Brent was prominent as one of RTÉ Television's main sporting pundits for over 25 years, and has also appeared on many of Irelands top rated Television and Radio programmes, including The Late Late Show, Tommy Tiernan, The Restaurant, Charity Eurostar, and Instrumental etc. He also featured in an award nominated documentary, entitled Brent Pope Outsider Art, and in 2023 was awarded a national lifetime achievement award for his mental health advocacy.
Brent holds a Bachelor of Commerce in economics and management from Canterbury University and Otago University in New Zealand, and post graduate qualifications in Marketing, Public Relations and Sports Psychology in Ireland. In 2020 he fully qualified as a psychotherapist.
Brent has published six children’s books for various charities, a bestselling autobiography in 2013 and an another bestselling book on mental health entitled Win in 2016. He owns a very successful a clothing and shoe line called POPE and is an accomplished business, motivational and entertaining after dinner speaker.
Brent is a dedicated charity worker and over the years a proud ambassador to many leading Irish charities and organisations especially those linked to youth and mental health issues such as 'Cycle Against Suicide’, ‘Walk in my shoes' and the annual “Mental Health Summit”
Brent is the founder and curator of the 'Outside in Art Gallery'. And in 2022 founded the influential Elephant in the room Movement that is gaining worldwide recognition. Brent was a key speaker at the 2023 Pendulum Summit, and has shared the stage with the likes of Gabor Mate, Dame Kelly Holmes, Adam Clayton, Wym Hoff and other world renowned mental health stigma disruptors. Brent has worked with nearly every leading mental health organisation in Ireland and his talks are always described as raw, powerful, life changing and inspirational.
Brent brings the science (as a qualified psychotherapist) to a life well lived whilst suffering from mental health illness. He educates others with his own recovery tool box and wellbeing tips, his experience and raw emotion has led him to becoming one of the most sought after speaker’s mental health in Ireland.