Mission: To equip athletes, coaches, and athletic leaders with the proven leadership and resilience skills needed to perform with purpose, communicate with clarity, and thrive under pressure—on the field and beyond.
  • We are leadership coaches and facilitators that help collegiate athletic departments close the leadership and resilience gaps that limit performance. Drawing on years of military command experience and sport science expertise, we deliver practical, high-impact training that builds leaders at every level—athletes, coaches, and administrators.

  • Leadership should be trained as deliberately as strength and conditioning. When athletes and coaches develop the skills to communicate clearly, act with discipline, and stay composed under pressure, the entire program rises.

  • Across collegiate athletics, leadership and resilience are increasingly recognized as critical determinants of long-term performance, yet both are often underdeveloped in athletes, coaches, and administrative staff. Research from the Harvard Business Review and the U.S. military leadership doctrine consistently shows that organizations with strong, intentionally cultivated leadership outperform those that rely on talent or experience alone. Studies in sports psychology also highlight that resilience—the ability to adapt, recover, and thrive under pressure—is one of the strongest predictors of competitive success and team cohesion. Despite this evidence, many athletic departments lack structured programs to build these skills, leading to inconsistent performance, communication gaps, and avoidable organizational stress.

  • We provide leadership development, resilience training, and performance coaching built on evidence-based methods and tested in the most demanding environments. Our programs create measurable improvements in culture, consistency, and competitive results.

The Problem

- Leadership gaps lead to inconsistent performance and communication breakdowns.

- Athletes struggle with adversity and pressure.

- Coaches often lack standardized leadership development tools.

- Athletic departments lack unified leadership philosophies.

Our Solution

- A repeatable, military-informed leadership system tailored for sport

- Resilience training that improves pressure performance.

- Coach development that strengthens culture and accountability.

- Executive coaching that aligns the department from top to bottom.

Our Impact

- The creation of university and institutional ambassadors in the present and the future.

- Stronger communication and culture.

- More resilient, adaptable athletes.

- Coaches equipped to lead, not just manage.

- A unified, high-performance leadership identity.

We’re not consultants. we’re teammates.

Nothing is generic. Everything is customized. We help you win.


Athletic Offerings

Coach’s Corner

Coach’s Corner is a four-week, cohort-based virtual leadership experience for college athletic coaches who want to lead more effectively under pressure. This is not just an academic course or lecture series. Coach’s Corner is designed to deliver immediately applicable leadership tools through facilitated discussion, peer collaboration, and real-world application.

Captain’s Academy

Captain’s Academy is an in-person, readiness-based leadership program designed to prepare current and prospective team captains to operate as extensions of the coaching staff— capable of leading peers, reinforcing standards, and managing adversity in real time. By the end of the Academy, captains return ready to step into their role immediately—prepared to lead teammates, support coaches, and uphold standards.

H3: Building Resilience Under Pressure

H3: Humble - Hungry - Hard

Resilience is positioned as the foundation of not only individual athletic success but also cohesive, high-performing teams. The program is tailored for collegiate athletes, translating elite mental toughness into practical, age-appropriate tools for sport and team performance. Developed by a Navy SEAL and strength and conditioning coach, this training combines elite military mindset training with cutting-edge sports psychology and is guided by sound strength and conditioning principles.

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Our Athletic Facilitators

Location: San Diego, CA

Title: Director of Athletic Leadership Development (ALD)

Experience: Navy SEAL Commander (Ret); Director of Training at SEAL Training school (BUD/s); US Naval Academy and USD Business School Alumni; Performance Coach for UCSD Athletics; Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) with a Masters in Kinesiology

Location: Reno, NV

Title: Director of ALD – Captain’s Academy

Experience: 3x Olympian and Team USA Team Captain; 2x Pan American Games Gold Medalist; FIH Player of the Year Nominee (2014); 2x National Champion and 3x All-American at Wake Forest University; Master’s in Public Administration from the Keller Graduate School of Management (DeVry University)

Location: Norfolk, VA

Title: Director of ALD - Coach’s Corner

Experience: 25+ years in military, security, and sports management leadership; USNA Football Player; USNA Deputy Director of Athletics; Board Member of Veterans Breakfast Club; former NNOA Annapolis President/VPBS; Political Science (USNA); MBA (Norwich); PMP & Diversity/Inclusion Certified

Location: Milford, MI

Title: Director of Athletic Leadership Development (ALD)

Experience: Commanding Officer of HS-15 Helicopter Squadron; Commanding Officer of USS Kearsarge (LHD-3); CrossFit Level II Coach; US Olympic Weightlifting Level 1 Certified; US Navy All-Baseball Team; Ranked #328 globally in CrossFit Games (2025); Masters in Strategy and Leadership