Resilience, Recovery and High Performance under Pressure – Matt Symons, Founding Partner at Malvern Street

About this episode

Matt Symons discusses how PE-backed executives can learn resilience and high performance from elite athletes.

In this episode of the PepTalks Podcast, we explore what PE-backed executives can learn from elite athletes about resilience, recovery and sustainable high performance. We’re joined by Matt Symons, former professional rugby player with 200 appearances, including a Premiership title with Harlequins in 2021. Today, Matt is Founding Partner at Malvern Street, where he works with senior leaders to strengthen personal performance and resilience in high-stakes, high-growth environments. Matt shares practical, evidence-based strategies for building self-awareness, managing energy, and avoiding burnout, especially useful as you start planning for 2026.

People in this episode

Guest: Matt Symons

Topics covered

• resilience
• recovery
• high performance
• elite athletes
• personal performance
• burnout management

Keywords

• energy management
• self-awareness
• sustainable performance
• high-stakes environments

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