Jamie is a motivational speaker, leadership mentor, after-dinner speaker and former English professional rugby league footballer. He played for Leeds Rhinos and the Bradford Bulls in the Super League rugby competition, and captained Great British and England teams at international level. After retiring from rugby in 2015, he became a director of rugby at the Hull Kingston Rovers and continues to contribute to rugby league through regular media appearances. He was honoured with an MBE in 2012 for services to rugby. Capitalising on his leadership skills as a captain, he launched a new career as a motivational speaker focusing on leadership mentoring and wellbeing. Clients include blue chip business, educational organisations and small and medium-sized businesses. Jamie developed the Building Champions Mentoring Programme, based on his key principles of success. The programme covers personal development and leadership training and since its launch in 2016, more than 1,000 delegates have completed the 50-day programme. He has also designed a Be a Champion 30-day Wellbeing Programme that encourages participants to develop robust and healthier habits. To date, thousands of people have undertaken the programme. His book Be a Champion accompanies the course. His autobiography No White Flag, co-written with Phil Caplan, was published in 2008.
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