In this episode of Highest Level, Michael and Anthony sit down with Jim Weir, former professional footballer turned successful travel business owner for a raw and inspiring conversation about resilience, pressure and reinvention.

Jim pulls back the curtain on what life as a pro footballer really looked like behind the scenes: the sacrifices, the tough moments and the truths the cameras never showed. He opens up about the hardest challenges of his playing career, what they taught him about performing at the highest level under pressure, and how those lessons have carried over into life after football.

Now running his own travel business, Jim reflects on the transition from elite sport to entrepreneurship, the sporting DNA that helped him succeed in business, and the unexpected traits that got in the way.

You’ll hear Jim’s honest take on:

• The untold reality of life inside professional football
• Resilience and performing under relentless pressure
• The mindset shifts required to reinvent yourself after sport
• What elite athletes know about success that most people never learn

This is more than a story of football or business, it’s about resilience, adaptation, and the courage to redefine yourself at every stage of life.

In this episode of Highest Level, Michael and Anthony sit down with a true warrior - former world kickboxing champion and multi-title holder Dylan Carter - to explore what separates winners from everyone else.

Dylan hails from Burnley and his journey proves that where you come from can shape you, but it doesn’t have to limit you.

This isn’t just about fighting. It’s about mindset -the discipline, focus, and resilience it takes to perform at the highest level, in any arena.

With titles across WAKO PRO, WKA, IKKC, IKBF, and WCC, including:

• 🥇 3x British Semi-Contact Kick-Jutsu Champion
• 🥇 English Full Contact Kickboxing Champion
• 🥇 British Full Contact Kickboxing Champion
• 🥇 World Kickboxing Champion

...he brings battle-tested insight into:

• How to train your mind like a champion
• What most people get wrong about motivation
• The link between structure, sacrifice, and success
• How lessons from the ring apply to leadership, business, and life

This episode will challenge your excuses - and sharpen your focus.

But it isn’t about sport - it’s about becoming who you’re meant to be, no matter where you start.

In this episode of Highest Level, Michael and Anthony sit down with Michael’s friend and former mentor, Ali Harper, to confront one of the most overlooked truths in leadership: it means nothing without great people.

Through real talk and lived experience, they dig into what leadership really takes - beyond the titles, the ego, and the Instagram quotes.

You’ll hear:

• Why strong leadership starts with strong people
• How ego can quietly kill your culture
• The difference between leading and controlling
• What great leaders actually do behind the scenes

Whether you’re building a business, a team, or just want to lead yourself better - this is one of those episodes that will shift how you show up.