Rich is a high-performance leadership specialist with 20 years of experience coaching elite teams & leaders. Having supported teams to win every major honour in rugby, Richard applies the principles of champion behaviours, mindset mastery, & resilience to help leaders and teams unlock greater energy, focus, & synergy in their performance.
His expertise lies in leadership development, mindset coaching, & health & well-being interventions, helping individuals and teams break through barriers, enhance communication, and perform at their highest level—whether in sport, business, or high-pressure environments.
Catalans Dragons,
Head of Performance 2017-2021
The Rugby League & England,
Head of Human Performance 2015-2017
England Rugby League
Strength & Conditioning Coach 2013-2015
Leeds Rhinos Rugby League Strength & Conditioning Coach 2007-2012
Thank-you for a brilliant leadership session! I know that myself & the team have taken so much away from today that we can apply into our work & personal lives.
“It was great to have Rich join us for our Company day. He took time to make it personal for us, ensuring that he delivered the correct message. He even joined us for breakfast and for our conference before his talk – getting to grips understanding how we work and communicate as a team. Rich inspired our team to be the best team-mates and
“It was great to have Rich join us for our Company day. He took time to make it personal for us, ensuring that he delivered the correct message. He even joined us for breakfast and for our conference before his talk – getting to grips understanding how we work and communicate as a team. Rich inspired our team to be the best team-mates and showed us that we are all leaders in our own way. He used his personal experiences to relate and motivate, specifically focussing on Care, Resilience, Humility and Gratitude and he certainly sparked the minds of the Autify team.”
"Rich's expertise & support has massively helped me develop my training programme, day to day productivity & general well-being. Having someone in my corner who implicitly understands the demands of being a parent & CEO whilst integrating daily training & lifestyle behaviours has been a game changer".
Rich gives great insight into leadership styles, barriers to effective leadership & maximising productivity. The way Rich simplifies & delivers complex topics in a format that everybody can understand ensures the message is received. A number of the participants had light bulb moments on topics they have felt overwhelmed by their whole li
Rich gives great insight into leadership styles, barriers to effective leadership & maximising productivity. The way Rich simplifies & delivers complex topics in a format that everybody can understand ensures the message is received. A number of the participants had light bulb moments on topics they have felt overwhelmed by their whole lives.
If you are a business or leader looking to enhance your thinking I would definitely recommend Rich. His knowledge and applied experience from working at an elite level will no doubt positively improve outcomes in a number of areas of your business & day to day life.
“Not many like you around Rich. Able to push athletes to chase their best whilst bringing the fun and energy at the same time. You’re an inspiration mate with everything you do”
“Rich brings a wealth of knowledge, experience & expertise to leadership in sport. He has an ability to think critically, offer a balanced approach to complicated, multi-faceted problems, whilst ensuring strategic direction. His ability to relate and engage with audiences is top quality."
Thank you for the superb presentation you came in and delivered to our sports-leaders. The three core messages you raised were so relevant to what the group has been working towards and it's already apparent that they've been motivated by the content and your delivery. Real world examples are often good ways of inspiring students, but you
Thank you for the superb presentation you came in and delivered to our sports-leaders. The three core messages you raised were so relevant to what the group has been working towards and it's already apparent that they've been motivated by the content and your delivery. Real world examples are often good ways of inspiring students, but your ability to relate these back to the world of professional sport using your extensive experience in this field made the presentation exceptionally powerful. Thanks once again.
Rich epitomises professionalism.
His knowledge in applying the science of performance to general life & the mind is another level.
What he has done for me in a short space of time and whilst enduring adversity, I can’t thank him enough.
I continue to check in with him on a day to day basis & am extremely grateful that he is part of my journey.
"Rich is a smart trainer & absolute leader, with unique character & obsessiveness that helps me be my best. This guy has been like a coach and brother to me."
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