Biography

Dr. Elko received his Bachelors in Biology Education and Coaching from California University of Pennsylvania. He then went on to West Virginia University where he received two Masters and a Doctorate and was later inducted into West Virginia University Hall of Fame.

He went on to intern at the United States Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. In sports, he has consulted with various successful NFL teams including The Pittsburgh Steelers, The Dallas Cowboys, The Philadelphia Eagles, The Miami Dolphins and The New Orleans Saints.  In college sports, Dr. Elko has worked with seven BCS National Championship Football Teams including The University of Miami, L.S.U., The University of Alabama and Florida State University.

In the business world, Dr. Elko focuses on helping organizations in the areas of leadership, goal setting, and various other motivational topics. His corporate clients have included New York Life Investments, ING, Tyson Foods, Abbott Labs, LPL Financial, The Hartford, Genworth, Jackson National Life, Pioneer Investments, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Sun Life just to mention a few.

Dr. Elko is the author of seven books: Nerves of Steel, The Pep Talk, True Greatness: Mastering the Inner game of Business Success, Touchdown: Achieving Your Greatness on the Playing Field of Business and Life, The Sender, Sender Companion Journal and Believing is Seeing.

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Dr. Elko's presentation was thought-provoking and tremendously inspiring. We've never had a speaker have this much impact on our Managers.
– Merrill Lynch
Dr. Elko's programs are consistently the highest rated at every Tyson event.
– Tyson Foods
Our wholesalers felt that Kevin Elko's presentation on how to stay focused was the finest inspirational message we have ever heard.
– AIG
Kevin Elko gave our audience the tools it takes to achieve and sustain high performance. The feedback we received was nothing short of superlative.
– Mutual of Omaha
Some of our leaders felt they couldn't be motivated to over-achieve. Then they met Dr. Kevin Elko.
– Ameriprise Financial
You definitely left an impression on our sales reps...you have been quoted several times in the last three days. Thanks for being so good at what you do...you helped us get better at what we do.
– Berney Office Solutions
Dr. Elko has the unique ability to touch everyone he speaks with. Nobody walks away without picking up something that makes them a better person. If I had one choice for someone to work with my firm, I would pick Dr. Elko. He has the unique ability to help people become the kind of person they want to be.
– Andy Kalbaugh, Chief Executive Officer, Mutual Service Corporation
Dr. Elko taught both me and my team how to motivate ourselves for emotional balance so we didn't become too high or too low, but remained focused on the game situation.
– Emmitt Smith, NFL All-time Leader Rusher

Booksby Dr. Kevin Elko

The Sender: A Story About When Right Words Make All The Difference

The Pep Talk: A Football Story about the Business of Winning

True Greatness

Touchdown: Achieving Your Greatness

Nerves of Steel

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