Janssen Peak Performance

About Jeff Janssen

As one of the world’s top experts on Sports Leadership, Jeff Janssen, M.S. helps coaches and athletes develop the leadership skills, mental toughness, and team chemistry necessary to win championships.

Jeff has been privileged to consult with and speak to many of the nation’s top athletic departments including North Carolina, Stanford, Michigan, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Miami, LSU, Arizona, Florida State, and dozens of other colleges at the Division I, II, III, NAIA, and NJCAA levels. A popular speaker, Jeff has also conducted hundreds of programs for high schools, club sports, and coaches clinics/conventions all across the country.

Janssen is the chief architect and lead instructor for groundbreaking Leadership Academies at North Carolina, Stanford, Pittsburgh, Yale, and Illinois. The comprehensive Leadership Academies set the standard for leadership development in collegiate athletics and have positioned Jeff as the world’s most sought after expert on the emerging field of Sports Leadership.

A prolific writer, Jeff is the author of several books, articles, and videos on peak performance, team building, and leadership. His groundbreaking books Championship Team Building, The Seven Secrets of Successful Coaches and The Team Captain’s Leadership Manual have received rave reviews from coaches around the world. He has produced workbooks including Jeff Janssen’s Peak Performance Playbook and The Mental Makings of Champions. His videos include Winning The Mental Game, and The Psychology of Sensational Hitting. Jeff’s articles have appeared in several coaches’ magazines and newsletters including: Winning Hoops, Scholastic Coach, Championship Performance, Coaching Women’s Basketball, Coaching Volleyball, Basketball Sense, Fastpitch Delivery, The Basketball Highway, Court Awareness.

In addition to the sports world, Jeff speaks to and consults with Fortune 500 companies from the business world helping them to gain a competitive advantage in the corporate arena. A member of the National Speakers Association, he is one of a select few outside individuals who regularly speaks at the prestigious FedEx Corporation Leadership Institute in Memphis.

Jeff began his career as the Peak Performance Coach and Assistant Life Skills Director for the University of Arizona athletic department. For eight years Jeff’s cutting edge peak performance strategies contributed to several National Championships and Pac-10 Conference championships. His work also helped Arizona receive the inaugural CHAMPS/Life Skills “Program of Excellence” Award for having one of the nation’s top Life Skills programs.

Upon leaving Arizona, Jeff created Janssen Peak Performance, a professional consulting and speaking firm which provides high level sports and business teams with the insights, strategies, and tools they need to perform to their potential. Jeff’s expertise has helped thousands across the country. With a real passion for his work, he continues to develop programs and products to help people maximize their potential and enjoyment for sports, business, and life.

Jeff lives in the Raleigh/Durham area in Cary, North Carolina with his lovely wife and business partner Kristi. They have a son Ryan and daughter Jill who will be eligible for scholarships in 2017 and 2019. The Janssens enjoy spending quality family time, traveling, eating at great restaurants, reading, and playing and watching sports of all kind.

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