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Authentic Resilience shares inspirational stories from the world of technology, media, business and sport. We talk to guests about their journeys — where they started, the challenges they faced, the wins, and the moments that shaped who they are today.
But it’s not just about the past. Each guest is a leading expert in their field and offers honest, practical insights from their work now. Whether it’s leadership, innovation, or performance, you’ll get a real sense of what drives success in their world.
Our mission is simple: to inspire, educate, and help people unlock their potential. We believe that authenticity, humility and resilience are key to overcoming obstacles and building lasting success.
Created and hosted by ICP Search, you can find Authentic Resilience on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and through our website and LinkedIn. It’s for anyone curious about the stories behind success and how being authentic builds real resilience — in life and work.
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Inside Team GB: How High-Performance Leadership Really Works with Paul Ford MBE
In this episode, Dr. Jacob Naish and Gary Peters sit down with Paul Ford MBE, one of the most influential figures behind Team GB’s Olympic success over the past decade.
A high-performance leader, strategist and culture architect, Paul has spent 15+ years guiding medal-winning performance across four Olympic Games, leading delegations of 850+ athletes and staff and shaping the environments where Britain’s best perform under extreme pressure.
Originally trained in exercise physiology, Paul has built a career designing high-performance systems across sport, public and private sectors — from launching elite training centres across continents to managing multi-million-pound campaigns and advising leaders on what it really takes to win the right way.
Expect to hear insights on:
🏅 How Team GB builds performance environments that thrive under pressure
🧭 Why leadership is lonely and why that’s perfectly normal
🔥 What high-pressure environments teach us about self-care and sustainability
🎯 Why preparation beats last-minute genius every single time
🤝 The real meaning of ‘common purpose’ inside the Olympic system
🧱 Why culture-first leadership outperforms talent-first leadership in elite sport
This is a truly grounded, honest and incredibly useful conversation for anyone working in sport, media, technology or business. Paul’s lessons on pressure, planning and people translate directly into the boardroom and into everyday life.
“You can’t manage others unless you can manage yourself.”
