Mental performance workshops and coaching for teams, leaders, and athletes
Practical, experiential work to help people work with pressure, understand their patterns, strengthen connection, and develop greater trust in how they respond.
Team Workshops
Interactive sessions for business and sport teams focused on pressure, communication, connection, recovery, and more consistent performance.
The ASCENT Program
An eight-week individual coaching program for leaders and athletes to develop acceptance, self-awareness, challenge, equanimity, new experiences, and inner trust through consistent practice.
Speaking & Facilitation
Talks and guided sessions drawing from professional baseball, sport and performance psychology, meditation, leadership, and ultra-endurance experience.
Ways to work together:
Team Workshops
Better performance begins with how people respond under pressure and relate to one another.
Most teams do not need another presentation filled with information. They need space to slow down, connect honestly, and practice skills they can use when the pressure returns.
These are interactive sessions that combine guided practice, personal reflection, small-group conversation, and practical tools. Each workshop is shaped around the needs of the team.
Sessions may focus on:
Breathing and regulation under stress
Focus and resetting under pressure
More honest communication and deeper connection
Building trust across a team
Recovery, sustainable performance, and reducing burnout
Values, meaning, and identity beyond work
Listening without immediately fixing or offering advice
Workshops are available virtually or in person and can be delivered as a standalone session, a half-day experience, or a multi-session series.
How a workshop works
We begin with a short conversation about the team, what people are navigating, and what would make the session valuable.
From there, I design an experience around the group’s needs. The session may include guided breathing or mindfulness, individual reflection, structured small-group conversations, and practical tools for use after the workshop.
The goal is not to temporarily make your team feel inspired. It is to create a meaningful experience and give them something they can continue using together.
Start with a free 20-minute call.
We clarify what you’re working through.
If it feels like a fit, we build practical tools for pressure, focus, confidence, reset, breath, and recovery.
You apply the work in real life, whether that’s training, competition, work, or team settings.
“That session was awesome. I don’t remember the last time I stopped during a workday quite like that.” - Founder
Workshop Testimonials:
“It was by far our coolest team event so far and very different than anything we've done before. We all enjoyed stepping out of the chaotic flow for awhile. ” - Founder
The ASCENT Program
Eight weeks to train the mental side of performance.
In baseball, a five-tool player develops each tool through repetition, feedback, and consistent practice.
The mental side of performance is no different.
The ASCENT Program develops five qualities:
Acceptance
Learning to work with difficult thoughts and emotions instead of wasting energy fighting them.
Self-awareness
Recognizing your patterns, understanding what matters to you, and choosing actions that align with your values.
Challenge
Moving toward the discomfort that supports growth.
Equanimity
Remaining steadier through success, setbacks, praise, criticism, and uncertainty.
New experiences
Developing interests, relationships, and a sense of identity beyond sport or work.
Through consistent practice, these qualities build toward inner trust.
Inner trust is not the belief that everything will go your way. It is the confidence that you can rely on your preparation, your values, and your ability to respond, even when the next step is uncertain.
What the program includes
The ASCENT Program is an eight-week individual coaching process for athletes and leaders.
It includes:
Six individual coaching sessions across eight weeks
Guided audio and video practices
Articles and short readings
Journaling and reflection prompts
Practical tools to apply between sessions
Messaging and support throughout the program
Brief check-ins to track growth over time
For athletes, we apply the model to competition, mistakes, confidence, preparation, relationships, and identity beyond sport.
For leaders, we apply it to pressure, decision-making, difficult conversations, changing outcomes, self-expectation, and identity beyond work.
At the end of the eight weeks, we review what has changed and decide what level of continued support makes sense. Some people continue with regular coaching, some move to lower-frequency support, and others continue practicing independently.
Start with a free 20-minute call.
We clarify what you’re working through.
If it feels like a fit, we’ll dive in.
Former Athlete Testimonial:
“My time with Andy stands out as some of the most valuable work I’ve done in my life. As a baseball player, performance anxiety was something I struggled with for years — the constant weight of what my teammates thought, what the fans thought, and most importantly, what I thought about myself. I couldn’t stay present; my mind was always pulling toward the possibility of failure.
Andy didn’t just hand me answers. He showed me how to find them on my own, and through that process I came to understand myself in ways I never had before.
What came out the other side was something I’d been searching for: a genuine sense of freedom. What surprised me most is how far beyond baseball it’s reached. The same mental patterns that held me back on the field followed me into job interviews, relationships, even social life. Andy’s work didn’t just make me a better baseball player, it made me a more grounded, self-aware person in every area of my life. It’s a lifelong journey, and Andy gave me a real foundation to build on.”
— Former Client
Speaking and Facilitation
Talks and guided sessions that combine personal experience, research, reflection, and practical tools.
