I didn’t start out elite. In my first basketball practice in high school, we ran on the track and I barely made it to the finish line. I began my athletic career an impressive 40 pounds overweight. My best subject in school was lunch (it showed) but at the age of 16, I stood at six feet seven inches. As they say in basketball, you can’t teach height. I finally cross the finish line on that first day of basketball practice and the coach tells me “Stephen…that was the slowest mile I have ever seen anyone run!”

I didn’t give up. I took 3 steps that empowered me to go from an average athlete and student, to performing in the top 1% in everything I attempted.

Steps that:

• Empowered me to become the first and last member of the men’s basketball team
  At DePaul University to be named First Team Academic All-American.
• Equipped me as a senior to earn the prestigious Anson Mount Scholar-Athlete Award which is given annually to the nation’s premier scholar-athlete.
• Earned me the opportunity to play four years in the NBA for the Seattle Supersonics, San Antonio Spurs, and the Utah Jazz, including the 1996-1997 Jazz team that went to the NBA Finals against Michael Jordan and the Bulls.
• Took me after the NBA, to 12 different countries including France, Spain, China, and Israel immersing myself in the unique cultures of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
• Gave me the opportunity to join ESPN as a college basketball analyst and FOX Sports as the studio analyst for the NBA’s Oklahoma City Thunder and New Orleans Pelicans.
• Empowered me to continue my evolution as a leader by pursuing and achieving a Master’s in Organizational Leadership in Administration.
• Inspired me to create the Leadership Syndicate™, an organization dedicated to elite leadership mastery.

Today, I teach this powerful 3 step system to individuals and organizations worldwide. Steps that underlie every great win, without exception, of every leader, champion, and performer who made it to the top and made history. Steps that will show you how to lead your team to the heights of success and inspire, impact, and change the world.