Nancy Lieberman - Internation Motivational Speaker

LIFETIME COACH

Drawing on her wealth of stories about friendships with Warren Buffett, Muhammad Ali, Martina Navratilova, Magic Johnson, Seth Curry, Larry Fitzgerald, Derek Jeter and Billy Crystal, you’ll learn how she earned respect from the greats in business, sports and entertainment. You’ll hear wisdom from a coach’s perspective, laced with heartfelt humor, genuine honesty and impeccable delivery.

BASKETBALL HALL OF FAMER

From playing in the Olympics as a high-school senior, to hitting the championship game-winning shot, to coaching in the NBA, Nancy is the ultimate game-changer in life and shares stories that encourage performing each day at your highest level.

DREAM MAKER

What started as a philanthropic vision to change the lives of children has grown into a construction project to build “Dream Courts” in hundreds of urban neighborhoods across the country. Today, more than 2 million children now have a safe place to enjoy healthy activities. In a presentation anchored in respect, fear, belief, trust and hard work, Coach shares her own gut-check moments that will inspire self-reflective realizations of your own purpose.

HER GIFT OF STORY SHARING

Second female NBA assisting coach, Sacramento Kings 2015
First female BIG3 head coach, Team Power 2018
Two-time Olympian, Silver Medal 1976
Broadcaster for ABC, NBC, ESPN and FOX Sports Southwest
2017 Recipient of the Mannie Jackson Human Spirit Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Two-Time National Champion at Old Dominion University
2018 Big3 Champions "Power" (1st woman to be a Head Coach in a men's league and win the championship)

Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer
Women's Basketball Hall of Famer
WNBA Coach & General Manager
Author of “Playbook for Success: A Hall of Famer’s Business Tactics for Teamwork and Leadership”
Two-Time National Player of the Year at Old Dominion University
2018 Big3 Coach of the Year (first time a woman has ever been named COY in a men's league)

BALANCE
“MERGING WORK INTO LIFE”

After hanging up her official coach’s whistle, Nancy is now focused on sharing critical moments of her life with others. Her efforts building “Dream” basketball courts in underprivileged neighborhoods has proven to her, once again, the value of forging relationships that enhance trust, restore relationships or create meaningful connections.

COURAGE
“VULNERABILITIES AT THE TOP”

With success comes scrutiny, pressure and threats. As the first female NBA coach, Nancy has an unparalleled perspective on the good, the bad and the beautiful of taking the road less traveled and making course-changing decisions.

DIVERSITY
“GROWING UP ON A MAN’S COURT”

From taking the New York City subway as a little girl, to playing basketball at Harlem’s legendary Rucker Park, to taking cross-country flights to coach the Sacramento Kings, Nancy has earned street credibility in every sense of the phrase. In this honest talk, Nancy will share with you her journey of being accepted in a men’s locker room with the greats of the game, and her diversity insights along the way.

LEADERSHIP
“THE WILL TO WIN”

If winning isn’t important, why do we play with a scoreboard? Whether faced with annual planning after a record-breaking year or dealing with organizational change, you need a leader’s mindset to create a winnable game plan -- and a coach’s spirit to secure team buy-in. Nancy has enjoyed the glory of victory and the pain of defeat, and she shares her own lessons learned on how to help a team rally around one mission.

TEAMWORK
“IF THESE LOCKER ROOM WALLS COULD TALK”

Nancy has never done anything the “normal” way. At age 18, she became the youngest basketball player to win a medal in the Olympics. At age 50, she broke her own oldest player record by coming out of retirement to play for the Detroit Shock. But she has not accomplished greatness alone. In her locker room stories spanning four decades, she shares stories about, and lessons learned from, the meaningful relationships she’s enjoyed as part of a team.

SPEAKING DETAILS

• Travel from: Dallas
• Available to provide: 45- to 60-minute keynote
• Available to serve as: Event Emcee, corporate trainer, awards presenter, commencement speaker