More Than Words

Robert came to realize that hundreds of student-athletes and others could benefit from his story and learn the power of switching their mindset. So Robert created Swain Basketball Academy and a mantra that later became a mindset-shifting movement, Own Your Moment.

Robert’s life experiences awakened his deep inner greatness, and he became Coach Swain. He delivers a powerful and emotionally evoking speech that will connect with any audience. From collegiate to corporate teams, Coach Swain’s sincerity, passion, and captivating life story will motivate your target audience to change their mindset and own their moment.

Primary Speaking Topics

Choice Management

  • Each action we take starts with our freedom of choice.
  • Coach Swain shares his story about his choices and how they impacted his life. This compelling speech teaches the audience how to make a choice, own it, and thrive from it.

Personal Development – You Are a Brand, Reinvent Yourself

  • The greatest visionaries in our society all possess the same quality – the ability to reinvent themselves authentically. Robert went from a student-athlete to a convicted felon to having one of the US’s most successful basketball coaching academies. He takes the audience on a verbal journey to help them envision or re-imagine their perspective brands.

Owning Your Moment – Personal Excellence

  • While in the darkness of solitary confinement, Robert faced the reality of his actions. Yet, he bravely looked this reality in the face and decided to own his moment and turn it into a victory. So, likewise, audiences will learn to face their scariest moments and turn them into triumphs fearlessly.