Dean Leak
Olympic High-Performance Coach and Leadership Strategist for Culture, Change and High-Performing Teams
why book dean?
- Dean Leak brings direct experience from Olympic high-performance systems and corporate boardrooms alike—coaching champions and guiding major brands through cultural transformation.
- He offers unique credibility: trained by Professor Steve Peters, mentored by UK special-forces leaders, and equipped with frameworks proven under pressure in sport, government and business.
- Dean combines engaging storytelling and interactive learning with actionable tools—so your audience does not just listen, they leave ready to build high-performing teams, embrace accountability and elevate organisational culture.
Biography
Dean Leak is an internationally recognised speaker and performance strategist with a remarkable track-record spanning Olympic sport, government and global business. He began his career helping elite athletes in the UK high-performance system and has worked with champions such as Jade Jones and Joe Clarke.
Transitioning into the corporate world, he has guided Fortune 100 executives and worked with major organisations including L’Oréal, IBM, Microsoft, WeWork, the British Government and the BBC to build healthy, high-performing cultures.
Dean’s approach is informed by elite sport and specialist leadership: he trained under the neuroscientist Professor Steve Peters (author of The Chimp Paradox), learned from UK special-forces leaders and hostage-negotiators, and graduated from a prestigious UK sports leadership programme.
Today, Dean helps organisations and leadership teams transition from avoiding conflict to embracing it: he shows how deliberate, well-managed disagreement becomes a strategic advantage. His signature frameworks empower teams to unlock trust, spark innovation, and sustain excellence by designing cultures where tension is fuel rather than friction.
Topics
Disagreeing Well: The Hidden Superpower of High-Performance Culture
Leading Through Change in a Disrupted, Disengaged and Distracted World
High-Performance Culture: How to Build Teams That Win Together
Imposter Syndrome is Your Superpower: Transforming Doubt into Career Success
Empathy as Influence: Using Emotional Fitness to Strengthen Trust and Performance
Dean Leak
Masterclasses
You may want to go deeper with your audience. Masterclasses can be tailored and developed to suit your audience needs, be it a 90-minute Masterclass, a half-day or full-day workshop or a full online or face-to-face programme. Please contact one of our expert team to discuss.
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