motivational speaker

We chase it with team dinners, "trust falls," and mandatory bowling nights. We buy t-shirts with "FAMILY" printed on the back. And yet, these efforts often fall short. The cliques remain, the conflicts simmer, and the "family" feels forced. So where are we going wrong? I brought this exact question to Desmond Gumbs. As both a high-level sports coach  and an influential life coach and motivational speaker, he lives at the intersection of performance and human connection. He's

The car ride home after a tough game. It’s a scene familiar to millions of parents: the silence, the tension, the struggle to find the right words. Do you critique the mistake that led to the final goal? Do you question the coach’s strategy? Or do you simply let it be? In a recent conversation with Desmond Gumbs—a uniquely qualified expert who wears the hats of life coach, sports coach, and motivational speaker —we dove deep into this exact challenge. With a career built on u

When Desmond Gumbs speaks, people listen. Whether he's addressing a packed auditorium, a corporate boardroom, or an athletic team in a...

Think back for a moment. For anyone who ever played a sport, who was the coach they remember most? Chances are, it wasn’t necessarily the...