Matthew established his interest in the psychology of elite performance during a professional mountain biking career which included 5 years riding for Europe’s number one mountain bike trials display team before running, and riding in, his own team. Performing at events such as Le Tour de France, Scottish FA Cup Final, and the National Adventure Sports Show means Matthew can personally relate to the stresses and strain of performing at the highest level.

He published his PhD findings, as first author, in the world’s number one social psychology journal. As a post-doctoral researcher, he went on to work in a team that together authored research shortlisted for the T.H.E. Research Project of the Year Award. He’s an award-winning speaker and has conducted invited keynote and symposia lectures at various international conferences.

As a performance psychology consultant Matthew has worked with household names in Tour De France Cycling, Premier League football, and many Olympics sports, as well as with sporting bodies such as UK Sport and the English Institute of Sport. He was one member of the team that consulted for the England Cricket Board, working directly with coaches and players, to bring to life ground-breaking research pertaining to maintaining performance under pressure. That cutting-edge body of work was called “One of the four pillars” of England Men’s Cricket World Cup success.