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Life as a middle school student is a turbulent time of transition. Coach Jason’s powerful and positive message equips middle students to navigate the potholes and detours by helping them build confidence, character, and commitment. Coach Jason engages and empowers students to become their best. With many things that can distract and discourage middle schoolers, Coach Jason knows how to get them listening, thinking, and excited to achieve success, chase their dreams, and encourage their peers to do the same. He encourages them to lead and shows them how to model simple behaviors that create a chain reaction of kindness and togetherness within schools.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT KEYNOTE
*LEADERSHIP LOOKS LIKE THIS: In this keynote, Coach Jason shares his story as a middle school mess-up who made the decision to go a different path once he discovered the leader within. After hearing this positive and powerful message, students will be encouraged, motivated, and inspired to be an example, stop following the crowd and lead with passion and excitement.
CHARACTER EDUCATION KEYNOTE
*KINDNESS IS THE KEY: Middle school can be a cruel world where students often feel pressured to hide their true selves. But it doesn’t have to be that way. In this keynote, Coach Jason shows students how kindness can help them discover who they are and develop a positive attitude toward others. Students will learn to use kindness as a key to unlock the door to better opportunities and more success.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS KEYNOTE
*GET READY TO WIN: Everyone loves to win, especially middle schoolers. But what does it take to win in the classroom? Coach Jason shares three tips during this keynote that will help students develop a desire to excel and successfully navigate the academic and social pressure middle schoolers are beginning to experience.
MENTAL HEALTH KEYNOTE
*THIS IS ME: Every student has moments when they struggle to accept and embrace who they are, which can lead to mental health struggles. In this keynote, Coach Jason encourages middle school students to see the value in who they are and their stories. Through the ups and downs and the highs and lows they will face, this keynote inspires students to find the courage, confidence, and conviction to stand up and start loving who they are and talking about their struggles.
RESILIENCE KEYNOTE
*GREATNESS LIVES IN YOU: Life in middle school includes many moments that can make any student struggle to stay positive. Sometimes, students get discouraged, defeated, and knocked down, but Coach Jason has a message: Greatness Lives In You! In this keynote, Coach Jason shares his incredible story of resilience and reminds students that they can achieve their goals if they continue to believe.
Thousands of high school students drop out of school daily and give up on their dreams. For more than 15 years, Coach Jason has been on a mission to help high school students overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of their future success. With a raw, real, and relevant message, Coach Jason shoots it straight with high schoolers about their challenges. But he also reminds each of them of the power and potential they have to achieve greatness and write a story with their lives that inspires future generations. He gives high school students the hope, confidence, belief, and support they need to navigate the teenage world and win in school and beyond.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT KEYNOTE:
*UNLOCK THE LEADER IN YOU: High school students face enormous pressure, often leading to poor decision-making and following the crowd. But as teens become young adults, they need to peel back the layers of who they have the potential to become. Coach Jason helps students do that by encouraging them to follow the inspiring and influential leader they never knew existed within themselves.
CHARACTER EDUCATION KEYNOTE:
*MAKE POSITIVITY POPULAR: Creating a culture of positivity can have a powerful impact on high school students. In this keynote, Coach Jason shares an encouraging and empowering message that energizes and excites students about working together, supporting each other, and seeing their peers succeed.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS KEYNOTE:
*THE ABC’S OF EXCELLING IN HIGH SCHOOL: What’s the secret to achieving success in the classroom for high school students? In this keynote, Coach Jason shares three simple ways every student can reach their potential classroom and accomplish their goals.
*YOUR STORY MATTERS: Many of today’s high school students face tremendous obstacles, losing focus, shutting down, dropping out, and never reaching their full potential. In other words, they allow situations and circumstances to control their narrative. In this powerful and passionate keynote, Coach Jason shares how he turned his pain into purpose and began rewriting the script. So many high school students have forgotten that they have an inspiring and influential story to tell. Coach Jason gives them the courage and confidence to overcome adversity and regain control of their story.
RESILIENCE KEYNOTE
*GREATNESS LIVES IN YOU: Have you ever met someone whose dreams were destroyed because they doubted themselves? That is the reality for many high school students who are giving up on their hopes and dreams because they don’t believe they are attainable. In this keynote, Coach Jason inspires and motivates students to push through life’s difficult moments and hold onto the dreams and desires of their hearts.
How does someone not expected to graduate from high school become a first-generation college graduate? It is through sheer determination, discipline, and dedication to achieving his dreams. As a highly requested speaker for college students, Coach Jason’s message resonates because he can relate to the struggle. But he knows what it takes to overcome the obstacles many college students face today. Not only is Coach Jason’s message powerful and inspirational, but it is also practical and filled with takeaways that help college students develop new habits, change their mindset, and put in the work necessary to rise, reach their goals, and fulfill their potential.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT KEYNOTE
*LIFE IN COLLEGE: Leadership looks different for everyone, and each person brings unique skills and abilities to the table. College is where students can discover and develop their leadership skills with the right mindset and attitude. In this keynote, Coach Jason talks about how his college experience changed his life and prepared him to become the leader he is today. Students will learn how to tap into their potential and reach a new level of success by redefining what success looks like.
CHARACTER EDUCATION KEYNOTE
*MORALS OF YOUR STORY: A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING CHARACTER IN COLLEGE: Higher education can serve as a guide to help students reflect for themselves on questions of who they are and who they want to become. This inspiring keynote encourages students to evaluate their character and how its autonomous development and integration can play a role in their flourishing as college students and career adults. Students will learn character belongs in the college experience and how its cultivation can create opportunities to impact their community and foster their growth as human beings.
ACADEMIC SUCCESS KEYNOTE
*LEARN FOR THE LOVE OF IT: It is no secret that the educational aspect of the college experience can often feel like a labor duty. But is there a way to change students’ perceptions and empower them to pursue their degrees in a way that would bring them nothing but joy? In this enlightening and engaging keynote, Coach Jason plainly explains how students can push past the brutal, tedious, and burdensome aspects of the college experience to fall in love with learning.
MENTAL HEALTH KEYNOTE
*PEACE OF MIND OVER MATTERS: The college experience provides a setting for young adults to continue their education and foster personal growth and independence. Students also have the opportunity to live with more freedom, which brings new challenges. College students are one of the most vulnerable populations when it comes to mental health concerns. In this inspiring, interactive, and engaging keynote, Coach Jason brings mental wellness and resilience to the forefront of the conversation. He shares his uplifting story and facilitates an open discussion about the challenges many college students face today. He also provides practical tools and ways students can manage their mental health and excel in other areas.
RESILIENCE KEYNOTE
*GREATNESS LIVES IN YOU: College life is hard, and it will knock you down for the count if you don’t fight to get back up and have a reason for moving forward. In this powerful, passionate, and poignant keynote, Coach Jason addresses the issues college students face today. Then, he gives them permission to persevere and practical ways to stay on the winning path. Students will walk away with specific, actionable steps to change their attitude, mindset, and perspective while rising above adversity and remaining in control of their lives.