Here are brief biographical sketches on the Championship Performance Advisory Board. An * indicates they are part our speakers network.
Coaches and Athletes
Larry Brown, Head Coach, Charlotte Bobcats
The well traveled Coach Brown has found success at nearly every stop along the way. He led the University of Kansas and Detroit Pistons to Championships. He is currently the head basketball of the Charlotte Bobcats.
* Sue Enquist, former UCLA Softball Head Coach
After being part of 11 national championships as a UCLA player and coach, Sue Enquist now serves as a keynote speaker, executive leadership and athletic performance consultant.
Gail Goestenkors, Women’s Basketball Coach,
University of Texas
As head women’s basketball coach at Duke for 15 seasons, Goestenkors led the Blue Devils to four Final 4s and won 7 ACC Coach of the Year honors. She was named head coach at the University of Texas in 2007.
Eric Heiden, M.D.
Considered one of the greatest speed skaters in Olympic history, Eric Heiden won a record five gold medals in the 1980 Olympics. Today, he is an Orthopedic Surgeon based on Salt Lake City, UT and has served as team physician for NBA, WNBA and U.S. Speed Skating teams.
Lou Holtz, ESPN Analyst
Coach Lou Holtz is known as one of the great turn around specialist in college football history. He pumped new life into down teams such as North Carolina State, Minnesota, Arkansas and South Carolina. He is best remembered for leading Notre Dame to the 1988 national title. He is the author of 5 books including “Winning Every Day.”
Billie Jean King, President, World Team Tennis
One of the legends in women’s tennis, Billie Jean King won 67 singles titles and 12 Grand Slam Titles. She started the Women’s Sports Foundation and is currently president of World Team Tennis.
Marv Levy, former GM and Head Coach, Buffalo Bills
Marv Levy recently retired as the Buffalo Bills General Manager. As head coach, he led the team to 4 consecutive Super Bowls from 1991 to 1994. Levy’s 143 career victories are 11th on the all time best NFL coaches list.
* David Marsh, Director, Mecklenburg Aquatic Club
After leading the Auburn University Swim program for 17 years where his teams won 12 national titles and 40 individual titles, David Marsh is now the Director of the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Performance Consultants
Harvey Dulberg, Ph.D.
Dr. Dulberg has worked with coaches and athletes for nearly 30 years in private practice and written a nationally syndicated column called the Sports Shrink. He is an expert in the area of psychological approaches to athletic injury issues.
* Rob Gilbert, Ph.D., Montclair State University
As one of the premier motivational speakers to athletic and business audiences alike, Dr. Gilbert offers daily motivational wisdom through his Success Hotline. Call (973) 743-4690 for a sample. He has conducted hundreds of peak performance workshops reaching audiences of over 100,000 people.
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Alan Goldberg, Ed.D., Competitive Advantage
Dr. Goldberg specializes in helping athletes overcome fears & blocks, snap out of slumps, and perform to their potential. His book, Sports Slump Busting, is based on his extensive experience getting teams and individual athletes unstuck and back on track.
Kay Porter, Ph.D.
As author of The Mental Athlete, one of the pioneering books in the field of sport psychology, Kay Porter has worked with thousands of athletes in private practice over the past 3 decades to help them achieve peak performance.
* Ken Ravizza, Ph.D., Cal State Fullerton
Dr. Ken Ravizza has consulted with numerous teams on it what takes to achieve mental toughness under intense competitive pressure. Teams he’s worked with include the New York Jets, LA Dodgers, national champion UCLA Softball and Cal State Fullerton baseball, and several U.S. Olympic squads.
* Jack Singer, Ph.D.
Dr. Jack Singer has spent twenty-five years speaking for and consulting with Fortune 1000 companies, athletes, professional associations and human resources professionals. His research and self-help articles appear in business, medical, human resources and sports journals across the United States.
* Jack Stark, Ph.D., Performance Enhancement Group
As a performance consultant to NASCAR’s Hendrick Motorsports, the University of Nebraska Athletic Program for ten years and more than 50 Fortune 500 companies, Dr. Stark knows what it takes to build championship organizations. His work has been featured on ESPN and the New York Times.
