Kenny "The Jet" Smith
- NBA World Champion
- ESPN Sports Analyst & Commentator
- Author, 'Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me'
Drawing from his NBA career, KENNY "THE JET" SMITH shares insights on cultivating a winning mindset, leading teams to success, and adapting to challenges. Smith's keynote or Q & A session is perfect for leaders, teams, and organizations seeking to elevate their performance.
KENNY "THE JET" SMITH explores the dynamics of teamwork, using stories from his championship runs, his time at Inside the NBA, and his journey through the NCAA, where he played college basketball at the University of North Carolina and serves as CBS's March Madness Analyst. In this keynote or Q & A session, Smith emphasizes the value of trust, communication, and shared vision in achieving collective success.
Superstar basketball commentator, KENNY "THE JET" SMITH, reveals humorous, behind-the-scenes stories from his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players, coaches, and mentors who inspired him along the way. In this keynote or Q & A session, he illuminates the personalities, affections, and quirks of friends such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley, and Kobe Bryant, among others, and what he learned from each of them. Interweaving poignant material about his upbringing in Queens, New York, his parents, his children, and his marriage, Smith offers a uniquely candid conversation with inspiring takeaways.

