Ben Oliva is a certified mental performance consultant and mental health counselor. He is a member of the SportStrata team, which utilizes the most recent innovations in sport and performance psychology to coach individuals and teams to reach their maximum potential. He specializes in training athletes and elite performers using evidence-based mental skills training. Ben is the mental performance coach for Fordham University and New York University Athletics. He has works with the Baylor Football program and other NCAA teams. Beyond athletics, Ben is a mental performance coach for the New York City Fire Department’s Mental Performance Initiative and delivers leadership and mental performance workshops for business organizations across the country. Ben’s experience includes working for the mental skills group of the Boston Red Sox and serving as an assistant coach at Williams College for the baseball and football programs, where he was also a two-sport varsity athlete. He received his master’s degree in sport and performance counseling from Boston University and his undergraduate degree in psychology and astrophysics from Williams College. Ben serves as a human performance advisor for Leadership Under Fire.
Cultivating Personal and Team Resilience with Jennifer Baker
A Reflection on Individual Risk and Resiliency with FDNY Firefighter Brendan Cawley
A Historic Human Performance Episode of the Equitable Building Fire
2021 Year in Review with Jason Brezler and James McNamara
Smarter Not Harder with David Sears, US Navy SEAL (Ret)
Breathing for Warriors with Dr. Belisa Vranich
Miracle in Afghanistan‘s Hindu Kush with Shaun Cullen, FDNY and Air National Guard
Optimal Human Performance During the FDNY War Years with DC Joseph DiBernardo (Ret) & Capt Louie Andrade (Ret) Part II
Fire in My Eyes with Paralympian LT Brad Snyder, US Navy EOD
Optimal Human Performance During the FDNY War Years with DC Joseph DiBernardo (Ret), Capt Louie Andrade (Ret)—Part I
What Science Informs Us About Resilience with Dr. George Bonanno
Remembering FDNY Captain Patrick J. ”Paddy” Brown
Revisiting Perseverance with MLB Hitting Coach Anthony Iapoce
Revisiting Career Reflection with FDNY Lt Mickey Conboy
Resilience in Mission-Critical Teams with Dr. Preston Cline and Coleman Ruiz
LUF Virtual Fireside Chat Series featuring FDNY Lieutenants Danny Murphy & Dennis Gordon (Ret)--Part II
Freedom with Sebastian Junger
LUF Virtual Fireside Chat Series featuring FDNY Lieutenants Danny Murphy & Dennis Gordon (Ret)--Part I
Optimal Performance at Wildfires, Off-road and in the Backcountry
From Renegade to Reformer with Capt Gabe Angemi, Camden NJ FD
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