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Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Los Angeles
California
From Why Coach of the San Francisco 49ers to leadership and sales speaker, bestselling author, and Chief Purpose Advisor, discover Paul Epstein path to become the most trusted voice on leading battle-tested teams and building purposeful culture through The Power of Playing Offense.
Paul Epstein has been in the sports industry since his career began, serving in the NFL league office leading a national sales campaign for Super Bowl XLVIII...
From an entry-level sales position with the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers franchise, Paul worked his way through the ranks on the power of his passion and willingness to follow his guiding purpose: to make an impact.
He eventually became the Clippers’ sales manager, helping them rise from 28th in league revenue to 2nd before moving to a position in New Orleans to help the city save their floundering NBA team— then in danger of being relocated.
Paul then followed his purpose to the NFL— serving in the league office, leading a record-setting Super Bowl XLVIII national sales effort, and overseeing a $1 billion campaign for the 49ers while opening Levi’s Stadium.
Inspired in part by the message Paul’s late father left with him, that every day is an opportunity to impact lives for the better, Paul went on to take his biggest leap of faith yet.
Paul left the boardrooms of major sports leagues to begin sharing his message of purpose, activating your WHY, and Playing Offense in life and work around the globe. He became an in-demand speaker and thought leader, authored the critically lauded The Power of Playing Offense, led a leadership development lab for a $3 billion organization, and continued to hone his process for putting purpose into daily action.
Today, Paul continues to share his message in keynote talks, books, his Playmakers podcast, a successful coaching practice, and as Chief Impact Officer for Purpose Point as well as Chief Purpose Advisor for the WHY Institute.
Playing Offense
You believe leadership is the engine that fuels organizational purpose and its culture. You have a bias to action, and are committed to leading self, leading others, and leading impact, at a championship level.
Discover the leadership and culture dynamics to attract, engage, and retain your top talent
Build a purposeful and impactful environment where everybody shows up at their best
Acquire a toolkit to overcome adversity, cultivate grit, and build resilience—from tactics to action
Inspire an identity of a winning mindset, where performance, success, and ownership of outcomes soar
Playing Offence: Sales
Sales Performance through the Power of Playing Offense
You are driven to compete in today’s relentless market. Grit, agility, and a resilient mindset are the table stakes. Learn from a 15-year NBA and NFL sales leader, who has walked through the same fires.
Discover how purpose can be the igniter of performance, productivity, and perseverance
Grow customer relationships from transactional to transformational, through one simple rule
Acquire a framework to build trust and earn loyalty from your team, clients, and key stakeholders
From firefighting to FIRED UP – energize your locker room to show up committed to a standard of excellence
Playing Offence: Culture & Talent
Building Culture through the Power of Playing Offense
You are growing weary of the never-ending battles of finding, engaging, and retaining talent. Learn the keys to org and local culture where people know they belong, can thrive, and will stay, because they matter.
Reconnect fragmented and hybrid workforces to rally around a spirit of camaraderie, empathy, and trust
Elevate the level of adaptability and agility so your culture can persist and endure any climate
Learn how purpose can galvanize your organization to greater passion, positivity, and happiness in the day-to-day
From partners to tourists to prisoners, learn to lead challenging teams through highly volatile times
Playing Offence: Leadership
Playing Offence: Sales
Playing Offence: Culture and Talent
Paul Epstein is a leadership and sales keynote speaker, bestselling author, Chief Purpose Advisor, podcast host, and mindset and performance coach who brings nearly 20 years of game-changing leadership in the world of professional sports and consulting Fortune 100 organizations to stages and audiences worldwide.
Paul’s work as a thought leader and practitioner involves the vital task of inspiring culture shifts in teams and personal shifts in individuals.
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ERIC YUAN
09/14/2022 at 9:48 am“What makes a great leader? Mountains of books have been written on the traits, skills, and qualities that provide this answer. In my mind, one easily rises to the top: The Power of Playing Offense.”
ERIC YUAN
FOUNDER & CEO, ZOOM VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS
SUE ANN GONIS
09/06/2022 at 6:56 pm“When it comes to culture, leadership, talent, transformation, inspiring and finding ones ‘Why’ Paul Epstein is one of the most knowledgeable and inspiring presenters I have heard. Paul is authentic and he makes other people feel valued and cared about.”
SUE ANN GONIS
EMBA EXECUTIVE COACH & CAREER CONSULTANT,
OUMAR DIAGNE
08/04/2022 at 11:51 am“Paul’s keynote exceeded all my expectations and my team was profoundly moved by Paul’s authenticity. Paul helped Amazon understand the core values at the center of leadership.”
OUMAR DIAGNE
FORMER AMAZON SR. MANAGER, HONEYWELL, SR. DIRECTOR GLOBAL OPERATIONS FINANCE
MERRILL HOGE
07/28/2022 at 7:00 am“The most successful teams develop a plan and take consistent steps toward achieving their goals—leadership is no different. Paul has provided the ultimate plan for leaders that are driven to achieve their vision of success for themselves and their teams.”
MERRILL HOGE
FORMER NFL PLAYER, FORMER ESPN COMMENTATOR, BESTSELLING AUTHOR
SANTOR NISHIZAKI
06/29/2022 at 5:10 pm“Many of us have been promoted from player to coach and were never provided a playbook on how to lead. Playing Offense was curated to solve this problem. The impact it will create for your team, career, culture, and life, is infinite.”
SANTOR NISHIZAKI
AWARD-WINNING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, FORMERLY WITH NASA AND DISNEY IMAGINEERING
ROBERT GALLO
06/03/2022 at 8:54 amIf you are a leader who is inspired to build the leaders of tomorrow, build high-performance teams, and build gold jacket culture, you’ve found your “go-to” playbook when you join Paul in the journey of Playing Offense.”
ROBERT GALLO
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, CLUB BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, NFL
JAMEY ROOTES
05/17/2022 at 1:45 pm“True leadership is all about developing a plan that aligns personal and organizational success, to create an environment that’s conducive to both employee fulfillment and corporate achievement. Paul provides invaluable insights, and a thorough plan, on how to do just that.”
JAMEY ROOTES
FORMER PRESIDENT, HOUSTON TEXANS
MELISSA BOMES
04/11/2022 at 10:20 am“While bouncing back from COVID, Paul helped us reconnect with our goals, each other, and why we do what we do. His master class heightened our level of trust, empathy, and communication so everyone left feeling seen, heard and more valued.”
MELISSA BOMES
LACMA, SVP, DEVELOPMENT
ROB SINE
02/07/2022 at 4:10 pm“If you are looking to transform your business and life, look no further. Knowing Paul for years, I have watched all his expertise culminate into Playing Offense. Finally, here’s a message filled with coaching tips and tools that feels as if it were crafted just for me.”
ROB SINE
CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER, AXS
MATTHEW LEHMAN
01/25/2022 at 3:58 pm“Paul’s work with our hotel’s management team has been invaluable, inspiring individuals of all different tenures and experience levels to find their purpose and become more fulfilled leaders.”
MATTHEW LEHMAN
FAIRMONT MIRAMAR HOTEL & BUNGALOWS, FORMER GENERAL MANAGER