Steve Ingham is the force behind the success of over 1000 athletes and Olympic stars such as Steve Redgrave. As the Director of Athlete Now, Steve provides direction to verified sports practitioners who are connected with athletes for major sporting competitions. At the helm of applied performance science for over 30 years, Steve offers tailored coaching systems that are designed to help people achieve their highest potential. When hired a speaker, he is able to explain his analyses and the approach he adopted when training Olympic legends, top-tier athletes and A-list artists.
Equipped with a BSc in Sports Science from the University of Brighton and PhD in Exercise Psychology from the University of Surrey, Steve began working with regional level athletes after 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games. Steve joined the British Olympic Association as the Senior Sports Physiologist and Sports Science Manager, where he developed the high-performance insights that he is known for. Steve has also been the Director of Science & Technical Development at the English Institute of Sport – entrusted with leading a team of 250 scientists in support of Team GB and Paralympics GB.
Bestselling author of “How to Support a Champion”, Steve highlights the lessons he has learned from his time working in elite sports. Over the course of his 30 years in the field, Steve has worked across 6 Olympic Cycles, help over 100 top executives improve their performance and guided 1000 athletes, of which 200 have achieved Olympic success. The statistics speak for themselves – Steve’s support is vital to achieving your personal best. He has most recently authored “The First Hurdle: A Guide to Searching, Applying & Interviewing for Jobs in Sports Performance”, published in 2020.
As a motivational speaker and consultant, Steve has been invited to speak for events at Google, McLaren, Elastic, Samsung and several other globally renowned organisations. He is also the Host of the Supporting Champions podcast and serves as a Performance Scientist & Consultant at Supporting Champions. He aims to harness high performance knowledge from ‘supporting champions’ so that athletes and individuals can achieve their highest ambitions. Highly sought-after for his keynotes on peak performance, fitness, nutrition, well-being and performing under pressure, Steve Ingham is one of the best speakers to hire for events related to these topics. If you are looking for a seasoned or accomplished keynote speaker, Steve Ingham is the right choice for you!
How to hire Steve Ingham
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Steve Ingham for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Steve Ingham's official speaker topics are listed below:
- The Teamwork Behind Olympic Medals
- High Performance Team: What It Takes to Succeed
- Performance Under Pressure: Strategies for Success
- Unlocking Your Potential: Developing your Performance Wellbeing
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
Feedback from In-Person Events:
"Throughout my career Steve has made innovation and ideas useful. He has been my go to scientist for preparation and performance." - Dame Jessica Ennis Hill
"Steve is an engaging, thoughtful and methodical team facilitator. During a critical period of time, Steve partnered with me to help guide my team through better appreciating our gaps, opportunities and strengths. He helped us find our core purpose and develop the norms and processes that allowed us to significantly outperform. Today the Team is high performing, engaged, takes calculated risks and is not shy to recognise each other. I would highly recommend Steve as a guest speaker, facilitator and coach." - Fred, Country Lead Canada - Rare Disease & Gene Therapy, Pfizer
"Steve has worked with me and my leadership team for a number of years. Helping us build trust, awareness and purpose. Steve has balanced the art of bringing experience from his days as a professional coach while balancing this with listening and challenging us. The sessions have had lasting impact, helping us build our values and stretching us as leaders. The sessions have formed the backbone of 'how' we go about our roles and partner with our colleagues. Steve also brings creativity and fun along the way - learning and laughter. Thanks Steve for helping lift us." - James, Finance Director, Google EMEA
"Steve provided a superb insight into the impact on improving outcomes through performance coaching. Our leaders recognised the importance of small changes and focusing on the whole environment as well as physical and mental health in helping individuals and teams to thrive. His background and experiences with the Olympic teams made for really compelling sessions." - Anouska, HR Director - Culture & Capability, Santander UK
- 2023 – Director, Athlete Now
- 2020 – Author of “The First Hurdle”
- 2016 – Performance Scientist & Consultant, Supporting Champions
- 2016 – Bestselling Author of “How to Support a Champion”
- 2013 – Director of Science & Technical Development, English Institute of Sport
- 2009 – Head of Physiology, English Institute of Sport
- 2005 – Regional Lead Physiologist, English Institute of Sport
- 1998 – Senior Sports Physiologist & Sports Science Manager, British Olympic Association
