Ben Tipney represented Great Britain in rowing between 2001 and 2005, and coached rowing professionally between 2005 and 2016, including coaching the South Africa Rowing Team in 2010 (World Championship Bronze). He has a BA (Hons) in leadership in sport and is certified by the British Psychological Society in Cognitive Behavioural Coaching. He teaches human performance and coaches high- performing teams outside of sport, with focus on healthcare.