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Alan Stein, Jr.

Alan Stein, Jr. helps leaders and teams perform at a higher level using the same mindset, habits, and strategies as elite athletes.

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“It was fantastic working with you. I’m sure it’s not a surprise but Alan was off-the-charts fantastic this week. It was nothing short of magical and completely fit our culture and where we’re headed. I can’t thank you all enough for the professionalism and experience in working together.”

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VICE PRESIDENT of SALES, CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INC.

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Why book Alan Stein, Jr. for your next event

  • Learn proven performance principles used by NBA stars like Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant, applied directly to business and leadership.
  • Discover practical tools to build stronger teams, improve collaboration, and create a culture where people perform at their highest level.
  • Gain powerful insights from a renowned performance coach trusted by companies like American Express, Pepsi, Starbucks, and Under Armour.

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Former NBA performance coach inspiring leadership, teamwork, and high performance

Alan Stein, Jr. is a keynote speaker and former elite basketball performance coach who helps organizations improve leadership, teamwork, and performance. After 15 years working with some of the best athletes in the world – including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant – Alan now shares the lessons behind elite performance with corporate audiences. Through engaging keynotes and workshops, he teaches practical strategies that help leaders and teams develop stronger mindsets, better habits, and high-performance cultures. His clients include organizations such as American Express, Pepsi, Under Armour, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and Orangetheory Fitness.

 

Alan Stein, Jr. – Keynote speaker on leadership and high performance

Alan Stein, Jr. is a highly respected keynote speaker who helps organizations unlock higher levels of performance. Drawing on his background as a basketball performance coach, Alan shares powerful lessons from the world of elite sport and shows how they can be applied directly to business, leadership, and teamwork.

For 15 years, Alan worked with some of the highest-performing athletes on the planet. His clients included NBA superstars such as Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant. In this role, he helped players strengthen their mindset, sharpen their habits, and develop the discipline required to perform consistently at the highest level.

These experiences gave Alan a unique understanding of what separates good performers from truly exceptional ones. Today, he brings that knowledge to organizations that want to build stronger teams, better leaders, and high-performance cultures.

 

Translating elite sports performance into business success

While the environment of professional sports may look very different from the corporate world, the core principles of performance remain the same. Alan Stein, Jr. teaches leaders and teams how to apply the mindset and habits of elite athletes in their everyday work.

In his keynote presentations and workshops, Alan focuses on practical strategies that improve organizational performance, strengthen leadership, and increase team cohesion. His approach is simple, relatable, and highly actionable.

Audiences learn how to:

  • Develop winning mindsets that support consistent high performance

  • Create daily rituals and routines that build discipline and focus

  • Improve communication and collaboration across teams

  • Take ownership and accountability for individual and team results

  • Build cultures where people push each other to grow and improve

Alan’s ability to connect the lessons of elite sports with real business challenges makes his presentations both inspiring and highly relevant.

 

Trusted by global companies and top athletic programs

Organizations around the world invite Alan Stein, Jr. to help their teams perform at a higher level. His clients include well-known brands such as American Express, Pepsi, Under Armour, Starbucks, Charles Schwab, and Orangetheory Fitness.

In addition to corporate audiences, Alan has worked with numerous college athletic programs, including Penn State Football and the University of Connecticut Men’s Basketball team. His impact with these teams reflects the depth of his experience in developing high-performing athletes and teams.

One of the most visible examples of Alan’s influence can be seen at Penn State University. His inspirational words are displayed on a 12-foot mural outside the Penn State Football Training Center, where players pass by it every day on their way to practice.

 

Author of Raise Your Game and Sustain Your Game

Alan is also the author of the books Raise Your Game and Sustain Your Game. In these works, he shares the key lessons he learned from working with world-class athletes and shows how those principles can help professionals elevate their performance.

The strategies from these books are used by both corporate teams and sports organizations across the country. They focus on building the habits, discipline, and mindset required to perform at a high level over time.

