When Do You Know It's Time To Walk Away? Taking Career Risks With Iconic TV Presenter Jake Humphrey

Jake Humphrey is one of the UK’s most iconic television broadcasters. Jake is best known for presenting Premier League Football on BT Sport or the F1 on BBC Sport. He has also previously hosted children’s television on CBBC. in 2020, Jake launched the successful High Performance Podcast with professor Damian Hughes, offering an insight into the lives of high-achieving individuals who share their success stories. Their spin-off book High Performance: Lessons from the Best on Becoming Your Best has also become a Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller, revealing the methods of the most remarkable athletes, coaches and entrepreneurs. . A man of many talents, Jake is also co-founder of sport broadcast agency Whisper Films and investor in Coral Eyewear. Given his on-screen success and humbling presence, you would never know that Jake’s journey started with failed A-Levels, a sacking from McDonalds and family grief, set-backs our conversation reveals he now uses as fuel to excel in everything that he does. thank you for watching! + in this video 0:00 - trailer 1:00 - Jake’s earlier failures that led to success 5:24 - how his Grandma’s suicide changed his mindset 7:29 - how failing school changed his career 11:16 - learning perfection doesn’t come for free 14:36 - social media and instant gratification 20:08 - learning there is no right way of starting your career 23:10 - the idea behind his production company Whisper 26:13 - starting a production company at the rise of social media 28:37 - turning his company from a dream into a money making business 30:53 - why hiring changed his business 33:47 - the risk that transformed his company 37:18 - the biggest learnings in Jake’s career 45:34 - why Jake made the decision to leave the BBC 47:23 - learning the secrets behind success 50:28 - the guest that changed the game for High Performance + Instagram:   / gracebeverl.  . Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/user/gracebev... Depop: https://www.depop.com/gracefituk Management: [email protected] + PO Box: I no longer have a PO Box, please email [email protected] for enquiries + TALA: Website: https://www.wearetala.com/?utm_source... Instagram:   / wearetala   Facebook:   / catego.  . Need help? [email protected] SHREDDY: Website: https://shreddy.com/pages/supplements... Need help? Support.shreddy.com PLANNER: Website: https://productivitymethod.com/ Need help? https://theproductivitymethod.zendesk... + *** I use affiliate links! These are links where I get a tiny bit of commission from anything purchased through them (aka. when you click on them and end up buying something) - this doesn't cost any more to the customer. As always, my opinion is always my honest opinion. SHREDDY and TALA are my own brands, therefore any mention of them - whilst not being a sponsorship - is monetarily endorsed. As usual, sponsorships do not change my opinions nor my honesty, but I will always disclaim to make sure motives are clear 😊