Locker Room Speakers Mission
Impacting lives while creating new opportunities for athletes to lead
Locker Room Speakers is impacting lives while expanding opportunities for athletes to lead beyond sports. Athletes have the potential to be the best leaders on the planet, and nothing brings people together like sports. All the lessons we need to succeed in life can be found in sports. We take the powerful life stories of athletes, coaches, and sports leaders to those who need them the most. Our focus is on reaching young people, particularly those from disadvantaged or troubled backgrounds and underserved communities. We support the underdogs and believe that ALL kids deserve the best possible chance to win in life.
Leadership is influence
We use the platform that sports provides to make a difference
John Maxwell is America's #1 expert, author, and thought leader on the topic of leadership. According to John, "The accurate measurement of leadership is influence - nothing more, nothing less". The influence of athletes in our culture is undeniable. Athletes play sports for a relatively short period of time, but their influence and leadership ability extend far beyond their playing days. We help athletes continue to grow, excel, and lead beyond sports and create a self-perpetuating cycle of leaders creating more leaders.
Making a difference in the lives of youth
Investing in the next generation of leaders
Our speakers help young people develop character, habits, and life skills that will last a lifetime and become the building blocks for a happy, productive, and impactful life. We also give back to youth related causes every time one of our speakers is hired to bring their message to either youth or adult audiences. The next phases of expanding athlete leadership beyond sports will come through Athlete Leadership Academy and Athletes Helping Kids. It's all part of the larger mission of creating community and impact through sports.
Champions for Children goals
Help us hit our goals by the end of the 2025-2026 school year
1 million kids impacted through stories and life lessons
$2 million donated to youth related causes
We plan to double those numbers for 2026-2027
2 million kids impacted through stories and life lessons
$2 million donated to youth related causes
We want to give ALL kids the best possible opportunity to win in life! Sports is an incredible vehicle for teaching kids the skills, habits, and character traits that will become the basis for a happy, successful, and impactful life. Our goal is to reach 1 million kids by the 2026 and create a new generation of leaders. We've also set a goal to raise $1 million for important youth related causes and non-profits!
We plan to double those numbers for 2026-2027
2 million kids impacted through stories and life lessons
$2 million donated to youth related causes
Five ways you can join the team
1. Become a speaker
Become a Champion for Children and help inspire the next generation of leaders. Our speakers our athletes, coaches, and sports leaders of all background and experience levels in public speaking. We help you build your skills, your brand, and expand your impact and leadership potential.
2. Become a speaker coach
The best athletes in the world all have coaches. The best speakers in the world have coaches too. Athletes understand the value of coaching, training, mentoring, and putting in the reps to become great. This is an opportunity to work with elite athletes and help them impact others through the platform that sports provides.
3. Bring a speaker to impact your group
Our speakers bring powerful life stories and the universal lessons that come from sports to audiences of all kinds. We work with corporations and business groups, schools and colleges, youth sports organizations, churches, governmental agencies, and youth organizations. For non-profits we can work with any budget and have sponsors available to help with costs.
4. Sponsor a speaker for a school or youth organization in your community
Our speakers are eager to share their message with young people, and they demonstrate their commitment to service and impact by being flexible with rates when it comes to non-profits. Your business can be a Champion for Children, align with elite athletes, and show the world what you stand for by sponsoring a speaker.
5. Join our speaker business partner referral group
Have you ever wanted to be in business with pro athletes, coaches, and other sports leaders and influencers? Could you elevate your business with a team of referral partners? Do you want to be coached by elite athletes on how to approach business with an athlete mindset? Join our referral group, help support kids, and become business partners with our speakers.
