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.
From Renegade to Reformer with Capt Gabe Angemi, Camden NJ FD
Exploring the Complexities of the FDNY War Years with Joe Flood
Leading as a Performance Pioneer in Professional Baseball with Rachel Balkovec
Battle-Tested: Service and Sacrifice with FDNY Lt Josh Wiener, USMC (Ret)
A Historic Human Performance Episode of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Better Great Than Never with Olympic Rower and Performance Coach Lindsay Shoop
Tactical Leadership with a Midtown (Manhattan) Mentality with FDNY Lt Dan Saalfrank
Living, Leading and Loving in a Messy World with Officer Jon Matthews
Jim McNamara's Senior Man Feature Episode with Chief Pat Maloney, CFD (Ret)
"With You" - Combat Leadership with Capt Nick Kalt, USMC (Ret)
2020 Year In Review with Jason Brezler and James McNamara
Gold Medal Mindset with Olympian Erin Cafaro
From Vietnam to 9/11: Leading by Learning and Adapting with Commissioner Sal Cassano, FDNY (Ret)
Finding Flow Under Pressure with Dr. Nathaniel Zinsser
Delivering Critical Care Under Pressure in NYC and Around the World with Chris Summers
Jim McNamara's Senior Man Feature Episode with Capt Al Hagan, FDNY (Ret)--Part II
Jim McNamara's Senior Man Feature Episode with Capt Al Hagan, FDNY (Ret)--Part I
What the USS Indianapolis Tells Us About Resilience with Sara Vladic and Lynn Vincent
Remembering FDNY Captain Timothy M. Stackpole
Revisiting Life As Sport with Dr. Jonathan Fader
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