Alan Stein, Jr. teaches proven strategies to improve both individual and organizational performance by empowering people to develop winning mindsets, rituals, and routines. As an internationally renowned veteran basketball performance coach, he spent 15+ years working with the highest-performing athletes on the planet (including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, and Kobe Bryant). Alan served as a performance coach/consultant for Nike Basketball, Jordan Brand, the NBPA Top 100 Camp, and the McDonalds All-American Game. Alan has been a featured guest on over 200 podcasts and his list of corporate clients include American Express, Pepsi, Sabra, Starbucks, Under Armour, UGG, Orange Theory Fitness, and Penn State Football, where one of his quotes is featured on 12-foot mural outside their locker room (see below). His first book, Raise Your Game: High-Performance Secrets from the Best of the Best, received wide acclaim.

Jon Sternfeld is a former editor and the coauthor of Alan's first book Raise Your Game, along with other works of non-fiction including Hack Your Anxiety with Alicia H. Clark, A Craftsman's Legacy with Eric Gorges, and Make Something Good Today with Ben and Erin Napier. His new book, Unprepared: America in the Time of Coronavirus will be published by Bloomsbury in September. His website is jonsternfeld.com and he lives in New York.