18/10/2026
The Design Windows West Coast Sports Awards 2026 Team are excited to announce our other quest speaker for the evening is Jay Barrett !!!
The Brain and Pressure - Lessons from a Sports Psychologist, Commercial Luxury Yacht Captain and Ex-Downhill Mountain Biker.
Jay's passion is helping people perform when it matters — on the field, on the water, and at work. Using evidence-based tools, he's spent time helping athletes, coaches and teams get the most out of the one piece of equipment they can't replace: The brain between their ears.
Jay pulls his knowledge from a range of areas. From competing as an athlete on the world stage, to working in high-pressure sports environments as a performance psychologist, to captaining commercial luxury yachts, Jay has spent his career around people who have to deliver under pressure. He now works with teams on psychological performance — but the lessons are the same ones that decide close games.
Jay will share what he has learned along the way: how the brain behaves under pressure, why talent alone doesn't hold up on the big day, and a few practical things any athlete, coach or parent on the sideline can use.
Jay is a Registered Psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board and holds a Masters Degree in Psychology.
Jay has supported people in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, America, the Middle East, the UK, Europe and South Africa.
