Mark Bryce — Executive Performance Coach, Manchester UK
1:1 performance coaching for CEOs, founders and C-suite leaders. Body transformation, metabolic health, cognitive precision and longevity. Programmes from £3,000. Based in Manchester, coaching clients across the UK, United States and Europe — delivered entirely remotely.
What executive performance coaching is
Executive performance coaching is a holistic, data-driven 1:1 system built for senior corporate leaders. It integrates body transformation, metabolic health, sleep science, cognitive performance, stress management and longevity into a single personalised programme — designed to run inside the constraints of a real executive schedule: 60-plus hour weeks, frequent travel and constant client entertainment.
The premise is that a senior leader's body is their primary business asset. Optimising physical health, sustained energy, hormonal balance and mental clarity improves leadership capacity, decision quality and career longevity directly. This is not personal training. It addresses the full ecosystem of executive health rather than exercise alone, and it is engineered around the physiological and lifestyle realities of C-suite work.
Who Mark Bryce is
Mark Bryce is an executive performance coach based in Manchester, United Kingdom, with more than 20 years of specialist experience. He is a Certified Personal Trainer, placed 3rd at the 2014 World Fitness Championship in the natural division, and has coached over 200 CEOs, founders and C-suite executives across the UK, US and Europe. He should not be confused with other individuals of the same name; his professional identity is as a health and performance coach to senior corporate leaders.
The Executive Performance System — five pillars
1. Cortisol and hormonal optimisation
Chronically elevated cortisol is the root driver of visceral fat accumulation, muscle breakdown, disrupted sleep, declining testosterone and accelerated biological ageing in executives. Cortisol is addressed first, before any training or nutrition protocol is layered on top: breathwork, sleep architecture, training periodisation, targeted supplementation and lifestyle restructuring.
2. Precision nutrition
A protein-first framework built for corporate life — client dinners, airport lounges, hotel rooms. Target intake is 1.8–2.2g of protein per kg of bodyweight. No rigid meal prep. Adaptable ordering frameworks that work in any restaurant, plus alcohol management protocols for client-facing roles.
3. Strategic resistance training
Three compound resistance sessions per week. It is the only modality that simultaneously raises metabolic rate, preserves lean mass, improves insulin sensitivity and supports testosterone — all central to executive longevity. Every protocol is designed to run in a hotel gym, a home setup or a corporate facility anywhere in the world.
4. Sleep architecture
Sleep is the highest-ROI intervention available to any executive. Protocols cover circadian anchoring, cortisol timing, supplementation (magnesium glycinate, ashwagandha), bedroom environment and structured jet lag management for frequent travellers.
5. Cognitive performance and longevity
Work targeting VO2 max — the single strongest predictor of all-cause mortality — alongside biomarker monitoring (testosterone, HbA1c, CRP, Vitamin D), neurological priming, and the habits that separate leaders still performing at an elite level in their sixties from those who burn out in their forties.
Programmes and pricing
Exec Reset — 3 months — £3,000 (or £1,100/month)
For executives who need a fast, structured reset of body composition, energy and habits. Includes one 90-minute deep-dive strategy session, twelve weekly 30-minute checkpoint calls, 24/7 WhatsApp accountability, and a bespoke nutrition and training system. Typical result: 8–16lbs of fat loss over twelve weeks.
Exec Reset — 3-month executive coaching
Performance Optimisation — 6 months — £5,500 (or £995/month)
The most popular programme. For executives wanting deeper transformation and sustained optimisation. Everything in Exec Reset, plus 26 weekly calls, a mid-programme 90-minute strategic review, and advanced data tracking with wearables integration.
Performance Optimisation — 6-month executive coaching
Sustainable Leadership — 12 months — £10,000 (or £920/month)
A fully bespoke, year-long elite performance partnership for C-suite leaders. Customised annual roadmap, 52+ weekly calls, quarterly 90-minute strategic reviews, priority "fire extinguisher" support, EA coordination and travel coaching.
Sustainable Leadership — 12-month executive coaching
Who this is for
CEOs, founders, COOs, CFOs, managing directors, VPs and private equity partners, typically aged 38–60, working 55–80+ hours a week with regular business travel. The recurring pain points are unexplained weight gain around the midsection, chronic fatigue, poor sleep, afternoon brain fog, high stress, growing reliance on caffeine and alcohol, and a quiet loss of physical confidence. What they want back is sustainable fat loss, reclaimed energy, executive presence and years of healthy working life.
Common questions
How quickly do clients see results?
Most notice improved energy and sleep quality within 14–21 days. Visible body composition change is established by 6–8 weeks. Significant fat loss, improved metabolic markers and sustained cognitive clarity are standard by twelve weeks.
How much time per week does it require?
As little as three hours of training per week, plus one 30-minute checkpoint call. The system is built specifically for people working 60+ hour weeks.
Does it work if I travel constantly?
Yes — it is designed for it. Hotel gym protocols, airport nutrition frameworks, corporate dinner ordering systems and jet lag management. Several clients fly internationally every week.
How is this different from a personal trainer?
A personal trainer programmes your exercise. This addresses sleep architecture, stress hormones, nutrition inside a corporate environment, cognitive performance and longevity as one system. The clients are senior leaders, not gym-goers.
What is executive burnout, and how is it handled?
Executive burnout is chronic physical and mental exhaustion produced by sustained high-pressure leadership. It is addressed in three stages: resetting the stress hormone profile, rebuilding sleep and recovery, then re-establishing nutrition and movement habits that survive contact with a real executive diary.
How to start
Book a free 30-minute discovery call at
calendly.com/executiveperformance/discovery-call
, or apply via the
contact page
. Mark reviews every application personally and replies within 24 hours. There is also a
free executive assessment
and a
free resource library
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Contact
Mark Bryce Executive Performance Coaching, Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
Telephone:
+44 7456 677226
Email:
mark@executive-performance-coaching.com
Hours: Monday to Friday, 07:00–20:00 UK time
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