Skip to main content
  • Conferences
  • Speakers
  • Skillcamp
Notifications
  • Strategies for Online and Offline Success
    ×
  • That Will Get You Speaking Engagements in 2024
    ×
  • For a Meeting or Talk
    ×
  • SpeakerHub's commitment to innovation and user-centric design.
    ×
  • How to Make Your Public Speech Professional and Memorable
    ×
  • SIGN UP
  • SIGN IN
  1. Home
  2. Find a speaker
  3. Bruce Babashan
Bruce Babashan's picture

Bruce Babashan

Owner
Your Corner Man, INC.
Country or state 
United States (Maryland)
Available to 
Global
City 
BETHESDA
Fee 
Languages 
English
Volunteer
No
Timezone 
America/Atikokan

Personal Details

Bio

I’m Bruce Babashan, a speaker, coach, and podcaster specializing in leadership, program building, peak performance, and high-pressure "crunch time" communications. My career is a fusion of high-stakes corporate leadership and professional boxing coaching, offering a unique perspective on managing pressure and driving effective communication.

What Sets Me Apart?

My background is a rare blend of executive leadership and boxing expertise. As a former Managing Director and Practice President in the Gaming & Hospitality sector, I’ve navigated teams through intense, high-stakes business environments. Over the past 25 years, I've also been deeply immersed in the boxing world, coaching and training elite fighters, including Golden Gloves champions, Olympians, and professional world champions.

In the heat of a championship boxing match, I have only sixty seconds between rounds to deliver critical information—tactics, strategies, support, and inspiration—under immense pressure. This experience has refined my ability to remain calm, focused, and impactful, a skill I bring to my speaking and coaching sessions.

What Can You Expect?

My talks and sessions are designed to be dynamic and interactive, blending compelling storytelling with practical information and motivational insights. All programs offer actionable strategies to enhance the audience's leadership, communication, critical thinking, and emotional control in high-pressure situations. Whether through keynotes or workshops, you’ll gain tools to perform at your best and lead with confidence.

Current position (1)

Owner

Your Corner Man, INC.

Degrees (1)
General studies
Salisbury State College
1980 to 1985

Presentations

Presentations (4)
Crunch Time!!!! (Effective Communcations in High-Stakes, High-Pressure Situations)

In competition, a business leader and coach often have insufficient, and just a few seconds to make decisions that will affect the outcome of a deal, project, or business. I have had a career of sixty-second moments where my words and decisions change the outcome of a fight, career, and even the life of one of my fighters. Every leader and coach will face this moment in their career. Yet, many coaches are unprepared for the complexities these high-pressure moments demand.

This keynote explores how to transform chaotic situations into game-changing opportunities. Drawing from real-life sports and business examples, it teaches the core elements of high-stakes communication: emotional control, strategic clarity, active listening, critical thinking, and motivational impact.

Learn how to prepare for and excel in your own "sixty-second" moments—where legends are made, and opportunities are won.

Leaderships Dangerous Drift

Too often, the "high purpose" that initially inspires a leader or team is eroded by day-to-day pressures. Over time, passion gives way to a narrow focus on results, where demands for obedience replace dialogue, and people become secondary to outcomes. This "dangerous drift" subtly transforms your mission, goals, and relationships without us realizing the collateral damage. In this talk, I explore the warning signs of this drift and its impact on leadership, team building, and performance. I emphasize the importance of staying connected to your original purpose and the profound rewards of leading with heart, even during challenging times.

The FIve Types of Teammmates (Know Who You Are Playing With)

This talk is designed for teams aiming to break records, win championships, or build a highly productive, cohesive culture.

Coach Bruce introduces a powerful visual model developed over 25 years that identifies the five types of teammates found on every team, their commitment levels, behaviors, and their impact on success. Attendees will learn to identify and cultivate the right people, address detractors, and support those striving to elevate their contributions.

Extraordinary success demands a team of hyper-focused, selfless individuals committed to a shared, challenging effort. This program equips leaders with the insights to build and inspire such teams.

JUMP! (Lessons I learned on my jouney form the corner office to corner of the ring)

Coach Bruce left a wildly successful corporate career, tormented by self-doubt and a longing for something more fulfilling. Despite financial security, he chose to follow his passion for coaching fighters and building champions, starting over and proving himself anew. Each challenge forced him to confront his fears and decide whether to retreat or push forward.

This program explores the courage to make life-changing decisions, overcome fear, and embrace humility. Whether you’re changing careers, starting a business, or chasing your passion, Bruce’s story will inspire you to tackle adversity, take action, and pursue a life of purpose and fulfillment.

  • All
  • Videos
  • Photos
This speaker hasn't uploaded any media content yet.

Expertise (7)

Leadership
Other
Sport & Hobbies
Courage Peak Performance Leadership/Team Building Effective Communiation
Recommendations
Why choose me? 

Unique perspective. Memorable events. Customized talks, Master storyteller. Easy and Professional.

Similar to Bruce
  • Ayeda Ravindran's picture
    Ayeda
    Ravindran
    Associate
    Inspirational Development Group
  • Eric Kaufmann's picture
    Eric
    Kaufmann
    President
    Sagatica
  • Sensei Ron Thomas's picture
    Sensei Ron
    Thomas
    Self Employed
    Sensei Ron International
  • Tieree Reid's picture
    Tieree
    Reid
    Owner/Principal Consultant
    Tieree Reid Consulting LLC
  • Sheri Riley's picture
    Sheri
    Riley
    Certified Coach, Trainer & Speaker
    Self Employed
  • Speakers
  • Agencies
  • Events
  • How it works
  • Blog
  • Upgrade
  • Podcast
  • About us
  • Organizers
  • Terms of use
  • Privacy policy
  • FAQ
  • API
  • Contact
  • Corporate Speakers Bureau & CRM
  • Motivational speakers
  • Leadership speakers
  • Business speakers
  • Inspirational speakers
  • Keynote speakers
  • Corporate speakers
  • Celebrity speakers
  • Top 50 Business Speakers
  • Top 50 Leadership Speakers
  • Top 50 Motivational Speakers
  • Top 50 Technology Speakers

Get speaking tips & so much more!

Twice a month we send you speaking tips, training ideas and lots of useful updates.

© 2026 SpeakerHub
All rights reserved.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • SoundCloud