Mike Lee

The Power of Presence

In a world dominated by distractions, A.I. disruption, and relentless uncertainty our ability to be present and drive business growth is tested every single day. With two decades of experience alongside NBA MVPs like Steph Curry and Joel Embiid, Mike understands the vital role of presence in peak performance and leadership. This insight was profoundly deepened during the horrific withdrawal symptoms of an anti-depressant medication, which disrupted his ability to focus and work effectively. So he went on a mission to reclaim the present moment with counter-cultural approaches, rigorous research, and massive personal growth. 

Through this experience, he built a simple methodology that merges the mindsets of basketball’s elite with Eastern philosophy to navigate today’s complex era. At first glance, these might seem like worlds apart, but they both prioritize presence to optimize performance, elevate psychology, and impact people.

This keynote offers a practical toolkit to help leaders navigate modern challenges, emphasizing that personal and professional success is not about the hours worked but the quality of presence brought to each moment. Through a research-backed, inspiring storytelling approach, attendees will learn how to thrive amidst today’s demands by embracing the mindset of an elite athlete and the heart of a mindful leader.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Develop Your People: Cultivate authentic connections that inspire and engage teams, creating a culture of belonging where individuals feel seen, valued, and motivated.
2. Unlock Your Performance: Use presence to boost performance, helping individuals consistently deliver their best work by staying engaged in the moment.
3. Optimize Your Psychology: Use presence to reduce stress, anxiety, and burnout and enhance mental resilience for better leadership and well-being.
4. Activate Your Purpose: Unleash individual and organizational purpose to elevate focus, improve decision-making, and drive engagement.

Peak Performance in an Age of Distraction

We are living in a world that is dominated by constant uncertainty, overwhelming demands, and nonstop disruption. In our do more with less, hustle-and-grind culture, attention spans are at an all-time low when focus has never been more paramount. This creates the biggest barrier to sustaining peak performance — the constant battleground of our mind for the present moment. 

In this high-impact program, Mike shares personal stories, proven strategies, and powerful mindsets he’s learned from times on the court with basketball’s elite like MVPs Steph Curry and Joel Embiid, as well as, Rookie of The Year Malcolm Brogdon. These counter-cultural peak performance principles crossover from the court to business and life. 

When audience members leave this session they’ll be equipped with mindsets, strategies, and exercises to transcend the noise and find presence in an age of distraction, poise in an age of disruption, and performance in an age of overwhelming demands.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Unlock Your Performance: A mindset from social entrepreneur and NBA MVP, Steph Curry, to access creativity and performance in an ultra-dynamic environment.
2. Activate Your Purpose: What Mike learned from an NBA Rookie of the Year about the power of purpose.
3. Elevate Your Mindset: A mindset from NBA MVP Joel Embiid we can apply to business performance.
4. Cultivate Your Presence: What separated Kobe Bryant beyond his basketball skills that apply to workplace performance.

Resilience in An Era of Uncertainty

The rise of AI, the threat of a recession, and rapid changes have created an unprecedented leadership crisis. Traditional resilience practices are no longer sustainable. In our modern world, they often lead to burnout and exhaustion. But, for individuals, teams, and companies that create an internal shift in their mindsets, there is a new path forward.

Through Mike’s experience building an international basketball brand from his college apartment, and growing it while battling anxiety and depression, he understands the challenges leaders are facing in these very moments. Drawing on the latest research from sports psychology, neuroscience, and mindfulness, Mike shares timely, relevant, and actionable strategies he’s personally embraced to lead through adversity. 

When combined with his inspiring storytelling approach, these competencies create a resilience toolkit that has helped people across the world uncover, unlock, and unleash the purpose-driven, future-focused, and heart-centered leader within themselves during these unprecedented times.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Enhance Your Well-Being: Practical well-being for even the most reluctant through the lens of sports performance psychology.
2. Sustain Your Energy: How to stay connected to your energy as a leader (and recover it when you lose it).
3. Build Your Resilience: A simple 3-step process to cultivate resilience in a world of overwhelming uncertainty.
4. Design Your Culture: Create a culture of resilience through belonging to counterbalance adversity.

New Rules for the Future of Leadership

The future of leadership is more human than ever. In 2020 challenges lingering in the background like mental health, purpose, and belonging immediately rose to the surface. The Great Resignation of 2021 highlighted that traditional solutions like perks and salary increases fell short of addressing deep-seated organizational challenges. Today, the adoption of AI, remote work environments, and the looming recession are front and center for leaders. The impact of Covid changed how we work, our relationship to work, and the expectations of leaders across all industries. And senior leaders, emerging leaders, and leaders without a title need to be equipped with internal skills to navigate this new world of work.

This program is designed to equip leaders with the purpose-driven, future-focused, mindfully aware, and heart-centered leadership skills to meet the moment and prepare for what’s next. These research-backed competencies are proven to elevate engagement, attract top talent, improve well-being, and create a culture of belonging. Ultimately helping organizations sustain peak performance, drive growth, and create their future in the new economy.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Ignite Your Purpose: Activate personal and organizational purpose to drive employee engagement and build a legacy.
2. Apply Mindfulness: Utilize practical mindfulness skills to elevate high-performance and well-being.
3. Optimize Your Talent: Attract, engage, and retain top talent to give yourself an edge in an ultra-competitive world.
4. Build Your Culture: Create a culture of belonging and psychological safety through human-centric, heart-centered leadership.