Lee Rubin Keynote Speaker

Tedx Speaker
Performance coach
Helping Organizations Build Extraordinary Teams

Lee Rubin's Biography

Over the past twenty years, speaker Lee Rubin has excelled in fostering high-performance teams within corporate America and in the competitive world of collegiate and professional sports. His approach to leadership and team-building is centered on the key components necessary for forming outstanding teams.

This strong core foundation was instilled early in Lee’s life as he held the position of captain of the Penn State football team. He later transitioned into a role as a Human Resource Executive. In this capacity, he was instrumental in assembling senior leadership teams for several of America’s top corporations, guiding them to become dominant leaders in their industries.

As a speaker, Lee Rubin is highly respected and sought-after for his ability to clearly and effectively communicate winning strategies in team building, leadership, and peak performance. He has worked with and presented to major Fortune 500 companies such as Johnson & Johnson, Sony, and JP Morgan, along with various collegiate and professional sports teams and organizations throughout the country.

Holding a bachelor’s degree in Speech Communications and a minor in Business from Penn State University, Lee was also a celebrated athlete, receiving a full football scholarship. He distinguished himself as a three-year starting free safety, was named the Defensive MVP at the 1994 Florida Citrus Bowl, and earned accolades as an All-Big Ten Conference selection and an Honorable Mention All-American.

Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and raised in Central New Jersey, Lee enjoys life with his wife, Carmen, and their two daughters, cherishing the family bonds.

Five Components of Extraordinary Teams

Machines are evaluated based on the output of the entire unit, not the impressiveness of their individual parts. Extraordinary teams, like great machines, require certain components that hold their pieces together. While most organizations focus exclusively on building the skills of their individual members, elite organizations invest in the “stuff” that transforms a collection of talented individuals into extraordinary, machine-like teams.

• Individuals must make sacrifices to achieve the team’s COMMON GOAL

• Open and honest COMMUNICATION is the foundation for trust

• Daily, focused discipline is the key to CONSISTENCY

Don’t Just Play…Win!

Peak Performers think differently than everyone else – including others with more “natural” ability. During this engaging keynote, Lee explores the characteristics found among the high achievers across industries and disciplines. Lee masterfully weaves vivid stories with universal truths into a memorable experience. Audiences leave inspired and equipped to apply the lessons learned, and take their performance to new heights.

• Developing a clear sense of IDENTITY is critical to reaching your full potential.

• Setting specific and lofty GOALS will drive you past your comfort zone.

• Winners embrace ADVERSITY and leverage their challenges for individual and team growth.

Five Characteristics of a Championship Culture

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion are critical issues that require constant attention. Leaders who are having lasting success in those areas are focusing their efforts on building a championship culture. Any efforts to manufacture quantitative results without doing the deeper work of creating an inclusive culture where everyone is able to bring their best selves to work each day, will be short-lived.

This insightful, engaging talk identifies the specific areas of focus that contribute to a championship culture.

Specifically, championship cultures are identified by:

• Team members who leverage a diverse collection of individual strengths to achieve a COMMON GOAL

• Open & Honest COMMUNICATION to foster a culture of trust.

• CHEMISTRY: Challenges are embraced as opportunities to learn and grow as a team

• CURIOSITY: Team members seek first to understand the uniqueness of fellow team members and value their perspectives

• CONSISTENCY: Since there are no quick fixes, teams make a long-term commitment to the behaviors that contribute to a culture of inclusion

He helps organisations build high-performing teams by translating the principles of elite sport and executive leadership into practical strategies for lasting success.
He draws on experience as a collegiate football captain and human resources executive to show how trust, accountability and shared purpose create teams that consistently outperform.
He combines first-hand leadership experience on the field and in the boardroom, offering audiences a unique perspective on talent, culture and organisational performance.
He is renowned for delivering practical, memorable frameworks that help leaders strengthen communication, develop people and align teams around common goals.
His keynotes equip leaders to build stronger cultures, inspire higher performance and create teams that thrive through collaboration, resilience and mutual commitment.