About Jeff Salzenstein
Leadership speaker, performance coach, world-class athlete, and seasoned entrepreneur
About Jeff Salzenstein
Leadership speaker, performance coach, world-class athlete, and seasoned entrepreneur
It’s All About Owning Your Zone
I’m commited to help high achievers remove the glass ceiling that limits their performance and results so they can be the best leaders anf humans and tap into theri true potential.
As a former Top 100 world-ranked tennis player, two-time Stanford All-American, national champion, and team captain, I learned firsthand that excellence isn’t about grinding harder, it’s about owning our zone so pressure doesn’t own us.
Whether it was bouncing back from painful losses and slumps, transforming a weak serve into one of the best in the world, coming back from career-threatening injuries, or facing my brother’s mental health and addiction struggles head-on, I learned and applied Pro Fundamentals to restore the body, rewire the mind, and reconnect the heart.
Owning our zone isn’t about more hustle. It’s about expanding our capacity to handle stress and unlock excellence inside all of us. It’s about applying the same fundamentals elite athletes and performers use to thrive, not just in moments of success, but through every challenge along the way.
Remember it’s not the stress that breaks us. It’s how we carry it and work with it that matters. This is how we Own Our Zone.
When my pro tennis career ended, I found my true calling as a coach, a mentor, and a speaker.
After relentlessly pursuing all things high performance and finally achieving my goal of breaking into the Top 100 in the world at age 30, not bad considering 70 million people play tennis worldwide, I found myself burned out and exhausted after more than a decade on tour.
The heartbreaking losses and constant pressure took a toll. My head and heart weren’t aligned, and the stress and anxiety cuased my physical and mental health to decline.
But none of those setbacks matched the stress and fear I experienced on December 30, 2007. Visiting my family in Orlando, I was especially excited to see my younger brother, Erik.
Seventeen years apart, we shared a deep bond…brother, godfather, mentor, and in many ways, father figure. That morning, I walked into his room and found him unconscious on the floor, overtaken by a cocktail of drugs.
In that moment, everything shifted. I went all in to help him recover, and his struggle became my wake-up call.
What began as a painful turning point became my life’s mission guiding high achievers and leaders to handle pressure and expand their capacity to handle stress so they can unlock excellence and win big in life
A little bit more about Jeff:
Started playing tennis at age 4 and went on to become a Top 100 ATP singles and doubles player, earning Rookie of the Year honors from Tennis Week magazine.
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Played under legendary Stanford coach Dick Gould, becoming a two-time All-American, national champion, and team captain.
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Competed in the main draw of all four Grand Slams — Wimbledon, the French Open, the Australian Open, and the U.S. Open.
Went head-to-head and trained with some of the best in the world, including Pete Sampras, Michael Chang, Patrick Rafter, Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, and more.
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How We Can Work Together
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BOOK ME TO SPEAK
Signature talks and workshops that address stress reduction, recovery habits, mindset shifts, emotional regulation, energy optimization, and peak performance for individuals and teams
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HIRE ME AS YOUR PERFORMANCE COACH
Fully customized coaching programs using the Own Your Zone framework to address your current challenges and goals, creating a personalized roadmap to optimize performance, well-being, and results.
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HIRE ME TO CONSULT
Let’s bring the Own Your Zone methodology to your organization and create lasting shifts toward a culture of connection, growth, innovation, productivity, engagement, and performance.
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