Simon Hartley

Simon Hartley is a world-renowned high-performance sports psychologist and performance coach, who has spent over two decades working in elite and professional sports. From the English Premier League to motor racing and the Olympic GB Team, there are few sporting professionals who have not benefitted from the expertise of Simon. Passionate about helping people maximise their performance, work towards becoming world-class in their field and realise their true potential, Simon is also frequently hired as a keynote speaker on such subjects. Don't miss out on an informative speech on becoming world-class from expert psychologist Simon Hartley.

After completing an MSc in Sport and Exercise Science at Leeds Beckett University, Simon has forged a successful career as a sports psychologist, developing and refining his expertise on the principles and skills required to perform at the highest level. He has studied Michelin-starred chefs, high-ranking executives and sportspeople in the most competitive sports in the world. Upon his graduation, Simon remained in academia, working as a Lecturer in Sport Psychology at the University of Sunderland. Progressing to become the Director of Performance Sport at Northumbria University, Simon was responsible for sport science support and consultancy for the Newcastle Falcons RFC, Newcastle Eagles Basketball Club and the University's Elite Athlete Programme. He later became a Sports Science Consultant for Prozone, before becoming the Head of Sport Science at Sunderland Football Club, in 2002.

Since then, Simon has also worked as the Director of SENSE, applying sport science to business and working with clients such as Premier League and Championship football clubs. In 2004, Simon was appointed as a Consultant Sports Psychologist for the English Institute of Sport, a role in which he provided support to the Team GB Olympic and Paralympic athletes and other England sports teams. In 2008, Simon went solo with his endeavors as a sports psychologist, becoming the Founder of Be World Class. Sitting at the helm of the successful consultancy firm, Simon helped individuals and teams to maximise their performance and become world-class in their fields. In 2017, Simon also became the Co-Founder of Success Engineers, a company dedicated to helping people think and act like successful entrepreneurs. To accompany his work as a successful coach and psychologist, Simon has published his expertise in eight best-selling books. 

With such expertise to his name, Simon is now a popular choice as a keynote speaker or executive coach for a range of corporate events. Revered for his expertise on peak performance, high-performance teams, and psychology, Simon has become a seasoned speaker, having spoken at events such as the GE Global Leadership Conference, the GE Global Field Services Conference, the Sports Analytics Summit, the Festival of Business and the Be World Class Conference. When hired as a speaker, Simon focuses on topics such as being world-class, how ordinary people become world-class, maximum performance, mental toughness in business, habits of world-class teams, Olympic mindsets and world-class leadership. Working with elite sports teams, renowned business executives and professionals in various industries, Simon translates his expertise in sports psychology into a business context with ease. If you are looking to take your workforce or sports team to the next level, don't hesitate in hiring expert sports psychologist Simon Hartley.