What Brawn GP Never Revealed About Their F1 Miracle: Ex-CEO Nick Fry (E420)

What Brawn GP Never Revealed About Their F1 Miracle: Ex-CEO Nick Fry (E420)

Nick Fry bought an underperforming Formula 1 team for £1 and went on to win the World Championship. But before the historic 2009 fairy tale with Brawn GP, Nick and his wife had to face the ultimate risk: agreeing that if they lost everything, they would be perfectly content living on tinned tuna for the rest of their lives. In this episode, the former CEO of Brawn and Mercedes strips away the glamour of the paddock to share a masterclass in high-stakes leadership, belief, and crisis management. He reveals how financial pressure became a performance driver and how solving one problem at a time laid the foundation for Mercedes’ dominance. Nick also shares his thoughts on collective performance over individual ego, why hard work beats talent, and the key decisions that shaped Brawn’s rise to the top of Formula 1. This is a must-listen for anyone facing insurmountable odds, closing with a simple message from a man who lived it: “If you're gonna do it, just go for it. Don’t mess around.” Revolut Business 👉 High-performing businesses need powerful financial tools. Get a £200 welcome bonus with Revolut Business when you sign up at https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep6-aud [https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep6-aud] and add money to your account by 30/09/2026. Fees, promotion terms and T&Cs apply. Eight Sleep 👉If you want to discover deeper sleep. Use code HPP to get £360 off your Pod 5 Ultra here: https://highpfrmc.com/eightsleep_au [https://highpfrmc.com/eightsleep_au] AG1 👉Head to http://drinkag1.com/highperformance [http://drinkag1.com/highperformance] to save £20 on your first month, plus a free welcome kit, Vitamin D3 + K2 and five travel packs Do Health 👉 Get ahead of your health, don't react to it. Head to https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au [https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au ]to sign up now Go Henry 👉 Grow their skills and their money at gohenry.com/highperformance [gohenry.com/highperformance] with £5 FREE to get started! Postcode Lottery 👉 Discover how Postcode Lottery players are Powering Hope Together. Click here to find out more: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Stuart Broad: Ben Stokes, Bazball & The Mindset That Changed English Cricket

Ben Stokes has just announced his retirement from international cricket. And the person who can best explain what that decision truly costs — and what Stokes has meant as a captain and a human being — is Stuart Broad. Stuart retired in 2023 on his own terms: last ball, The Oval, England versus Australia. In this conversation, he tells the full story of the night he walked down the hotel corridor and knocked on Stokesy's door to tell him it was over. What happened in that room, and how he felt when he woke up the next morning, is something every leader will recognise. But this conversation goes much deeper than retirement. Stuart opens up about the T20 World Cup in Durban — the day six sixes were hit off one over, and how the humiliation changed everything. He explains the mental frameworks he quietly built over the following 16 years: warrior mode, assassin mode, the daily note-making practice that started as a cricket habit and became a life habit. And he makes a case that the game is not 80% mental — it's closer to 90. A brilliant episode on performance, legacy, and knowing when to walk away. Thanks to our partners: Revolut Business 👉 High-performing businesses need powerful financial tools. Get a £200 welcome bonus with Revolut Business when you sign up at https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep5-aud [https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep5-aud] and add money to your account by 30/09/2026. Fees, promotion terms and T&Cs apply.  AG1 👉Head to http://drinkag1.com/highperformance [http://drinkag1.com/highperformance] to save £20 on your first month, plus a free welcome kit, Vitamin D3 + K2 and five travel packs Do Health 👉 Get ahead of your health, don't react to it. Head to https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au [https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au]to sign up now Better Help 👉 Join Jake in Saying It Louder with 10% off Betterhelp Therapy. Click here: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-betterhelp-au  [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-betterhelp-au%C2%A0] Go Henry 👉 Grow their skills and their money at gohenry.com/highperformance [http://gohenry.com/highperformance] with £5 FREE to get started! Postcode Lottery 👉 Discover how Postcode Lottery players are Powering Hope Together. Click here to find out more: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Why Saying No Is The Most Powerful Thing You Can Do