Alan emphasizes that success is rarely about talent alone. Sustainable performance comes from consistent effort, strong routines, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

 

Book Alan Stein, Jr. for your event

When organizations book Alan Stein, Jr., they gain far more than an inspiring keynote. They gain practical tools and perspectives that help leaders and teams raise their standards and strengthen their performance.

Alan’s presentations combine powerful storytelling, practical frameworks, and real-world examples from elite sports and business. Audiences leave energized, motivated, and equipped with strategies they can implement immediately.

For conferences, leadership events, and corporate meetings focused on performance, leadership, and teamwork, Alan Stein, Jr. delivers a keynote experience that resonates long after the event ends.

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Customer Reviews

5 of 5

“It was fantastic working with you. I’m sure it’s not a surprise but Alan was off-the-charts fantastic this week. It was nothing short of magical and completely fit our culture and where we’re headed. I can’t thank you all enough for the professionalism and experience in working together.”

VICE PRESIDENT of SALES, CCC INFORMATION SERVICES INC.

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

“For the past two quarters we have produced 35% year-over-year growth, a rate nearly twice our historic trend. It is no accident that these results began to take hold almost a year to the date following Alan speaking to our leadership and sales teams.”

PRESIDENT AND CEO, 3 PILLAR GLOBAL

Alan Stein, Jr.

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“Alan totally killed it! Bringing him in to speak was one of the best decisions we made all year. I have employees that still reference Alan's talk to this day. He clearly made a lasting impact.”

PARTNER, RELIANCE HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

“We have had Alan speak at four of our events in the past 18 months… and have experienced an unparalleled 26% growth in sales during that span. He has been a key part of our high performance culture.”

VICE PRESIDENT of NORTH AMERICA SALES, OMNICELL

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

“Alan impressed us so much that we’ve brought him back several times and will continue to do so. He always inspires us to 'get back to the basics' to become better versions of ourselves – at work and at home.”

DIRECTOR OF PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT, TIAA

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

Alan has an amazing energy and intensity as a speaker that really holds your attention and makes you think.

Tropical Smoothie Cafe

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

Alan, thank you for knocking it out of the park last week during our Summit! You delivered a keynote that resonated with everyone. I heard from many how much they not only enjoyed your keynote and comments during your panel, but also the takeaways they received from your insights and stories. Your personal style and ability to connect in a very meaningful way to our group was outstanding. It was clear that you cared about all of us, and each of us.

Faegre Drinker

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

Alan Stein, Jr. has graced the Institute for Excellence in Sales stage on numerous occasions and was a huge success every time. His message is inspiring, thoughtful and action-driven. The IES attracts the top sales performers from around the globe who are looking for ways to take their game up a notch. Alan was a perfect speaker to make this happen.

Institute for excellence in sales

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5 of 5

Alan is a man of great inspiration and charisma; a true source of inspiration and powerful messages.

PYRAMID

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5 of 5

Alan delivered the perfect keynote to kick off our national conference. His performance was one of the most talked about sessions we had.

WebPT

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5 of 5

We’ve brought Alan back several times to work with our leadership teams, both regionally and nationally, as he always helps motivate and equip us with the tools needed to improve.

US Fitness

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5 of 5

Alan was full of energy and included many practical examples and stories. He was excellent.

Strauss

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5 of 5

Alan brought an engaging style that really connected with our entire team.

Sabra

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

Alan does a tremendous job telling applicable stories and tying them to tangible take-a-ways to immediately improve performance.

The CSI Companies

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

Alan’s keynotes make you think, they make you feel, and they make you compelled to act!

Orangetheory Fitness

Alan Stein, Jr.

5 of 5

Alan will provide you with lessons and principles of success that translate across boundaries of sport and business. Alan has learned from the best, and as a result, he is the best.

ESPN

Alan Stein, Jr.

Rated 5.00/5 based on 16 customer reviews

Keynotes

Keynote by Alan Stein Jr.:

Next Play

How to Focus on What Matters Most and Improve Performance, Productivity, & Fulfillment

Featuring new, never-before-shared stories, stats, and actionable strategies, this program is ideal for any organization looking to develop an unstoppable Next Play Mindset and improve their team’s performance, productivity, and output – and stay relevant in a constantly changing world.

