Leading While Being Led will not be like many books that you have read before because I know that I'm not like many authors. As an aspiring coach who is also a college basketball player, I chose to write a book that would focus on both perspectives. I wanted to address the obstacles that I face on a daily basis and the lessons I've learned along the way. The knowledge on these pages is proven. I started Student of the Game Training Co. at the age of 19 with no endorsements, funding, or support. I had no understanding of what it took to make it, but decided to seek mentors who could show me the way. What they've taught me has made the hundreds of players that I've worked with over the years great on the court and has made me a successful entrepreneur and leader. And now I want to share it with you! The first half of the book, "From One Leader to Another" sheds light on the practical wisdom passed down to me as I've grown as an entrepreneur. The wisdom that I will share will help you regardless of your career field or business. The second half of the book, "From One Player to Another", speaks directly to the issues that athletes have to face and how to properly use sports as a platform to impact the world around them. Sports and business longevity is about evolution and those who are successful leaders are always seeking the best way to impact better than they did yesterday. This book is all about developing better leadership qualities. I pray that its chapters light a fire in you to become the change that you wish to see in the world around you. God bless!
About the Author: There aren't many who understand hard work and overcoming obstacles the way Korey does. Korey never was the most athletic or gifted player growing up. Standing only 5'2 tall through middle school and without much growth in high school, Korey was constantly looked over for bigger players. At the young age of 15, after getting cut during freshman tryouts at McEachern High, Korey began running basketball "clinics" and practices in his backyard with a group of ball players from his community. He then began to notice that he and many of his peers lacked the skill not of their own fault, but they never had the opportunity to be trained and taught the fundamentals like some others. Still focused on playing even after four years of getting cut, Korey attempted what seems impossible for someone like him. His freshman year of college at Hofstra University, Korey attempted to walk-on to the Division-1 program. Korey was then offered the opportunity to become a practice player and earn a spot on the team's roster, but couldn't stay in school because of his family's financial struggles. Korey then had to return home and refocus. After spending a lot of time in prayer and devoting himself to increasing his relationship with Jesus Christ, Korey decided to start a business to give players more opportunities to become great. From then on, Korey became a "student of the game" and devoted his focus to learning and studying the sport so that he loves so much. Now, after years of hard work and becoming a Certified Basketball Skill Trainer & Pro-Staff Trainer under Ganon Baker Basketball Services Inc., Korey now plays college basketball, speaks to teens and young adults around the nation, and offers world class training to athletes of all ages, sizes, skill levels, and sports so that they might have the opportunities that so many never experience. Korey has experience training players ranging from beginners to elite/pros and now writes to inspire other players that with Christ all things are possible!