More About Jake Humphrey

Jake Humphrey’s career in media and elite sport started at CBBC, before going on to become the youngest host of Match of the Day. He then began fronting the BBC’s award-winning Formula 1 coverage, Sports Personality of the Year, and hosted major Olympic Games programming. He also led BT Sport’s Premier League and Champions League broadcasts for a decade.

Jake Humphrey | Business

In 2010, Jake co-founded Whisper Group, now one of Europe’s largest production companies. Whisper delivers major global projects across entertainment, sport, and branded content in the UK and internationally. He has covered everything including cricket, Sail GP, UEFA Nations League and European Qualifier football, FA Women’s Super League, NFL, Women’s Six Nations, Women’s International Football, Formula One, Winter Paralympics, Summer Paralympics, and the Rugby World Cup.

He has also worked with clients including BOSE, Emirates, DHL, Red Bull Racing, Hyundai, UBS, Premier League, the FA, Hugo Boss, Shell, Casio, Heineken, and Wimbledon.

Jake is deeply committed to charity and youth development, and is the co-founder of The High Performance Foundation, supporting young people to build mental strength and essential life skills. He is also Chair of the Norwich Community City Sports Foundation, and alongside his wife Harriet has raised over £2m for Young Lives vs Cancer.

Jake Humphrey | Podcast

In 2020, Jake launched The High Performance Podcast, which has since become one of the world’s most influential platforms on leadership and mindset. The show has since been downloaded over 150 million times, is frequently seen topping the charts, and features world-class performers from business, sport, science, and culture. Guests include Usain Bolt, Toto Wolff, Lawrence Dallaglio, Steve Hansen, Dina Asher-Smith, Fernando Alonso, Michael Owen, Bradley Wiggins, Guenther Steiner, James Blunt, Professor Green, Stuart Broad, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Sir Chris Hoy, Ant Middleton, James Timpson and Frank Lampard, amongst many others.

Jake Humphrey | Writing

Jake is a bestselling author with a number of books to his name, either as sole author or co-author, including:

– The Inside Track: Paddocks, Pit Stops and Tales of My Life in the Fast Lane (2012): “Charismatic, quick, almost impossibly affable” – TopGear.com

– High Performance: Lessons From the Best on Becoming Your Best (2021): “Read this book” – Ant Middleton

– High Performance: The Daily Journal: 365 Ways to Become Your Best (2022): “Jake Humphrey has a wealth of wisdom to share” – Vex King, author of Good Vibes, Good Life

– How to Change Your Life: Five Steps to Achieving High Performance (2023): “Transformative” – Eddie Howe, Manager of Newcastle United FC

– Micro Habits: Tiny Changes That Supercharge High Performance (2026): “Full of tough love and practical wisdom” – Bear Grylls

– Game Plan: Level Up Your Own Mindset, Own Your Future (2026): “This is the book I wish I had had as a teen!” – Keely Hodgkinson, Olympian

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