Jake and Damian go deep on one of the most universal struggles in high performance: why so many of us find it almost impossible to say no, and what it's actually costing us when we can't. Drawing on conversations with promoter Barry Hearn, who walked away from a £30 million deal because he didn't like the people behind it, comedian Katherine Ryan, who voluntarily gave up a career-defining TV slot so other women could have their chance, and leading psychologist Gabor Maté, who traces the roots of people-pleasing all the way back to childhood, Jake and Damian explore why saying yes to everyone else might mean saying no to yourself. They cover the science of sociotropy, the difference between "I can't" and "I don't", and why the guilt you feel when you say no is usually a sign you've got your values exactly right. Plus, the audience response to Liam Lawson's recent episode has been extraordinary. Jake and Damian reflect on why it's struck such a nerve. Listen to the full episodes featured: Barry Hearn https://pod.fo/e/157c60 Katherine Ryan https://pod.fo/e/1df492 Gabor Maté https://pod.fo/e/273d65 Revolut Business 👉 High-performing businesses need powerful financial tools. Get a £200 welcome bonus with Revolut Business when you sign up at https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep5-aud [https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep5-aud] and add money to your account by 30/09/2026. Fees, promotion terms and T&Cs apply.  AG1 👉Head to http://drinkag1.com/highperformance [http://drinkag1.com/highperformance] to save £20 on your first month, plus a free welcome kit, Vitamin D3 + K2 and five travel packs Do Health 👉 Get ahead of your health, don't react to it. Head to https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au [https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au]to sign up now Better Help 👉 Join Jake in Saying It Louder with 10% off Betterhelp Therapy. Click here: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-betterhelp-au  [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-betterhelp-au%C2%A0] Go Henry 👉 Grow their skills and their money at gohenry.com/highperformance [http://gohenry.com/highperformance] with £5 FREE to get started! Postcode Lottery 👉 Discover how Postcode Lottery players are Powering Hope Together. Click here to find out more: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Are England Now the BEST Penalty Takers? World Leading Penalty Expert Explains | Geir Jordet (E419)

Professor Geir Jordet flips everything you think you know about high-stakes performance on its head, revealing that a penalty shootout is won or lost long before the foot ever hits the ball. In this episode, the world’s leading football psychologist breaks down the meticulous psychological warfare of the 2022 World Cup Final and explains how England transformed from the world’s worst shootout team into the absolute best through structural changes like the "buddy system."  He exposes the hidden mechanics of pressure, from Harry Kane’s unpredictable dual technique and Erling Haaland’s surprising admission of fear, to why overthinking for twelve seconds cost Marcus Rashford at the Euros. Jordet also debunks major football myths, unpacking the subtle manipulation tactics used by players like Emiliano Martínez and explaining why trying to fake a smile under immense pressure will backfire.  This episode offers a sophisticated masterclass in process-over-outcome thinking, delivering powerful lessons on anxiety, team-wide psychological safety, and how to master your mind when the eyes of the world are on you. Revolut Business 👉 High-performing businesses need powerful financial tools. Get a £200 welcome bonus with Revolut Business when you sign up at https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep5-aud [https://revolutbusiness.onelink.me/jLOt/hp-ep5-aud] and add money to your account by 30/09/2026. Fees, promotion terms and T&Cs apply.  AG1 👉Head to http://drinkag1.com/highperformance [http://drinkag1.com/highperformance] to save £20 on your first month, plus a free welcome kit, Vitamin D3 + K2 and five travel packs Do Health 👉 Get ahead of your health, don't react to it. Head to https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au [https://highpfrmc.com/dohealth-hpp-au ]to sign up now Better Help 👉 Join Jake in Saying It Louder with 10% off Betterhelp Therapy. Click here: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-betterhelp-au  [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-betterhelp-au ] Go Henry 👉 Grow their skills and their money at gohenry.com/highperformance [http://gohenry.com/highperformance] with £5 FREE to get started! Postcode Lottery 👉 Discover how Postcode Lottery players are Powering Hope Together. Click here to find out more: https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au [https://highpfrmc.com/hpp-postcode-au] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The 'Hardest Geezer' On Finding Direction When You're Lost | Russ Cook (E418)

Russ Cook, better known as the Hardest Geezer, became famous for running the length of Africa. 352 days. 10,000 miles. The first person ever to do it. But before all of that, he was a teenager scrubbing a Waitrose toilet at 4am, opening a cupboard to find a single tin of new potatoes, and hiding a gambling debt from his girlfriend. In this conversation, Jake goes back to before Africa - to the years of directionlessness, the arrogance that masked insecurity, the run home from a nightclub in Brighton, and the chance encounter with a cyclist in Kenya that changed everything. They also get into the question that sits beneath all of it: is Russ running towards something great, or away from something painful? And now he's a new father - how does that shift what he's willing to risk? Plus: why he won't take the Leeds Ironman lightly despite barely managing three lengths of a pool. This episode is brought to you by Bulldog Skincare. Shop their grooming range, from face wash to bamboo razors, at Boots 👉 https://highpfrmc.com/HPP_Bulldog_brandedep [https://highpfrmc.com/HPP_Bulldog_brandedep] ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.