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Lance Allred

Born with 80% hearing loss within a polygamist commune before he escaped at age 13, Lance Allred is the first deaf player in NBA History when he played with the Cleveland Cavaliers. A best-selling author and TEDx star of “What is Your Polygamy?” Lance speaks on Leadership, Perseverance and Grit, as well as Body Language and Communication in Team Building settings.

Lance has been a leadership consultant for the FBI, Costco, Coldwell Banker and many other groups and corporations. His new book, with Sounds True Publishers, The New Alpha Male, was released March 10, 2020.

Categories: Children's Issues, Disability, Educator - Leadership, Inspiration, Leadership, Motivation, Philanthropy, Quality Virtual Keynote, Sales and Selling Strategies, Sports, Teamwork, TED Talk, Workplace Safety

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LIONS AND LEADERS: THE PRINCIPLES OF PERSEVERANCE

Lance's smash hit keynote on leadership, perseverance and grit where Lance will show how, with his 5 Principles of Perseverance, he achieved what many perceived to be an unattainable goal: The First Deaf Player in NBA History.

-Accountability
-Integrity
-Compassion
-Discomfort
-A Leader of Your Own Life

Adaptability is prominent theme throughout Lance's story and keynote.

Each principle is introduced and applied through powerful stories and anecdotes from Lance's global experience at the professional sports/corporate level. The takeaway and action points are strong and clear for any audience and any level.

He is now duplicating those same principles on a daily basis to conquer his next "unattainable goal," showing that he continues to walk the walk.

LEADERSHIP

Leadership is inspiring and caring for those in your charge, not being in charge. Do you challenge your employees to have skin in the game, to have cultural equity? Or do you think they should just suddenly adopt your values, and speak your “love language?” Most leaders err, in assuming everyone should value the things they value. Learning to see the game board with a broader scope, you will see all of your team as the beautiful individuals they are, with their own skills, ethics and values, and see how they each bring a different facet to your team, understanding that “Yes, Men” don’t win the games. Most importantly, are you a leader of your own life, before you dare to lead others?

LETHAL TEAMS

The concept of Team, implies sacrifice, but Lance saw at an early age, within a socialist utopian society, why the altruistic idea of team has only a small chance of ever being truly achieved. He learned how to apply that early experience and use it in his basketball career, to find a true successful win-win environment within his teams across the globe. Divulging his "5 Truths of a Team," Lance will share his experiences and bring new ways of thinking and ideas to help you and your team find the most successful balance. Your team will be Lethal.

LEGENDARY SALES

If Lance, the quiet, deaf underdog, from rural Montana, could push himself out of his comfort zone, day in and day out, what is your excuse not to?

Lance will challenge and train your sales team to detach their self-worth from outcomes, empowering them to be more daring, gritty, creative and resilient, knowing that if they function from a place of integrity, they can never fail.

SAY WHAT? (Body Language and Communication)

Words can lie, but the body never does.
With Lance’s ability to read body language, he was the team captain for most of his teams around the world, despite language barriers. He will help your group begin to understand basic body language tells, that the body communicates unconsciously, along with more aggressive tells to help you get the tactical advantage or win-win in any confrontation or hard-conversation.

FUND RAISING

With an anonymous donor changing the trajectory of his life at the age of 5, Lance is passionate about philanthropic work and will help you and your team think outside the box to find yourself with the right donor and the right team to help you pay-it-forward.

WORKER AND SAFETY WELLNESS

Taking pride in your work, is something Lance understands and allowed him to become the first deaf player in NBA history, at the older age of 27, well beyond his other peers. Ownership of his craft, and his work space, as well as his locker, gave him the dignity and self-respect to allow him to keep working in the shadows, in the dark, long after people had already left the gym. He will help your workers learn to communicate effectively, respectfully and compassionately, honoring each other and their crafts.

Books

The New Alpha Male: How to Win the Game When the Rules Are Changing

With keen insight into the changing state of masculinity, Lance Allred presents a bold new vision of a winning path forward for men.

These days, we hear plenty about what’s wrong with men―like toxic masculinity, patriarchy, mansplaining, and male privilege. But how does a man get it right? “Men are being asked to adapt to our changing world, yet many still want to play by the old rules,” teaches Lance Allred. Now this former NBA star and leadership consultant presents a new game plan for evolving, growing, and succeeding in the modern era: The New Alpha Male.

You can purchase this book here

Basketball Gods: The Transformation of the Enlightened Jock

The sequel to the critically acclaimed memoir, "Longshot," Lance Allred returns where his story left off, sharing his stories and experiences in the NBA as well as dealing with a major publisher for his first book, as life continues to take him around the world through the game of basketball, challenging his dreams and reality at every turn. Much to his disillusionment, he discovers that reality seldom lives up to our fantasies, especially in these hard financial that has been felt by everyone, even professional athletes. "Basketball Gods" is a book about acceptance, about picking up the pieces as you go along, while providing insight into the supposedly glamorous world of professional sports. It is a story about basketball. And a story about spirituality, as well as forgiveness and acceptance. Most importantly, it is a story about life.

You can purchase this book here

The Pesaro Poems

From the author of "LONGSHOT: The Adventures of Deaf, Fundamentalist Kid and His Journey to the NBA," comes the second written release by Lance Allred, "THE PESARO POEMS." The First Deaf Player in NBA History, Lance Allred covers and uses a wide array of poetic forms in telling a narrative of his time in Italy, as he travels through and eventually rises out of depression. Clashing with taboo, while skirting the fields of quantum physics, spirituality and religion, Allred still carries his penchant for wry, dry sarcasm that won him critical praise in his first book.

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Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA

Self-deprecating, witty, and wholly original, "Longshot" is the unlikely story of an unlikely athlete, who despite these factors and a lot of setbacks along the way, finally realized his dream of playing in the NBA, becoming the first legally deaf player in the league. Revealing the resilient heart of a young man who truly believes that it's not about failure or success but about being willing to try, "Longshot" is a Rudy story for a new generation, a tale of inspiration, dedication, and the power of a dream.

You can purchase this book here