Coach Adam’s Education includes an MBA from Capella University, a certified Hypnotherapist
from Leidecker Institute in Chicago, a certified Master Practitioner of NLP ( Neuro Linguistic
Programming) achieved from NLP University in Santa Cruz, California and most recently, he
obtained his certification as a Reiki practitioner.
For over 18 years Coach Adam’s mentoring, FLY & The Extraordinary Me Program has been
positively impacting the lives of thousands youth, individuals, adults and families on personal
challenges with beliefs, approach and mental blocks. Including the Illinois Youth Corrections
facilities, Turning Point Counseling, Mike Ryan’s Fastball USA and the Dirt Devils Softball
organization.
His passion for coaching and mentoring inspired him to write his first book, YOU ARE
EXTRAORDINARY. Soon after the book’s publication, Coach Adam & the book were a segment
feature on Chicago’s WGN channel 9.
His second book MY EXTRAORDINARY ADHD continues to be widely received by numerous
educators and students and has appeared on many bookstore shelves, including Barnes &
Noble, Books A Million and online at Walmart.com.
Coach Adam’s mentoring, program and dedication to Mental Health Awareness has been highly
sought after. He is honored and grateful for the guest appearances on tv stations, podcasts,
radio stations and news articles some of which include WGN, MSN, Not Your Average Joe, The
People Progressing Podcast, Don Ladas Memorial Baseball Tournament, ADHD Love, Out of the
Trenches Podcast, The Staff Room Podcast & Radio, Radio Public , Cook County EM PA
Education Day event, Social Vid Network, EDU and 1340 WJOL radio.
In 2020, Coach Adam launched the The Extraordinary Me Program Podcast & The Extraordinary
Me Mentoring Program Podcast on Anchor. Since that time, both podcasts have been
highlighted on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Radio Public and Spotify.
A husband and father of four extraordinary children, some of Coach Adam’s athletic
accomplishments include being a competitive 2 sport athlete for Lewis University in Basketball
and Baseball, IHSA all State High School basketball player, attaining his 1st Degree Black Belt in
Tae Kwon Do, being an Iron Man and Murph Challenge Finisher.