Topics may include:
Performing under pressure
Acceptance and working with the mind
Identity beyond achievement
Breath, attention, and emotional regulation
Lessons from professional baseball
Leadership, uncertainty, and sustainable performance
What running 1,200 miles across Great Britain taught me about endurance, acceptance, and trust
Sessions can be delivered as a traditional talk, an interactive experience, or a combination of speaking, guided practice, and group reflection.
Client Testimonial:
“Working with Andy taught me how to reset when things get intense. Whether I'm standing over a tough putt or walking into a big meeting, I now know how to acknowledge the situation, come back to my breath, and focus on what's important right now. It's created a tangible shift in how I show up."
— Sean W.
Request a 20 minute call with Andy
Start with a conversation
Tell me a little about what you are looking for, whether that is a team workshop, the ASCENT Program, or a speaking engagement.
I will follow up to schedule a free 20-minute conversation. We can clarify what you are navigating, what you want to create, and whether my approach is a good fit.
I’m Andy.
For most of my life, I’ve been trying to understand how the mind works under pressure.
I’ve lived inside high-performance environments as a professional baseball player in the Dodgers organization, a startup leader from 4 employees through going public, a student of sport and performance psychology, and an ultra-endurance athlete, including a 1,200-mile self-supported run across Great Britain.
Across all of those experiences, I kept coming back to the same questions:
How do we stay clear when things get hard?
How do we perform well without losing ourselves?
How do we build a life that is not only successful, but meaningful, sustainable, and fully lived?
That inquiry is at the center of my work. And I continue to learn, practice, and grow to better support the people I work with.
My mission is to help athletes, professionals, and teams better understand their own minds, let go of patterns that keep them stuck, and build the capacity to perform with more clarity, steadiness, courage, and connection.
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Professional Experience:
Technology Leader, 4th employee at startup through going public (9 years)
Professional Baseball Player, Los Angeles Dodgers Organization
Division I Baseball Player, UCLA and UC Davis
Education:
MA in Sport and Performance Psychology, University of Denver
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200-Hour Yoga Teacher Training, Sri Yoga
Certified Level III Breathing Coach, Nordic Flow
Certified Breathing Coach, Buteyko Breathing Method
Intensive Mindfulness and Meditation Training, Zen Center Residency
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Ultra Endurance Athlete (Ironman, 100-mile trail races, 1,200-mile UK run)
What is Mental Performance Work?
Mental performance work draws from sport and performance psychology, mindfulness, breathing practices, and behavioral science.
The goal is not to eliminate stress, avoid difficult emotions, or feel confident all the time. It is to become more aware of what is happening, create space before reacting, and respond in ways that support both performance and well-being.
Depending on the person or team, this may involve:
Working more effectively with pressure
Recovering more quickly after mistakes
Communicating more honestly
Regulating attention and energy
Making decisions from values rather than fear or approval
Reducing burnout and creating more sustainable habits
Building an identity that is not dependent entirely on achievement
Developing greater trust in your ability to respond
These are skills. Like physical skills, they become more reliable through consistent practice.
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I work with business and sport teams, founders and leaders, and athletes who want to perform with greater clarity, steadiness, connection, and trust.
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There are three primary options: team workshops, the eight-week ASCENT Program for individuals, and speaking or facilitation for events and organizations.
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Workshops are interactive and tailored to the group. Sessions may include guided breathing or mindfulness, personal reflection, structured conversation, small-group exercises, and practical tools the team can continue using afterward.
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ASCENT is an eight-week individual coaching program that includes coaching sessions, guided audio and video practices, articles, reflection prompts, practical exercises, messaging support, and brief progress check-ins.
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Individual coaching sessions are usually 50 to 60 minutes. Team workshops can range from 45 minutes to a half day, depending on the goals and format.
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Yes. Individual coaching and workshops are available virtually. In-person work is available in Mexico City and for organizations in other locations when travel is arranged.
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Pricing depends on the format, group size, location, and level of support. After a short introductory call, I will recommend an option and provide a clear fee before we move forward.
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Individual coaching conversations are confidential, except where disclosure may be legally or ethically required. For team workshops, personal reflections are not reported back to leadership, though I may share broad themes or recommendations if that has been agreed upon in advance.
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Mental performance coaching focuses on developing practical skills for pressure, focus, self-awareness, communication, recovery, and performance. It is not a replacement for therapy or treatment for a mental health condition.
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Complete the contact form to request a free 20-minute conversation. We will discuss what you or your team are navigating and decide whether the work is a good fit.
My work is shaped by direct experience with pressure, uncertainty, endurance, and recovery. These adventures are part of what informs how I think about performance, identity, and doing hard things.
Most recently, I ran 1,200 miles across Great Britain: from the southern coast of England to the northern tip of Scotland, raising money for the Homeless World Cup. These experiences aren't separate from my work, they inform it.
