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Daron Roberts

Harvard Law Student Turned NFL Coach

Roberts, Daron

Harvard Law Student Turned NFL Coach
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    ABOUT

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    About Daron Roberts

    In the fall before his third year at Harvard Law School, Roberts decided to pursue a career in football coaching and wrote letters to college and professional football teams. The Kansas City Chiefs offered Roberts a training camp internship.

    He leveraged that unpaid position into an assistant coach position. From Kansas City, Roberts went on to coach with the Detroit Lions, West Virginia Mountaineers and Cleveland Browns.

    Today Daron serves as founding director of the Center for Sports Leadership & Innovation (CSLi) at the University of Texas. As a lecturer at the University of Texas, he focuses on issues of leadership and innovation in the sports arena.

    He developed a course – A Gameplan for Winning at Life – that is taught to incoming freshmen student-athletes at the University of Texas. During the course of each academic year, Roberts teaches nearly 300 students.

    Roberts has been recognized by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader for creating a nonprofit football camp – 4th and 1, Inc. 4th and 1 provides free SAT prep, life skills development and football training to at-risk youth. The camp has served nearly 500 student-athletes since 2010.

    Daron is also a contributor to Forbes.com, and his articles have appeared in The Dallas Morning News, Fortune, Houston Chronicle, Texas CEO Magazine and Time.

    Stay in the Deep End

    Complacency is the enemy. In this talk, Daron identifies the symptoms of complacency and provides a roadmap to propel your team into the win column.

    Leadership is a Contact Sport

    Are you a transactional or transformational leader? This culture-shifting talk will provide actionable leadership tactics for your team to implement today.

    The Art of Risk Taking

    Promoting a “fail fast” culture sounds easy, but empowering your team to embrace an innovative mindset can be difficult. This talk does both.

    Testimonials

    “Daron delivered in a big way! He is a true master of his craft! I was in charge of bringing one of Facebook’s foundational programs to life for our Austin office. He commanded the audience with his powerful personal story, expertly wove in anecdotes from our company culture, and created a “buzz” that was a catalyst for change. I highly recommend Daron for any event where you hope to leave others feeling inspired and action oriented.”
    – Meta

    “Daron left our organization inspired and prepared for action. We opened up our community to his message on purpose and intentionality in your career plan, and months later the company is still reflecting on his powerful words. We look forward to welcoming DKR back to IHG in the future.”
    – Exos

    “A three-word recommendation for Coach DKR?
    Inspirational. Insightful. Instructional.

    I had the honor of working with Coach on a customer webinar where we discussed organizational and personal resiliency – he was excellent! I strongly recommend Coach to any organization considering a speaker to share inspirational personal experiences and thoughtful practical advice.”
    – Coupa