High performance is not complicated. Prepare during the unseen hours, work toward mastery of the fundamentals, and make discipline decisions consistently.

But what happens when you do those things and still fall short? When you do everything in your power and still come up empty, miss your goal, or lose the game?

How do you respond?
How do you bounce back?
How do you maintain optimism and confidence?

You develop a Next Play Mindset.

You lean into the fact that what just happened isn’t nearly as important as what is happening right now – your Next Play.

This keynote is designed to show how reaching the top of your game doesn’t require more. It requires less but better.

The Next Play Mindset is the ultimate guide for individuals and organizations who want to close the gap between where they are and where they want to be.

(Oh, and the Next Play Mindset isn’t just a performance strategy – it’s a life strategy. One that helps you manage transitions, bounce back from adversity, stay centered, adapt quickly, reduce stress, and let go of resentment.)

Here are six ways the Next Play Mindset makes individuals and teams unstoppable:

  • Transition:
    Life is a series of transitions – some small, some massive. Whether you’re shifting from a tough meeting to a family dinner, or moving across the country to start a new chapter, a Next Play Mindset helps you let go of what’s behind you and fully invest in what’s ahead. You can’t control the past, but you can control how you show up now.

  • Resilience:
    Setbacks are inevitable, but suffering is optional. Resilience isn’t about avoiding adversity, it’s about responding to it with optimism and enthusiasm. Next Play means you acknowledge the stumble, learn from it, and move forward with renewed energy. You bounce back faster because you’re not stuck in a moment that already passed.

  • Being Present:
    Worry lives in the past and the future – peace lives in the now. The Next Play Mindset teaches you to leave the last moment behind (whether it was a win or a loss) and be fully engaged in the current one. That’s where performance, joy, and growth happen.

  • Adjustments:
    The best performers aren’t the most talented; they’re the most adaptable. Life throws curveballs. With a Next Play approach, you become a constant recalibrator – adjusting your mindset, your emotions, and your behavior to meet the moment as it is. That’s how you stay aligned and effective.

  • Lower Stress:
    Stress often comes from fighting what is. The Next Play Mindset encourages you to stop resisting reality and start responding to it. You don’t have to like every situation you’re in, but accepting it gives you the clarity and calm to take the next best step.

  • Forgiveness:
    Holding onto anger or bitterness is like dragging an anchor behind you – it slows everything down. Forgiveness isn’t about saying what happened was okay; it’s about deciding that your peace matters more than your pain. Next Play is the act of release. It frees you to move forward.

Here are three practical, actionable ways for individuals and teams to implement Next Play:

Short-Term Focus:
When you get knocked off course – missed a shot, made a mistake, had a rough conversation – shift your focus from what just happened to what’s happening right now. That’s your power zone.

Long-Term Direction:
Next Play isn’t only moment-to-moment, it’s about life’s big picture. Shift your focus from what was to what is. That’s how you start fresh, no matter how the last chapter ended.

Goal Navigation:
Whether you crushed your goal or fell short, the question is the same: What now? Next Play keeps you from plateauing after success and from spiraling after failure. It’s your reset button for momentum.

A Next Play Mindset doesn’t mean forgetting the past. It means honoring it, learning from it, and then refusing to let it define you.

In every area of life and business... the NEXT PLAY is always the most important one.

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Keynote by Alan Stein Jr. :

Raise Their Game

How to Improve Your Leadership Performance, Impact, and Influence

How have some organizations been able to sustain unparalleled success while others are sporadic and inconsistent?

Simple... it’s their leadership.

A team will never outperform its leadership.

A leader’s primary job is to create an environment where people feel safe, included, appreciated, valued, respected, inspired, empowered, and challenged.

Employees need to know they have the resources and support to star in their specific role and make a meaningful contribution to the team.

The key to raising your leadership performance and amplifying your impact and influence is a direct result of how well you master these five fundamentals:

1. Vision

2. Culture

3. Servanthood

4. Character

5. Empowerment

Successful leaders create the type of high-performing culture that drives long-term results.

