A renowned leader in sports performance and high-performance coaching, Steve has prepared triathletes for the Kona Ironman, boxers for world title fights, the U.S. Men’s Soccer Team for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and Matt Fitzpatrick for the 2023 PGA Championship and US Open.

He was also the first full-time American performance specialist in the English Premier League, leading the Sport Science efforts for Everton Football Club, facing teams like Manchester United, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Chelsea.

Beyond sport, he has coached executive VPs at Stanley 1913, performance directors at the Phoenix Suns, helped the Colorado Rapids (MLS) develop organizational identity, and has given keynotes on collaboration at Fuel50 and WebPT.

James expands on a quote he found years ago that has helped him remain centered amidst the chaos and uncertainty of life.

In today’s episode, James invites you to shift your relationship with what he calls THE BIG 3. These 3 things, Change, Conflict and Uncertainty, can alter one’s trajectory in significant ways, both good and bad, depending on how one responds. It’s up to you to take inventory and to make the adjustment necessary in one or all of these areas so you can enhance the quality of your life experience.

In this episode, James and Kute discuss how prevalent control is in our lives and ways to begin loosening the grip on our experiences to allow genius and magic to flow through.

In Today’s episode, James talks about the concept of ‘Brain Endurance Training’ from the book Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. He shares the studies that he found insightful and helpful to know about in order to leverage this information for greater levels of performance inside and outside of sport.

Join in and learn the strategies Elite-level athletes are using to reach new levels of performance.

Today is a reverse episode. You’ll hear James on the Mark Groves Podcast encouraging listeners to embrace both their individuality and the interconnectedness of all things to live a meaningful life aligned with their values and purpose.

They explore the importance of living our values to be in true alignment with ourselves.

James dismantles presence and discusses the concept of unselfing and facing our sh*t head on.

Tune in for an eye-opening conversation that invites us to reflect on and widen our perspective.

Title: Partners In Business & Life: Do These Fundamentals to Avoid a Breakdown Description: Today on the podcast, James connects with Ryan and Shannon Matson. Shannon’s journey began in the corporate world, where she held titles such as V.P. of Marketing for a global publishing company and National Director of Sales & Marketing for a […]

Amanda Silvas joins James on the podcast today to talk about the strategies and lessons they have learned through their marriage, being parents to their two kids, and navigating their business partnership.

Tune in to learn ways you can communicate with your intimate relationships.

Want to be better at handling hard conversations? James shares a framework he learned from the book ‘Difficult Conversations that highlights the 3 conversations we are all having during any conversation, especially the hard ones.