Keynote Speaker
President of Rob Mac Basketball Inc.; NBA Skills Trainer; Author of Net Work with Forward by Steph Curry
Drawing from an incredible life journey and extraordinary access to some of the world's most elite athletes and executives, Rob McClanaghan has captured the defining traits of what it means to be a starter. By combining inspirational stories with fundamental training drills, Rob is teaching professionals in all verticals how to level up their game.
Rob McClanaghan has spent his entire career around starters. From college basketball walk-on at Syracuse to becoming the premier skills development trainer for top players in the NBA, including MVPs Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry and Russell Westbrook — he has had an unprecedented view of greatness. He knows what makes starters tick because he’s helped make them tick.
Along the way, Rob realized many of the principals and philosophies he used on the court and written about in his book, Net Work, can and should be leveraged in corporate boardrooms and for professional sales teams. Now he’s sharing that perspective — through speaking engagements, group coaching, and individuals consulting for some of the world’s biggest companies including Wells Fargo, Northwestern Mutual, Citizens Bank, and more. By combining inspirational stories with fundamental training drills, Rob is the coach every aspiring business professional needs. He will get you from walk-on to the starting lineup.
Rob McClanaghan has successfully trained the elite superstars of the NBA and the first thing he says to them when they become a professional athlete is now it’s time to LIVE like a pro. Rob shares with audiences what exactly that encompasses in a 24 hour day. He will discuss the importance of wellbeing; taking care of yourself not just physically but emotionally and mentally with lived experiences from his own journey as well as impactful behind-the-scenes stories of the best athletes in the world he's motivated and trained to championships. Let Rob inspire your team with actionable takeaways to preserve their wellbeing. He provides the tools they can put into effect to also ensure the wellbeing of others around them and achieve peak performance as a team avoiding burnout.
Learned through direct experience, Rob shares his methodology of leveraging the power of relationships, aspiration, professionalism, hard work and making it personal, to elevate everything you do. These are traits that are needed in every aspect of life and business and Rob talks about how all of these are a skill that is honed and built over time and strategizing. Told through captivating stories, Rob will inspire anyone listening to operate at their peak performance both personally and professionally.
Mental health is a topic Rob takes seriously and is very open about. Sharing powerful stories through his own experiences and struggles, Rob discusses the importance of putting yourself and your mental health first and how it’s never too late to turn things around. Mental health doesn’t discriminate and to be able to openly talk about it is extremely important in this new world we all live in. This applies to any company, age and gender.
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