Rewriting the playbook
A new model for athlete mental health — how schools, conferences, and pro systems can institutionalize support instead of improvising it.
Speaking
Built on lived
experience
Marcus has spoken to athletic departments, coaching staffs, campuses, and national convenings — from Super Bowl week to state capitols to high school gymnasiums.
Keynote · Panel · Workshop · Fireside
Keynote topics
Five talks
Each adapts to a 20-minute keynote, a full workshop, or a moderated panel. Tell us the audience and Marcus will shape the material around it.
Mental health is a competitive advantage
How investing in wellness improves performance, retention, and culture — the case an athletic director can take to a budget meeting.
Coaches as culture builders
Coaches set the mental health environment whether or not they mean to. What that responsibility looks like day to day.
From adversity to advocacy
Marcus's own journey through the athletic system, and why athlete-centered support has to be designed with athletes in the room.
Turning pain into platform
Using lived experience to drive systemic change — for students and young leaders who want their story to do more than circulate.
What a booking includes
How it works
A short intake call to understand the audience and what the department is trying to change. Marcus tailors the talk to that, rather than delivering the same set every time.
Formats run from a 20-minute keynote to a half-day coaching staff workshop. Virtual sessions available.
Book MarcusSelected engagements
Where he's spoken
| Engagement | Format | Where | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalition of Athletic Communities for Mental Health | Keynote | UC Anschutz | 2025 |
| Under Armour Student-Athlete Leadership Council | Workshop | Baltimore, MD | 2023—2025 |
| Paramount's Content for Change, Super Bowl Week | Panel | Las Vegas, NV | 2024 |
| WBAL Changemaker Challenge, live news segment | Broadcast | WBAL-TV 11 | 2024 |
| Baltimore Business Journal 40 Under 40 | Honoree address | Baltimore, MD | 2024 |
| St. Mary's College of Maryland | Campus talk | St. Mary's City, MD | 2024 |
| Hello Trauma Hello Change book launch | Panel | Austin, TX | 2023 |
| MLK Prayer Service, Mount Saint Joseph High School | Keynote | Baltimore, MD | 2020 |
Booking
Put Marcus on your stage
Keynotes, panels, workshops, and campus visits. Tell us the audience and the date, and you'll hear back with availability and fee.
- Athletic departments & conferences
- High schools & universities
- Coaching staff trainings
- Mental health & policy convenings
- Corporate and brand programs