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Alex Rodriguez      

Chairman and CEO, A-Rod Corp, Iconic Athlete, 3x MVP, World Series Champion & Emmy Award-Winning Sports Commentator

Alex Rodriguez invests in world-class startups and partners with leading global companies in a variety of industries. While best known as one of the world’s greatest athletes (a 14x MLB All-Star and a 2009 World Series Champion with the New York Yankees), Alex now leads a team of experts who work with him to build high-growth businesses and enhance the value of more than 30 companies in the A-Rod Corp portfolio.

Alex founded A-Rod Corp in 2003, purchasing a duplex apartment on the theory that investing his MLB earnings wisely would protect him from the kinds of financial struggles that afflict too many professional athletes. While he racked up extraordinary stats on the field (696 home runs and more grand slams than any other MLB player in history), Alex simultaneously assembled an impressive team at A-Rod Corp, bought apartment units across the southeastern U.S., and built a fully integrated real estate and development company. Following his success in real estate, where A-Rod Corp’s annual returns on investment have exceeded 20%, Alex has invested in a variety of sectors where he has expertise, including sports, wellness, media and entertainment, and technology. He looks for long-term opportunities to provide financial capital and unlock value for stakeholders.

Alex is an Emmy Award-winning MLB analyst for Fox Sports and ESPN. He has been a judge and investor on ABC’s Shark Tank, mentored financially distressed ex-athletes on CNBC’s Back in the Game, and currently co-hosts the podcast The Corp with Barstool Sports’ Dan Katz, interviewing CEOs, entrepreneurs, and sports legends. Committed to creating opportunities for young people to succeed, Alex serves on the Board of Directors of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Miami-Dade and the Boards of Trustees of the University of Miami and The Paley Center for Media. His gifts to the University of Miami and Florida International University have provided scholarships to dozens of students.

Alex is based in Miami. His pride and joy are his fiancé, Jennifer Lopez, and their children, Natasha, Ella, Max, and Emme.

Speech Topics

Optimizing Personal Performance

There are similarities to winning on the field and off the field. Spoken like a World Champion, Alex explains what it means to be part of a winning team and what habits and routines are necessary to achieve the highest level of success. Chock full of fascinating personal anecdotes, as well as actionable lessons on resilience and dedication, leadership and teamwork, bouncing back in the face of defeat, and truly mastering your craft—Rodriguez leaves audiences empowered and prepared to excel in their own personal and professional lives.

Diversity

Alex Rodriquez knows intuitively that diversity matters. As a result, he has built an investment firm that embodies gender and racial and ethnic diversity, not because he is trying to check boxes, but because it makes sense in purely business terms. Alex explains how diversity has been a competitive differentiator at his firm, what he looks for when hiring, and what makes a good teammate. This talk will inspire and open minds to the fact that diversity is a business imperative that ultimately will lead organizations to greater success.

Art of the Comeback

Alex Rodriguez knows how to craft a comeback after a personal setback. He calls for us to find focus in the midst of uncertainty by building our skills and turning the lens inward. He stresses the importance of staying prepared, keeping your jersey on, staying warm, and keeping your mind in the game. When challenges arise in life, the game is not over. That is when resilience kicks in and champions are made. No one knows this better than Alex Rodriquez.

Business and Investments

Baseball superstar Alex Rodriguez has been investing and building businesses successfully for two decades. Twenty years ago he launched A-Rod Corp, a firm that invests in high-growth startups and partners with prominent global companies across a range of sectors, including real estate, health and wellness, technology, and media and entertainment. Based in Miami with offices in Los Angeles and New York, A-Rod Corp has a $2B portfolio and a diverse team of seasoned investment professionals and more than 1,000 employees. In this interactive dialogue, Alex explains what sparked his interest in business at an early age and how critical early steps set him up for his career pivot from sports champion to successful businessman.

Keeping Your Mind in the Game Amid COVID-19: A Moderated Discussion and Q&A with Alex Rodriguez

Alex Rodriguez speaks on how to be limitless in a limited world. It’s a time for us to focus on building our skills and taking care of our teammates. He stresses the importance of staying prepared, keeping your jersey on, getting on the bike, staying warm and keeping your mind in the game. Then you go out there and close like a champion. He encourages organizations to look at COVID-19 as a rain delay. The game is not over. Now is the time champions are made.

How to Be Limitless in a Limited World: What to Do During the Covid-19 Rain Delay

Alex Rodriguez knows how to craft a comeback after crisis. He calls for us to find focus in the midst of uncertainty by building our skills and taking care of our teammates. He stresses the importance of staying prepared, keeping your jersey on, getting on the bike, staying warm and keeping your mind in the game. Then you go out there and close like a champion. He encourages organizations to look at COVID-19 as a rain delay. The game is not over. Now is the time champions are made.

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Mindset of a Champion: A Moderated Discussion and Q&A with Alex Rodriguez

Iconic baseball player and entrepreneur Alex Rodriguez engages in a dynamic, informative conversation about his life and career. Chock full of fascinating personal anecdotes, as well as actionable lessons on resilience and dedication, leadership and teamwork, bouncing back in the face of defeat, and truly mastering your craft, Rodriguez leaves audiences empowered and prepared to excel in their own personal and professional lives.

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Alex Rodriguez swings for the fences in the business world
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