Kevin DeShazo

Best-selling author of Keep Chopping Wood: an ordinary approach to achieving extraordinary success and Leadership Interrupted: daily inspiration to become the leader you were meant to be, Kevin DeShazo is a Co-Founder of Better (formerly Culture Wins), Partner with GiANT, and Founder of Fieldhouse Media. His newest book, Into the Storm: how to turn adversity into your advantage, is now available.  

He is a sought after speaker and certified Mental Performance Mastery (MPM) coach, having presented on over 400 campuses and is a regular presenter at conferences and conventions, including NACDA, CoSIDA, the NCAA Convention and the Collegiate Athletics Leadership Symposium. As a consultant to some of the top ADs, coaches and teams in sports, he has advised and worked alongside a number of championship teams.  

Kevin is also the host of The Leader’s Mind podcast and co-host of The Sports Leadership Podcast, and has been quoted on ESPN.com, The New York Times, USA Today, Forbes, Bleacher Report, Sports Business Journal and more. 

Kevin sends a daily email for leaders that you can sign up for here. 

Oklahoma City is home for Kevin along with his wife Megan. They have three boys: Gabe, Noah and Asher.