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Charlie Austin
High Performance
Dealing With Pressure
Neurodiversity
Transform team resilience and peak performance with Charlie Austin, elite sports leadership speaker. Charlie equips organisations with mental toughness frameworks and goal-setting strategies from his Premier League football career. UEFA B licensed coach and Sky Sports analyst who scored 200+ goals across top-tier competitions.
ADHD Awareness
Sports Leadership
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Neurodiversity Awareness
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Charlie Austin is a professional footballer and UEFA B licensed coach who brings over 15 years of elite sporting experience to the stage. His journey from non-league football to Premier League success offers unique insights into perseverance and performance excellence.
As a striker who scored 200+ career goals across clubs, including Queens Park Rangers and Southampton, Charlie has competed at football's highest levels. His achievements include receiving an England national team call-up and scoring the winning goal against Manchester United on his Southampton debut. Beyond playing, he's established himself as a respected media personality on Sky Sports and TalkSport, and co-hosted the popular horse racing podcast Studs Up, which topped UK podcast charts for seven weeks.
Diagnosed with combined ADHD in 2024, Charlie is also an advocate for mental health awareness and the challenges of managing neurodiversity in professional sport. His openness and experience make him a relatable and inspiring voice for audiences across business, education, and sport.
In his talks, Charlie shares practical strategies for overcoming setbacks and achieving peak performance. Audiences gain actionable frameworks for developing mental toughness in competitive environments, practical techniques for goal-setting and achievement tracking, and strategies for building team cohesion across diverse skill levels. Charlie's coaching experience with youth teams adds valuable perspective on talent development.
Book Charlie Austin for an authentic blend of sporting excellence and practical wisdom that transforms how your team approaches challenges and celebrates success.
Charlie Austin delivers powerful insights on resilience and peak performance, drawing from his remarkable journey from non-league football to Premier League success and his experience overcoming ADHD challenges in elite sport. Book this former Southampton and QPR striker today to equip your team with practical strategies for developing mental toughness and achieving breakthrough results in high-pressure environments.
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Email charlie.austin@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Charlie's availability and fees. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and a bit about your audience.
Charlie Austin draws on his career trajectory from non-league football to the Premier League to illustrate frameworks around perseverance and performance, grounding his talks in first-hand experience of setbacks and goal achievement. He structures his sessions around practical tools for mental toughness, goal-setting, and team cohesion, informed by his UEFA B coaching background and work with youth teams.
Charlie Austin speaks on high performance, dealing with pressure, neurodiversity in professional sport, and team building. He scored over 200 career goals as a Premier League striker, received an England national team call-up, and has worked as a broadcaster on Sky Sports and TalkSport.
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