Jack Llewellyn

Biography

A world-renowned sports psychology consultant, speaker and corporate coach, Dr. Jack Llewellyn is founder and president of the Atlanta-based Center for Winning Performance.

Dr. Llewellyn helps clients use the same approach and strategies used by world famous athletes to properly assess their abilities, correctly focus on the right processes to reach goals, thrive on stress, and recover quickly from adversity in order to become top performers.

Dr. Llewellyn gives more than 40 speeches each year, working with some of the country`s most prestigious companies and organizations. Whether helping a sales team gain greater focus or a leader learn to thrive on stress, Dr. Llewellyn gives both companies and individuals the mental training tools needed for a winning attitude.

A sports psychology consultant for more than 30 years, Dr. Llewellyn began to receive national recognition when he was credited with turning around Atlanta Braves pitcher John Smoltz`s career in 1991. Smoltz was 2-11 halfway through the season when he began working with Dr. Llewellyn. Thanks to the techniques he learned, Smoltz went 12-2 in the season`s second half and has become one of the premier pitchers in Major League Baseball, winning the Cy Young Award in 1996. Dr. Llewellyn continued to work with the Braves during their record 12 consecutive National League Division titles and 1995 World Series win. He remains under exclusive contract with the Atlanta Braves.

In 2002, he was brought in to work with NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, who was number six in the NASCAR ranking. By the end of the 2002 season, Stewart was number one and had a series-high 15 top-five finishes, culminating in being awarded the Winston Cup Series Championship.

Dr. Llewellyn`s other sport clients have included Paul O`Neill of the New York Yankees, as well as players with the New York Mets, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Montreal Expos and Houston Astros. He also has represented NBA, NFL and NHL players, professional boxers, PGA/LPGA golfers, USTA tennis players, and Olympic athletes. He was appointed to the IOC Polyclinic as an on-call sports psychology consultant for all teams and nationalities at the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta.

Dr. Llewellyn is a frequent news contributor on sports psychology, appearing regularly on CNN and in major newspapers across the country.

His business guidance is equally successful. Using the same techniques applied to some of the world`s finest athletes has helped inspire dramatic new results for executives. His clients cover a broad spectrum of industries and have included Fortune 500 companies (IBM, AT&T, 3M, Hewlett-Packard, Georgia-Pacific, Johnson & Johnson); financial services institutions (Prudential Financial Services, Bank of America, Chase Bank, GE Capital Services, American Express); pharmaceutical companies (Novartis, SmithKline Beecham, Pharmacia); energy companies (Southern Company, Duke Energy); as well as such organizations as the FBI, ATF, Harrah`s Resorts, and many national associations.

He has authored four books: Psychology of Coaching: Theory and Practical Application; Let `Em Play, For Parents and Coaches of Young Athletes; Coming in First; and Winning Sure Beats Losing. Dr. Llewellyn also is an adjunct professor at Kennesaw State University in Georgia, where he teaches in the Michael J. Coles College of Business.

Dr. Llewellyn received his bachelor`s of science degree from Maryville College, his master`s and EDS degrees from Eastern Kentucky University, and his doctorate from Florida State University. He resides in Atlanta and has four children.

Publications

Coming in First:
Twelve Keys to Being a Winner Every Day

Universally credited with engineering the miraculous turn-around in the career of Cy Young Award-winner John Smoltz, renowned sports psychology consultant Dr. Jack Llewellyn knows better than anyone how to transform survivors into winners. In Coming In First, he unveils publicly the program behind his remarkable success - until now available only through private counseling and seminars. Llewellyn`s astounding track record among professional athletes, business executives, and entire corporations speaks for itself. If you`re ready to step up to the plate, Coming In First will help you hit the long ball.

Titles

Thriving on Stress
Stress will make you significantly better if you learn to accept it as a challenge -- or, stress will contribute to your death if you let it control your life. Learn techniques to recognize and use stress as a supplement to your talent.

Recovering Faster from Adversity
Adversity is a part of life, both personally and professionally. Talent and persistence will enable you to recover over time. Learn how to recover quicker than other people. Winners recover faster.

Winning Versus Surviving
A simple philosophy: If you don`t play to win in whatever you do, don`t play the game. Winners play to win; survivors play to not lose. Learn what winners do to separate themselves from the crowd.

Coaching Today`s - And Tomorrow`s - Leaders
Why do many people have talent, but so few win consistently? Winners learn how to coach others on their team. Winners also recognize leaders and let them lead. Learn how to coach yourself and others.

Change: An Assett to Winning
Change is scary. It causes anxiety, creates discomfort and may even create a survival mentality. But change is a necessary and exciting part of winning. Change stirs emotions and eliminates the possibility of complacency. Accepting the challenges presented by change determines who wins and who loses.

The Environment of Winning
Most talented people will fail in a negative environment. A positive environment will enable you to win, not cause you to lose. Learn how to create a positive environment in which talented, motivated people want to work.