Roy Heintz has been synonymous with “Championship Success” for over three decades, as a basketball coach, a business leader, and as a professional speaker for corporations, organizations, and professional and intercollegiate athletic teams across the nation and around the globe. His entertaining and dynamic style, coupled with his informative and impactful teaching has made him a much sought-after speaker.
Heintz is also a published author with his book LEAD Like A Coach: A Proven Way To Stimulate Engagement And Productivity which hit the market in July of 2021 and has seen a number of companies large and small engage Roy to work with their executive leadership to learn about and adopt this leadership style. The book is available through Amazon.
As a head basketball coach at the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Covenant College, Heintz’s teams won championships at each stop along his career path, garnering him a reputation as a “turnaround specialist” by turning losing programs into champions. As a high school coach and Director of Athletics at The First Academy in Orlando, he built the program into one of the strongest in the state and won back-to-back state championships. He was inducted into their Hall of Fame as both a championship coach and Director of Athletics.
For almost four decades, Heintz has also earned acclaim as a dynamic professional speaker and master of ceremonies around the globe working with numerous corporations, non-profit organizations, professional and intercollegiate sports teams, and ministries. He served seven seasons as the chaplain for the NBA Orlando Magic, two seasons in the St. Louis Cardinals baseball organization, and spoke for several NFL and NCAA teams.