About Mike

I think differently to most. At 23, I quit my graduate job in London and became a professional gambler, eventually building a successful sports trading syndicate. Over 12 years our team made 100,000s of bets, as we out-thought and out-manoeuvred the bookies. Along the way, I did some things well and made plenty of mistakes and in the process learnt about value, risk, decision making and critical thinking. I also learnt (often the hard way) about overcoming challenges, leading a team and dealing with pressure and strong emotions. This whole journey helped me gain clarity on what was truly important for my life.

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After achieving a level of financial freedom, I followed my passion for sports and self-improvement into a Masters in Performance Psychology (MSC) at Edinburgh University. This gave me knowledge in planning for performance, team culture, coping with stress and peak performance. Alongside this I've built practical knowledge playing competitive sports and working with elite performers in various fields. I've taken 100s of workshops and devoured 100s of diverse performance books and I live and breath this stuff. I've distilled all of this knowledge into 15 high performance workshops.

I love to help people and teams to think differently, master crucial skills and to function better. If this sounds exciting, please get in touch and I'd be happy to have a chat to see if we are a good fit.