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John Amaechi OBE


John Amaechi OBE is a leading psychologist, organisational consultant and high-performance executive coach. He is a New York Times best-selling author and a former NBA basketball player.

He is also a senior fellow at the Applied Centre for Emotional Literacy, and one of our most in-demand thought leaders.

John played in the NBA for six seasons and was honoured by the basketball Hall of Fame for scoring the first points of the new millennium. In 2001, he formed the ABC Foundation and built the Amaechi Basketball Centre.  Dedicated to personal excellence, mentoring, and counselling young people through sport. He is also the founder of Animus Consulting and a regular commentator on British television.

Read our interviews and updates from John in the following editions of the Old Stops’ Review:

Old Stops Review – Issue 2

Old Stops Review – Issue 6

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