Performance People Georgie + Ben Ainslie

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Performance 10 gives you the best performance led bits from our original podcasts in edited 10 minute cutdowns. Each episode follows two key themes that emerged during the recordings.
In this performance 10, Chris Kamara on maintaining performance despite a debilitating neurological condition and Ben Shephard on how he weaponises imposter syndrome to guard against complacency.
Takeaway thinking… stay positive.
Georgie + Ben spoke with Chris + Ben on 13th December 2022.

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What can you learn about performance in 10 minutes?
Performance 10 gives you the best performance led bits from our original podcasts in edited 10 minute cutdowns. Each episode follows two key themes that emerged during the recordings.
In this performance 10 recorded at Diddly Squat Farm, Jeremy Clarkson talks boats, cars, tractors and farming and Kaleb shares his dreams of owning his own farm and why Jeremy is worth listening to now and again.
Takeaway thinking…what does ambition look like to you?
Georgie + Ben spoke with Jeremy + Kaleb on 25th October 2022.

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