In today’s evolving workplace, the ability to collaborate, support others, and lead with empathy isn’t just nice to have – it’s essential. Great organizations operate and perform like winning teams in sports. This dynamic workshop explores why being a great teammate matters more than ever in a time of rapid change, increased stress, and shifting team dynamics. Whether you’re leading a team or part of one, this session will give you the insights and tools to elevate how you show up for others – and for yourself. Game On.
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ABOUT OUR SPEAKER:
D.J. Allen, MBA
Founder, Xs & Os of Success - Performance & Communication Coach, Speaker & Author
D.J. Allen has combined his love for business with his passion for sports. Allen is the founder of Xs & Os of Success – a leadership, organizational and professional development company which uses the platform of sports and its teachings to help individuals and teams maximize their potential in business and life. He serves as a performance & communication coach for business leaders, sports teams, coaches and athletes throughout the nation. He has worked with first round draft picks as well as All-Americans at both the college and prep levels.
In addition to his role as a performance coach with business leaders and athletes, Allen has served as a keynote speaker/leadership presenter for such organizations as: Life is Beautiful, Vegas Golden Knights, American Cancer Society, Utah Jazz, MGM Resorts International, Buffalo Wild Wings, BNY Mellon and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.
Allen is co-author of the book The Xs and Os of Success: A Playbook for Leaders in Business and Life with College Basketball Hall of Fame coach Lon Kruger, who is the only coach in history to win an NCAA Tournament game with five different programs (Oklahoma, UNLV, Illinois, Florida & Kansas State). Allen has also been involved with Coaches vs. Cancer for over a decade. Coaches vs. Cancer is a national partnership between the National Association of Basketball Coaches and American Cancer Society.
Allen is the former Sr. Associate Athletics Director of External Affairs for UNLV Athletics overseeing the department’s marketing, communications and community outreach efforts. During his time working with the UNLV program, the Runnin’ Rebel brand returned to national prominence. Under his direction, local interest – and attendance – jumped to its highest levels in two decades as UNLV led the West Coast in attendance and reached the Top 15 nationally in average attendance (out of 350 Division I programs).
A native of Southern Nevada, Allen established himself in the business community as the founder of Imagine Communications, a Nevada-based public relations and advertising firm, which was named the 2009 Small Business of the Year by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce. In 2011, Imagine Communications was named the Best Midsize Agency in the market by the Las Vegas Business Press. In his time with Imagine, Allen was named the SBA’s 2005 Small Businessperson of the Year for Henderson and was honored by In Business Las Vegas (2004), Las Vegas Business Press (2007) and Nevada Business Journal (2010) for being one of the top professionals in Las Vegas under the age of 40. He is the past chairman of the Henderson Chamber of Commerce’s Board of Directors and is a past recipient of the Chamber’s Outstanding Member of the Year award. Allen is a graduate of the Leadership Henderson Class of 2002 and later served as co-chair of Leadership Henderson’s Steering Committee. He currently serves as chair of the Henderson Chamber’s Legacy Committee as well as the leadership facilitator for the Leadership Henderson program.
Allen is also an active member of the Las Vegas Bowl committee and recently served as president of UNLV’s Lee Business School Alumni Board. He is a founding board member of the Henderson Community Foundation & Friends of the Henderson Libraries. He has also served on boards for such organizations as the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Nevada, UNLV Alumni Association, Clark County School District’s School-Community Partnership, Henderson Development Association, Nevada Basketball Coaches Association, The Salvation Army of Henderson, Henderson Cultural Arts and Tourism Commission and the Water Street Alliance (for downtown redevelopment in Henderson). Allen started his career as a sports journalist/columnist for the Henderson Home News and later served as the Director of Media Relations for the Triple-A baseball franchise in Las Vegas (which also operated a franchise in the International Hockey League).
He earned his bachelor’s degree in Communications from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and later earned his Master of Business Administration from UNLV.
Most importantly, D.J. is married to his beautiful bride of over 26 years – his best-friend Stacey – and has two children, Bailey (24) and Daniel (22). He has also coached youth basketball, baseball and softball as well as served as a lay preacher.