- Turned down an offer from the New York Yankees to play baseball at Stanford
- Founded a successful consulting company after injuries cut his playing career short
- Author of five books, featured on ABC News, NPR, and in the Harvard Business Review
- Delivers empowering and motivational speeches on leadership, teamwork, and culture
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About Mike Robbins
Download ProfileIn today’s fast-moving world of relentless change, hybrid work, and constant disruption, organizations don’t just need sharper strategies, they need cultures where people trust one another, collaborate effectively, and perform at their best.
For 25+ years, leadership, culture, and teamwork expert Mike Robbins, CSP, has helped some of the world’s most respected organizations build environments where people perform at their best because they feel safe, valued, connected, and inspired to contribute at their highest level.
He’s the author of five books, We’re All in This Together, Bring Your Whole Self to Work, Be Yourself Everyone Else Is Already Taken, Nothing Changes Until You Do, and Focus on the Good Stuff, which have been translated into fifteen languages.
He hosts the popular podcast, We’re All in This Together, and has delivered three TEDx talks viewed more than 2.3 million times. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, The New York Times, ABC News, NPR, and other national media outlets.
Trusted for his expertise and partnership, Mike has delivered more than 2,000 keynote speeches and workshops around the world. His extensive client list includes organizations such as Google, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and the NBA. More than 70% of his engagements are repeat business. His approach blends emotional intelligence with practical business insight, helping organizations strengthen human connection and turn values like trust, authenticity, appreciation, and connection into tangible business results.
A rare combination of data, story, and soul, Mike moves audiences from aha moments to next-day action, delivering real-world strategies they can use immediately. His warmth and authenticity invite genuine connection, whether he’s addressing a few dozen senior executives or thousands at a global conference. He has spoken in 17 countries across four continents and has earned the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation from the National Speakers Association (NSA), a distinction held by fewer than 10% of professional speakers worldwide.
Before starting his company in 2001, Mike was drafted out of high school by the New York Yankees but chose instead to play baseball at Stanford University, where he pitched in the College World Series. After Stanford, he played professionally in the Kansas City Royals organization. Although injuries ended his athletic career early, the lessons he learned about mindset, teamwork, resilience, and leadership continue to shape his work and philosophy today.
After his playing career, Mike worked in sales and business development for two internet startups before discovering his deeper passion: helping people and teams fulfill their potential.
Since then, Mike has combined those early lessons with decades of research, experience, and real-world business insight to help leaders and teams create cultures of trust, authenticity, appreciation, and belonging where people thrive and performance follows.
Mike holds a degree in American Studies from Stanford University, with a specialization in race and ethnicity, and has completed extensive professional and personal development training, including with the Coaches Training Institute.
Deeply committed to service and inclusion, Mike has served on the boards of Challenge Day, The Peace Alliance, and the Marin Waldorf School.
He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife, Michelle, and their two daughters, Samantha, who is in college, and Rosie, who is in high school.
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Mike Robbins: Speaking Reel
Mike Robbins: We’re All in This Together
Mike Robbins: Authentic Leadership
Mike Robbins: From Uncertainty to Opportunity
Bring your whole self to work | Mike Robbins | TEDxBerkeley
Speech Topics
Download TopicsHigh-performing teams need more than talent and strategy to thrive—they need trust, authenticity, and genuine connection.
Drawing on 25 years partnering with leading organizations worldwide, as well as lessons from his pro baseball career, Mike Robbins reveals how to build a team culture where people feel safe to speak up, engage fully, and perform at their best.
Through inspiring stories, practical tools, and real-world examples, this program helps leaders and teams break down silos, strengthen relationships, and unlock the collective potential that drives sustained success.
This Program Is Perfect for Leaders and Teams Who Are:
- Striving to maintain strong connection and performance in the midst of uncertainty, change, or growth.
- Experiencing silos, stress, or disconnection that limit collaboration and trust.
- Looking to enhance collaboration and authenticity in their culture.
- Ready to elevate team communication, accountability, and results.
The Audience Will Leave With:
- Practical tools to strengthen trust, psychological safety, and authentic connection.
- Proven strategies to foster collaboration and high performance, even amid disruption.
- Inspiration and confidence to communicate openly, embrace feedback, and support one another.
- A renewed sense of purpose, unity, and commitment to winning—together.
In today’s increasingly disconnected and uncertain world, authentic leadership is more essential than ever. People crave realness—leaders who are self-aware, emotionally intelligent, and courageous enough to be vulnerable.
Drawing on over two decades of coaching and speaking with leaders at top organizations, Mike Robbins shares practical tools and insights to help leaders deepen trust, enhance engagement, and create an environment where people can truly thrive. This program invites leaders to embrace authenticity as a strategic advantage—one that builds credibility, connection, and lasting impact.
This Program Is Perfect for Leaders Who Are:
- Seeking to strengthen trust, collaboration, and psychological safety with their teams.
- Navigating change, uncertainty, or cultural transformation within their organization.
- Eager to develop greater self-awareness, empathy, and emotional intelligence.
- Wanting to inspire commitment and success.
The Audience Will Leave With:
- A clear understanding of why authenticity drives engagement, collaboration, and performance.
- Practical tools to enhance emotional intelligence and build deeper relationships.
- Strategies for enhancing trust and communication.
- Renewed confidence to lead with courage, purpose, and genuine connection.
Change is inevitable—our response doesn’t have to be. In today’s world of constant disruption, transformation, and complexity, operating with a growth mindset and choosing ownership are essential competitive advantages.
In this engaging, practical program, Mike Robbins helps individuals, leaders, and teams shift from resistance to resilience by taking responsibility for what they can control and letting go of what they can’t. Drawing from decades of work with global organizations, years of research, and his own life experiences, Mike shares powerful insights and actionable tools for staying grounded, adaptable, and optimistic through uncertainty.
This Program Is Perfect for Leaders and Teams Who Are:
- Navigating organizational change, transformation, or restructuring.
- Feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or burned out by rapid shifts or uncertainty.
- Looking to foster accountability, agility, and resilience across their teams.
- Seeking practical tools to stay positive, adaptable, and focused amid disruption.
The Audience Will Leave With:
- Tangible strategies to embrace change with confidence and ownership.
- Tools to strengthen resilience, self-awareness, and emotional intelligence.
- A mindset shift from fear and resistance to curiosity and opportunity.
- Renewed energy and optimism for navigating the road ahead—together.
Related Links
We're All in This Together: Creating a Team Culture of High Performance, Trust, and Belonging
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Bring Your Whole Self to Work: How Vulnerability Unlocks Creativity, Connection, and Performance
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Nothing Changes Until You Do: A Guide to Self-Compassion and Getting Out of Your Own Way
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Be Yourself, Everyone Else is Already Taken: Transform Your Life with the Power of Authenticity
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Focus on the Good Stuff: The Power of Appreciation
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