Robert Saleh
Robert Saleh: New York Jets coach. As the NFL's first Muslim head coach, he brings a unique identity to the role.
Why you should book Robert Saleh for your next event
- Audiences are inspired by Saleh’s career journey. Choosing to totally change his career trajectory in response to the 2021 attacks on the World Trade Center is a move to which listeners may relate.
- His presentation inspires audience members to follow their passion and strategically plan and prepare for change. His strong leadership offers insightful tools for commanding extraordinary individual and team results.
- As a charismatic speaker, Saleh offers audiences guidance from his ’10 Lessons of Coaching,’ which focuses on humility, preparedness, and accountability.
Robert Saleh left Michigan State after college to accept a professionally fulfilling position in finance. After the tragedies that occurred on September 11, 2001, Saleh opted to leave his cushy position to follow his passion for coaching football. He began his coaching career as a defensive assistant at Michigan State University in 2002-2003. After short stints at the University of Georgia and Central Michigan University, he joined the NFL as a Houston Texans intern. It was the first step in his successful coaching career, which has culminated in the head coaching role with the New York Jets in 2021.
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Keynotes
Keynote by Robert Saleh: Speaking topics
Known for his high energy and hype on the sideline, Saleh’s highly respected impact on the NFL will be far greater than football. Off the field, he is a charismatic, captivating speaker, well known for his speech on the ‘10 Lessons of Coaching,’ and focuses on targeting conversations around identity, authenticity, humility, accountability and preparation.
Robert is passionate and devoted to mentoring others both in and out of the locker room. With two years of head coaching under his belt in New York, Saleh is eager to find more speaking engagements and continue sharing his lessons for success.
In Robert's keynotes he will be speaking about the following topics:
Diversity
Overcoming adversity
Discipline
Finance
Believing in yourself
Lebanese roots
1st Muslim-American NFL head coach
Robert is passionate and devoted to mentoring others both in and out of the locker room. With two years of head coaching under his belt in New York, Saleh is eager to find more speaking engagements and continue sharing his lessons for success.
In Robert's keynotes he will be speaking about the following topics:
Diversity
Overcoming adversity
Discipline
Finance
Believing in yourself
Lebanese roots
1st Muslim-American NFL head coach
Robert Saleh
NFL head coach offers insights following your passion to achieve success
As the head coach for the New York Jets, Robert Saleh brings a wealth of experience during his decades-long career. Beginning as an assistant coach with the Houston Texans, Saleh has worked for iconic franchises in the league, including the San Francisco 49ers, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Seattle Seahawks. Winning a Super Bowl as an assistant coach with the Seahawks in 2014, he’s experienced a successful run supporting the strategies and plans of the best coaches in the league. As defensive coordinator for San Francisco from 2017-2020, he left the 49ers to join the Jets as head coach after the 2020 season.
Inspired to follow his passion for coaching, he left a lucrative finance career to begin a job as an assistant football coach at Michigan following the September 11 attacks. His brother David was one of the workers in the South Tower when the initial plane hit the North Tower. Despite intercom calls for workers to return to offices, his brother continued to the lobby and escaped. Viewing this experience as a wake-up call, Saleh quit his job and began the long journey from intern to assistant coach to defensive coordinator to head coach in the National Football League.
He now shares his journey with audiences to inspire listeners to follow their dreams.
Inspired to follow his passion for coaching, he left a lucrative finance career to begin a job as an assistant football coach at Michigan following the September 11 attacks. His brother David was one of the workers in the South Tower when the initial plane hit the North Tower. Despite intercom calls for workers to return to offices, his brother continued to the lobby and escaped. Viewing this experience as a wake-up call, Saleh quit his job and began the long journey from intern to assistant coach to defensive coordinator to head coach in the National Football League.
He now shares his journey with audiences to inspire listeners to follow their dreams.
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