Dec 13 2023
Paul Epstein
Paul Epstein is a former NFL & NBA executive, 2-time bestselling author, and keynote speaker who focuses on closing the Confidence Gap to create transformative business change.
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Meet Paul Epstein
Paul Epstein is a sports executive known for his large impact on the NFL & NBA. He is also well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking on the Confidence Gap, decision-making, purpose, and sales. Paul Epstein is available to be hired for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Paul Epstein’s fees.
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Biography
The Confidence Gap
The average adult makes 35,000 decisions in a day. In today’s climate of uncertainty, those decisions lead to record-breaking anxiety, paralyzing indecision, and exhaustion.
But not everybody is plagued by these challenges. What separates the people finding success, from those who are struggling?
The confidence gap.
85% of leaders LACK CONFIDENCE in their people.
76% of people LACK CONFIDENCE in their leaders.
85% of people LACK CONFIDENCE in themselves.
Yet some still thrive while others fail. Some leaders transform their people for the better, while others cause their best people to look for an exit.
Paul will show you how to close your confidence gap.
Paul Epstein is a former high-level executive for multiple NFL and NBA teams and the bestselling author of The Power of Playing Offense and Better Decisions Faster. In 2022, he was named one of SUCCESS Magazine’s Top Thought Leaders Who Get Results alongside Tony Robbins, Brené Brown, Gary Vaynerchuk, and Mel Robbins. His work has been regularly featured on ESPN, NBC, Fox Business, and USA Today.
During his 15-year pro sports career, Paul left a trail of outstanding accomplishments.
- In the NBA, he increased his team’s revenue from 28th in the league to 2nd.
- In the NFL’s league office, he broke every premium sales revenue metric in Super Bowl history.
- He opened a billion-dollar stadium.
- Lastly, he founded the San Francisco 49ers Talent Academy, where he was known as the “Why Coach.”
Keynote Speaking
As an award-winning keynote speaker, Paul’s impact is massive. Mel Robbins has described Paul’s speeches as the “ultimate guide to confidence and courage – one decision at a time.” He also provides leadership development and culture transformation programs for companies and teams including:
- Amazon
- Disney
- The Los Angeles Lakers
- Johnson & Johnson
- NASA
- The Dallas Cowboys
- Zoom
- and more.
When he’s not on stage as a global keynote speaker, Paul puts his insights into daily practice, serving as chief impact officer for PurposePoint and senior advisor for the Why Institute.
Next up? Paul would love to bring his insights to your organization.
How to Hire Paul Epstein
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Paul Epstein Booking Price
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Key Audience Takeaways
Power of Playing Offense in Defensive Environments
How to Lead with Courage while Navigating Uncertainty
Global upheaval, unrelenting change, and economic uncertainty have everyone playing defense.
But what if you had a playbook for playing offense? You could CONFIDENTLY pursue and achieve meaningful goals while everyone else is sheltering in place.
This is exactly what Paul delivers in this flagship keynote. Inspired by his bestselling book, The Power of Playing Offense, and his 15 years of leading teams in the NFL & NBA, every audience member will walk away with the 5-Pillar Playing Offense Framework curated for universal insights and actionable takeaways to implement in any industry or organization.
Keynote Outcomes
- Identify the keys to attracting, engaging, and retaining talent with confidence.
- Inspire your team to leverage purpose as a driver of commitment and performance.
- Learn to build an environment of intrinsic motivation.
- Cultivate a culture of grit and resilience to endure any climate.
- Understand the best and ‘next practices’ of trust building, empathy, and belonging.
- Know what the greatest leaders do, and how to scale these behaviors across organizations.
How to Make Better Decisions Faster
Unshakable Confidence when you Need it Most
Even the most elite performers can rush to bad judgments, become paralyzed by indecision, and get worn down by decision fatigue.
In this keynote, Paul reveals the streamlined 3-Step Process he’s used to turn around major sports franchises from the locker room to the boardroom. Avoid decision traps, move forward clear and CONFIDENT, and make the best out of your MVDs: Most Valuable Decisions.
Discover the secrets to always making the right call when it comes to picking a strategy, making hiring, firing, and promotion decisions, choosing what to spend your time on, and making a deal or hitting the eject button.
The secret? The Head-Heart-Hands equation: a simple and repeatable process that taps into the power of our three most basic human tools for making better decisions faster.
Keynote Outcomes
- Flip fear and uncertainty into clarity and confidence.
- Empower leaders and talent to become highly decisive, aware, and intentional in their actions.
- Acquire an operating framework designed for speed, efficiency, and winning time back.
- Learn a simple, holistic method to promote personal and professional well-being.
- Build high-trust teams through heightened authenticity and collaboration.
