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Lee Rubin

Lee Rubin captivates Fortune 500 audiences with practical strategies on leadership, teamwork, and high performance that deliver measurable business results.

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We had Lee Rubin speak at our first-ever all-employee meeting, and WOW! Prior to the meeting, he took the time to understand our culture, our history, and what we were looking to accomplish. He was able to weave in some company-specific items into his talk, which really helped drive his lessons home. He had the audience extremely engaged, at some points laughing hysterically, and everyone was raving about him afterward. Our President even referenced his “5 C’s” in a company-wide email after the event. Lee is an extremely genuine, articulate, and impressive individual, and I would definitely recommend him as a speaker, especially if you are looking to make a lasting impression on your employees.

Jessica Frankovich, Executive Vice President

Seneca Insurance Company

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Why book Lee Rubin for your next event

  • Gain proven leadership strategies to unite diverse teams, boost collaboration, and deliver measurable, long-term business growth.
  • Learn actionable tools to create a winning organizational culture that thrives under pressure and consistently exceeds performance goals.
  • Former Penn State football captain translating elite sports discipline and leadership into transformative business strategies.

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The Winning Principles Behind Elite Team Culture

Former Penn State football captain and Fortune 500 HR leader, Lee Rubin delivers high-energy keynotes that transform teams into high-performing powerhouses. Blending sports discipline, corporate insight, and engaging storytelling, he equips leaders with actionable strategies to foster trust, unity, and peak performance. Trusted by global brands like JP Morgan, SONY, and T-Mobile, Lee inspires audiences to build winning cultures that deliver measurable results. His compelling mix of humor, clarity, and hard-earned experience makes him the go-to speaker for organizations ready to win.

Keynote Speaker Lee Rubin is renowned for transforming ordinary teams into high-performing powerhouses through his dynamic, engaging, and insight-driven presentations. Drawing on his unique background as a former Penn State football captain, a Division I athlete under legendary coach Joe Paterno, and a 15-year Fortune 500 HR leader, Lee brings a rare blend of sports discipline, corporate leadership expertise, and practical strategies to every stage he steps on.

Lee’s keynotes focus on building winning cultures, fostering trust, and equipping leaders with actionable tools to inspire peak performance. His sessions resonate with executives, managers, and teams alike because they combine real-world experience, compelling storytelling, and humor with a clear roadmap for achieving measurable results.

Having delivered 60+ keynotes in the past year alone for top organizations like JP Morgan, SONY, T-Mobile, Merck, and Under Armour, Lee has proven his ability to captivate audiences and spark transformation in diverse industries. Whether addressing leadership development, teamwork, or change management, he provides tangible takeaways that organizations can immediately apply to drive performance and collaboration.

Book Lee Rubin for your event and give your team the strategies, inspiration, and championship mindset they need to succeed in today’s competitive business landscape. His high-energy delivery and deep expertise will ensure your audience leaves motivated, aligned, and ready to win together.

Customer Reviews

5 of 5

We had Lee Rubin speak at our first-ever all-employee meeting, and WOW! Prior to the meeting, he took the time to understand our culture, our history, and what we were looking to accomplish. He was able to weave in some company-specific items into his talk, which really helped drive his lessons home. He had the audience extremely engaged, at some points laughing hysterically, and everyone was raving about him afterward. Our President even referenced his “5 C’s” in a company-wide email after the event. Lee is an extremely genuine, articulate, and impressive individual, and I would definitely recommend him as a speaker, especially if you are looking to make a lasting impression on your employees.

5 of 5

NFP had the great pleasure of recently hiring Lee as a keynote speaker for our flagship annual HR event in Indianapolis. He was BETTER than I expected. And, I had already high expectations set by Lee himself. He was a pleasure to work with during the sales process with his agent, through planning and promotion, a rock star day of and even diligent in follow up post event. Lee is everything you'd want in a speaker. Authentic and experienced in his subject matter. Drives audience engagement like the best of the best. And, a wonderful human being to work with behind the scenes. I highly recommend hiring Lee as your next keynote speaker!

