The High Performance Podcast
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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- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 614
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
5 Key Lessons From Within The England Camp
As we approach the last 16 of the World Cup, Jake and Damian jump into the rich archive of guests and bring out the key lessons learnt from the people who have featured in World Cup football includin…
George Russell - From penpal to podium: how one email changed my life (E163)
George Russell is a British racing driver, currently competing in Formula 1 for Mercedes. In this conversation, George reveals why he gave up formal education at 14 to pursue racing; he shares how he…
Gabby Bernstein’s self-care practice ‘Rage on a Page’ | Bitesize #85
These bitesize episodes focus on the greatest lessons we’ve learnt from the guests we've had on the podcast.
This week we jump back to episode 107 with bestselling author, motivational speaker, podca…
E162 - World Cup Roundtable: Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch & Joe Cole
This week Jake and Damian are hosting a World Cup Special Roundtable with football legends, Rio Ferdinand, Peter Crouch and Joe Cole discussing what it's really like pulling on an England shirt. In t…
Culture Coach Dr Pippa Grange on the importance of vulnerability | Bitesize #84
These bitesize episodes focus on the greatest lessons we’ve learnt from the guests we've had on the podcast.
This week we go back to episode 103 with sports psychologist and culture coach Dr Pippa Gr…
E161 - Tyson Fury: Why I want to stop boxing, but I can’t
Tyson Fury, also known as The Gyspy King, is a professional boxer and the two-time World Heavyweight Champion. In this episode they dive into Tyson’s mental health struggles, his challenging childhoo…
Will Ahmed On The Biggest Lesson Learnt From The World's Greatest Athletes | Bitesize #83
These bitesize episodes focus on the greatest lessons we’ve learnt from the guests we've had on the podcast.
This week we go back to episode 86 with WHOOP founder Will Ahmed (https://pod.fo/e/f256a) …
E160 - Eddie Howe: Turnaround: how to improve a culture
Eddie Howe is a professional football manager and former player, he is currently the head coach of Newcastle United. In this episode they discuss the difficult period Eddie experienced after leaving …
E159 - Sam Tomkins: What comes easy, doesn’t last. What lasts, doesn’t come easy
In the last of our short series, inspired by the Rugby League World Cup, we're joined by the humble, hard-working and high-performing Sam Tomkins, the captain and talisman of England’s men’s team who…
Brian Pennie: How to Pause and Create Space During Emotionally Challenging Events | HP Circle
This month on the High Performance Circle we speak to the incredible Brian Pennie. On October 8 2013, Brian experienced his first day clean after 15 years of chronic heroin addiction. Since embracing…
Max Whitlock: Why even the most successful winners can struggle (E158)
Max Whitlock is a six-time Olympic winning artistic gymnast. He became Britain's first ever Olympic gold medalist in artistic gymnastics in the 2016 Olympics. In this episode they dive deep into ment…
E157 - Jamie Peacock: Being the best at the things that require no talent
In the third of our series to celebrate the Rugby League World Cup, we are delighted to welcome Jamie Peacock, a man who has burnished his legendary status within the sport, by consistently doing “th…
BITESIZE #82 | Brad Sugars: Grow into your goals
This week’s bitesize comes from a live audience conversation with bestselling author, business coach and ActionCOACH owner Brad Sugars.
If you’re listening to this as an entrepreneur who’s just start…
E156 - Ryan Holiday: The Stoics Guide to High Performance
Ryan Holiday is an author, most well known for his philosophical insights in The Daily Stoic. For Jake, this conversation was “the single most exciting episode” they have recorded so far. They discus…
E155 - Lindsey Burrow: Finding reasons to live
High performance is many things too many people. For some, it's winning the coveted prizes. For others, it's being held in the highest esteem. Sometimes, it's about showing up, day after day, being c…
E154 - Kevin Ellis: Building a culture that motivates talent
This is the last episode in our CEO Series, in which we will be deep diving into what it takes to be a CEO.
Kevin Ellis is Chair and Senior Partner of PwC UK. Starting his career as a graduate, he has…
E153 - Danny Cipriani: The power of vulnerability and empathy
Danny Cipriani is a professional rugby player, he has played for England, Bath and Gloucester among others. In this episode, Danny takes Jake and Damian through his life - the struggles he faced grow…
E152 - Sam Burgess: How you do anything, is how you do everything
We at HP are hugely excited for the start of the Rugby League World Cup 2021 so sent the Professor to record a series of interviews with some of the sports greatest names, where they share the insigh…
E151 - Emma Sinclair: Why generosity pays so well
This is the fourth episode in our CEO Series, in which we will be deep diving into what it takes to be a CEO.
Emma Sinclair is the CEO of EnterpriseAlumni and was the youngest person to IPO on the Lon…
E150 - Danny Gray: Why we struggle and how to find help
Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay and so we are releasing a special episode where Jake, Damian and our guest, Danny Gray, get vulnerable about their mental health. It is so important to have open and ho…