- Leave with a playbook where everybody knows what to say “yes” to and what to say “no” to.
Purpose in Action: Scaling Championship Culture
How to Apply North Stars on Monday Morning
Every company has a purpose. The challenge is not in identifying it, it’s in bringing it to life…through daily, scaleable action. This keynote exists to ensure that your team’s collective and individual purpose is the cultural foundation of everything you do. It represents who you are, what you stand for, and how you show up—all in one.
Once optimized for action, purpose can be the strongest unifier we have. It is a 365 driver of performance and engagement, a magnet for recruiting, the glue of retention, the soul of leadership, and the DNA of WHY we do what we do. Ultimately, it’s how we scale championship culture – with CONFIDENCE.
Paul trains these principles to organizations worldwide, all in the spirit of WINNING MONDAY with purpose.
Keynote Outcomes
- Learn how to align and connect organizational to individual purpose.
- Hear the latest research on the ROI of Purpose and how it ties to confidence and performance.
- Engage with activities to apply purpose to daily decisions, behaviors, and actions.
- Understand how to scale purpose across teams, organizations, and micro-cultures.
- Learn how purpose can elevate the mental, social, and emotional well-being of your team.
- Leave with the habits and rituals required to make purpose in action “stick.”
Closing the Confidence Gap in Sales
The Mindset and Game Plan Required to WIN
Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. Without it, there is no business to operate, people to employ, purpose to fulfill, or impact to ignite in the market.
CONFIDENCE is what makes it all possible.
Paul realized how confidence can be the ultimate competitive advantage in sales. This keynote unpacks exactly how he broke the all-time Super Bowl revenue record and transformed cellar-dwelling NBA teams from 28th in league revenue to 2nd.
The lessons and insights are industry-agnostic and universally applicable.
Keynote Outcomes
- Learn the best practices of elite performers and how they separate from the pack.
- Identify the confidence gaps that get in the way of optimal and sustainable performance.
- Discover the secrets and tactics of overcoming adversity and navigating uncertainty.
- Leave with a toolkit to maximize confidence and achieve breakthrough performance immediately.
Client Testimony for Paul Epstein
“Paul’s keynote exceeded all my expectations
and my team was profoundly moved by his authenticity and heart-based storytelling. He helped Amazon understand the core values at the center of leadership such as compassion, character, and trust. Point blank, Paul’s the best speaker we’ve ever had!”
– Oumar Diagne, Amazon, Finance Director
“Ever since Paul Epstein’s keynote to our commercial sales team,
the PLAYING OFFENSE mindset and 5-pillar game plan has had infinite impact in the field and beyond. Our team was inspired with purpose, became more resilient, built more trusting relationships, and our culture is that much stronger thanks to Paul. Couldn’t recommend him more!”
– Linda Gordon, Commercial Marketing Leader, Johnson & Johnson
“Paul’s keynote touched our head, heart, and hands.
The mindset shifts were transformational, our hearts are now our competitive difference, and our hands are inspired to action. His ability to teach others to win one day, one decision, and one action at a time drives IMMEDIATE ROI in a way that’s unparalleled in our industry!” – Greg Kish, SoFi Stadium, Head of Revenue
“Paul was born to inspire and help others grow into their full potential.
He has a unique passion for life, and for people, bringing a special energy to his talks that inevitably becomes a catalyst for positive change. As great as he is in the boardroom, he’s even better in life.” – Greg Holmes, Zoom Video Communications, Former Head of Sales & Corporate Strategy
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Books
The Power of Playing Offense: A Leader's Playbook for Personal and Team Transformation
Paul Epstein, founder of Purpose Labs, successfully steered business teams that executed billion-dollar NFL campaigns, broke Super Bowl revenue records, and generated league-leading sales results for cellar-dwelling NBA clubs. He then served as a consultant for the largest brands in business and sports. But after experiencing his own personal and career transformation, Epstein embarked on a mission to tackle a crisis of leadership. Now, in The Power of Playing Offense, Epstein invites you to meet him at the 50 and get real about taking a people-first approach that elevates purpose, performance, and impact.
As the “Why Coach” inside the San Francisco 49ers front office, one question kept Epstein up at night: Who is coaching the coaches? He noticed a crucial gap in the development of leaders: they were expected to lead others before they learned to lead themselves. In an effort to fill this gap in the market, Epstein curated this interactive playbook—and its corresponding website www.powerofplayingoffense.com—for influencers and leaders like you, with more than 50 activities, tools, and strategies you can implement on Monday morning.
The Power of Playing Offense will help you level up your leadership and transform your team from paycheck driven to purpose driven, from adversity to achievement, from disengaged to inspired, and from success to significance