5 of 5

Lee Rubin = Superstar. It can't be emphasized enough how important it is to have great speakers at your events for them to be successful.I have seen Lee in person and was very excited that he agreed to participate in Alloya's Annual Symposium. Due to the Pandemic, we were forced to present our event virtually. Lee could not have been more accommodating and with our post-event survey results now in - he couldn't have done a better job - highest marks from our members! More importantly to me, I now call Lee a friend. His energy and message truly resonate with me, and he is genuine and professional. I highly recommend Lee for your next event and I even more highly recommend you make Lee a friend of yours as well.

5 of 5

As a fellow Penn State Football Lettermen, connecting with Lee was easy. He is a class guy who meets/exceeds his commitments and is driven by relationships. His life and professional experiences make him immediately credible to the audience. Lee has joined our team at C&N on two unique occasions in the past six months as a speaker and had an immediate impact. He worked with our team to understand the company and our objectives for each event - not just deliver a canned presentation. While his thoughts on developing extraordinary teams are valuable to virtually any organization, this preparation produced messages that were insightful, motivational, and tailored to our culture and current events. As a result, his message resonated with each individual and reinforced our corporate values perfectly. When this message is delivered by a man who cares about and connects to the people in the room, you create a powerful environment that challenges individual and, by extension, team growth. I recommend Lee Rubin to any organization committed to building a winning team!

5 of 5

Lee came in and talked to our entire team on our Team Engagement Day. We hired Lee because our theme for the day was “Coming Together”. It was a day of fellowship, team building, fun, philanthropy and celebration. Lee’s focus on team, leadership and winning made him a top choice and he did not disappoint! He was the standout speaker of the day and he inspired, motivated and entertained our team with passion, emotion and humor. He spoke about what it takes to become an extraordinary team / a winning team! His 5 “C’s” hit home with our team! These 5 C’s are Common Goals, Competitiveness, Communication, Chemistry and Consistency. The anecdotes he used to bring his points home were relatable and actionable. We will keep working on and living into the framework he laid out for us. I highly recommend Lee as a strong motivational speaker that any team on a journey to excellence will benefit from.

5 of 5

Lee was outstanding as our opening keynote speaker for the Kodak Alaris Partner Summit. He was well prepared, understood the audience and our occasion, and crafted a succinct message that met all of our objectives. Lee nailed it! His message clearly resonated because it continues to get repeated during subsequent conversations and meetings.

5 of 5

What an absolute pleasure to have Lee in to speak to our TPO salesforce this week in Nashville. We have had numerous speakers over the years and I can tell you that Lee provided far and away the most impactful message our team has ever heard. Passionate, truthful, and honest - traits that define our team and our company, and will serve us all well as we continue to work towards achieving our goals in 2022 and beyond. We cant wait to have Lee back, and we are proud to have him as a partner, a friend, and part of the Flagstar family!

5 of 5

We were delighted to have Lee Rubin be our opening Keynote Speaker at our NSCP National Conference. Lee’s message to our audience was not only energetic and engaging but also inspirational and “great for all facets of life,” as one of our attendees commented. We received rave reviews of Lee’s keynote and how relevant it was to them as compliance professionals, while also applying to them on a personal level. Lee’s storytelling style, infused with humor, practicality, and truth, made a huge impact on our audience. We would absolutely recommend Lee Rubin as a keynote speaker to any organization because his messages of leadership and teamwork collaboration are timeless and applicable for all industries.

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Keynotes

Keynote by Lee Rubin:

5 Components of Extraordinary Teams

Machines are evaluated based on the output of the entire unit, not the impressiveness of their individual parts. Extraordinary teams, like great machines, require certain components that hold their pieces together. While most organizations focus exclusively on building the skills of their individual members, elite organizations invest in the “stuff” that transforms a collection of talented individuals into extraordinary, machine-like teams.

This keynote is packed with insights, humor, and tools to help listeners take their respective teams to a higher level.

Key Points:

  • Individuals must make sacrifices to achieve the team’s COMMON GOAL

  • Open and honest COMMUNICATION is the foundation for trust

  • Daily, focused discipline is the key to CONSISTENCY

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