They have a firm grasp of their identity, they uphold high standards of excellence, and they foster an atmosphere of collective accountability.

This program is vital for any leader who aspires to:

  • Become the leader for which you would want to work
  • Find, attract, hire, train, empower, support, and retain top talent
  • Build a winning culture by aligning organizational beliefs and behavior
  • Heighten Emotional Intelligence (EQ) to establish unparalleled trust, buy-in, and believe-in
  • Effectively coordinate everyone’s effort to produce astonishing results

This program is ideal for the coach looking to improve their leadership performance (C-level, executives, directors, managers, supervisors, emerging leaders).

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Raise Our Game

How to Increase Organizational Performance, Communication, and Cohesion

The highest-performing organizations find and attract; train and develop; empower and support; and push and praise great people. They emphasize professional and personal development.

Elite teams promote shared ownership, individual responsibility, and collective accountability by clearly establishing each team member’s role, creating buy-in and believe-in with their role, and rewarding those that star in their role.

The key to raising organizational performance and building a winning culture is a result of how well your teams master these five fundamentals:

1. Belief

2. Unselfishness

3. Role Clarity

4. Communication

5. Cohesion

An organization’s leadership team has one primary job: to find out what each team member does well and best utilize that skill set for the team's benefit.

They understand the power of “what drives you needs to be good for us, and what drives us needs to be good for you.”

And they know that a motivated, happy, engaged team member directly affects other aspects of the business.

This program is a must-attend for any team that aspires to:

  • Want every team member to be consistently exceptional
  • Promote and emphasize the value of diversity, empathy, and inclusion
  • Eliminate entitlement, selfishness, and complacency
  • Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of communication
  • Develop competence and confidence through honest feedback

This program is ideal for the team looking to improve their organizational performance and culture. (company-wide events, all-hands meetings, teambuilding events, leaders, HR departments)

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Keynote by Alan Stein Jr.:

Raise Your Sales

Increase Sales Performance with the Mindsets, Habits, and Focus of World Class Performers

No matter what your sales system is or how rich your pipeline might be, if you’re not implementing the habits that elite performers use regularly, your ability to execute and close sales will always be limited. In other words… you (and your sales) will underperform.

Finding leads, qualifying leads, following up, and servicing clients depletes us of our two most precious resources – time and energy. Filled with stories, stats, and actionable steps, Alan will show how to maximize both time and energy, as well as teach strategies for what to control, what to do, and how to trust the process. This program is critical for anyone who wants to improve his or her sales performance.

In this session, attendees will learn the most effective strategies to:

  • Shift your mindset from selling to solving
  • Become a world-class active listener (telling is not selling)
  • Consistently create quality touches (sales is a high-contact game)
  • Learn to care more about the prospect than making the sale
  • Develop unparalleled relationships

This program is ideal for sales teams and sales leaders looking to improve their sales performance. (annual sales meetings, sales training, sales leaders, sales representatives, sales support)

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Keynote by Alan Stein Jr.:

Sustain Your Game

How to Effectively Manage Stress, Avoid Stagnation, and Beat Burnout

What do the most successful people do to continually get better?

Sustaining high performance in business and life boils down to the ability to develop strategies for leveling up three key areas.

PERFORM is about managing stress in the day to day
PIVOT is about avoiding stagnation in your current situation
PREVAIL is about beating burnout and making a lasting impact

Known for the actionable strategies and tools for achieving high performance in his signature program, Raise Your Game, Alan Stein Jr. takes the next step with this program – teaching audiences how to remain there. Sustain Your Game offers a different approach: improve productivity, impact, results, and fulfillment… while simultaneously decreasing burnout, attrition, and stress.

Sustain Your Game will empower every attendee to:

  • Heighten clarity on your true purpose
  • Embrace ways to maximize the unseen hours
  • View accountability from your inner circle as a gift
  • Effectively improve emotional intelligence
  • Create standards and systems to sustain fulfillment
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