a ‘pay it forward’ approach helped him with the difficult transition into retirement and also led to his current role as a performance coach, where he now applies his own experiences and observations in sports culture into other areas of performance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Team GB’s Emma Finucane is on a whirlwind rise through women’s cycling and is heading to Paris with high hopes that she could become the next name in British Cycling royalty.Just a year ago, this wasn’t even part of the plan. It all changed for the 21-year-old when she won the 2023 World Championships as a newcomer and she’s since had to manage the shift in expectations and attention that comes when you’re no longer an underdog but one of the favourites.She discusses her rise to the top, how she uses nerves as a performance enhancer, why she doesn’t do mind games and why it’s statistically harder for women to become repeat winners.With Paris 2024 approaching, she also looks ahead to the biggest summer of her life, sharing her thoughts on what it feels like to take on her first Olympics as one of the big guns, what she’ll do the day before the race to take her mind off things and what to expect where it matters - on the track. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Easter is a journalist and author whose two books ‘The Comfort Crisis’ and ‘Scarcity Brain’ reveal the ways in which the modern world has become incompatible with the way our animal brains are wired.In fact, we’re living pretty much the opposite lives to those of our ancestors. We have an excess of food which makes us crave other fixes, we sit down all day indoors and have had to invent the concept of exercise.His own journey to quitting alcohol made him realise that the greatest benefits in life come after short-term discomfort, and a trip to the Arctic made him appreciate the power of spending time outdoors, from lowering stress to increasing empathy levels. He also explains that boredom is good for us, why joining the 2% of people who take the stairs instead of the elevator can make the difference and puts forward a persuasive argument on why we should all plan an annual challenge with a 50% chance of failure. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
As crazy as it sounds, middle-distance runner Jake Wightman doesn’t really enjoy the act of going for a run. Sounds like a bit of a problem when you’re an elite athlete with his sights set on an Olympic gold this summer. As a talented and sporty kid he was spotted for his potential and realised he needed to grab the opportunity - and the responsibility - that comes with it. Fortunately what he does love though is racing and the 2022 1500m World Champion offers a fascinating insight into what it’s like to be in the mix of a crowded final, where mind games, tactics and decision-making become the crucial difference between glory and despair. He also tells us what it’s like to have your Dad commentate on your big races, the importance of feeling his friends’ support and how the thrill of winning keeps him motivated as he prepares for the biggest summer of his life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist and author Bryony Gordon’s books, including her latest ‘Mad Woman’, are dark, funny, no holds barred accounts, of what it’s like to live with addiction and mental illness while, at the same time, putting on the mask of being a high-functioning and successful human being. Now a mental health campaigner, she sees her honesty about her struggles as an essential part of staying well, and a way to connect with others. As she learned in therapy, ‘shame dies when you expose it to the light’ and she explains that understanding how all mental illnesses lie to you has been an important step in her journey.From her experiences with OCD as a child to drinks and drugs addiction as an adult, she looks back at what she’s learnt and offers her take on what can help people live more positively again. She also offers her take on why our obsession with phones is making us sad, how being a parent has changed how she sees her own problems and the regular habits she’s introduced to help her feel better from day to day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Big wave surfing is a sport like no other. Clearly you need incredible technique and athleticism just to be in the conversation. But beyond that it’s the mental side of taking on a monster wave, each one unique in how it forms and breaks, that puts it in a category all its own. British surfer Laura Crane takes us inside this otherworldly pursuit, from the moments of calm as she waits for her chance, to the instant game face required to enter the fray and take on a wave as big as an office block. What’s remarkable about such skill and bravery is how Laura has had to battle self-doubt and imposter syndrome along the way but she credits the challenges she’s faced - including bulimia and sepsis - with equipping her with the edge she needed to find her calling and become the first British woman to ride the 60 foot waves of Nazaré in Portugal. She also discusses how her earlier experiences as a young female surfer have made her passionate about the example she sets for the next generation and explains how all of us could benefit from getting to know and understand our fears instead of battling against them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
GB Triathlete Beth Potter didn’t even own a bike eight years ago. Now she is a gold medal favourite for the women’s triathlon in Paris this summer. The story of why she decided to trust her instincts and quit track athletics for a completely new sport is a lesson in trusting your instincts, staying patient and taking advice from people who really know. There was no immediate success to validate her decision either. She realised that learning to handle doubts and instead focus on the daily discipline of turning up each morning to do your work is the most reliable way for any of us to get results. She also explains how improving her self-talk has helped her turn good finishes into wins, how sleep banking has helped her handle pre-race insomnia, and she gives us a preview of the route she’ll be taking on in the Olympics this summer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It’s the most basic function we all take for granted but learning to harness our breathing can help us manage stress, release tension and even allow us to switch our mindsets when we need to. Stuart Sandeman was grieving the death of his girlfriend when he booked a breath class as a Mother’s Day gift. What happened in the next hour changed the course of his life and he now works as a breath coach to high-performers in different fields. The author of Breathe In, Breathe Out tells Georgie of the different benefits that come from regular practice, how he works with clients to improve performance and why, despite breathing all our lives, most of us just aren’t doing it right. He also takes us through a simple breathing exercise that can reset our mind and body and prepare us for the day ahead. By prioritising our breathing, he says, we can boost our mood, output and resilience. Given how many of us are living lives in which stress is the norm, he also explains why breathing might be the most simple antidote. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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