Motivational Speaker, TV Analyst, & FAU Men's B-Ball Head Coach, Mike Jarvis will present at the Boca Raton Executive Club
Boca Raton, FL - October 25, 2010 - The Boca Raton Executive Club is pleased to welcome one of the nation's elite coaches and Woodfield Country Club resident, Mike Jarvis as its November 2nd guest speaker in the Ballroom at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. Mike Jarvis has produced a Hall of Fame basketball resume and is currently preparing for his third season as Head Coach of the Florida Atlantic University's Men's Basketball Program. Now in his third decade as a Division I men's basketball head coach, Jarvis previously led three different programs into the NCAA Tournament during stops at Boston University, George Washington University, and St. John's University.
Prior to his first collegiate head coaching position, Jarvis worked as an assistant coach at Northeastern University and at Harvard University. In addition, he has guided Cambridge's lone public high school, Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) to three consecutive state titles as a head coach in Massachusetts. Along the way, Mike Jarvis has coached some of the sport's brightest stars, including Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing, Ron Artest, and Yinka Dare and has coached for USA Basketball.
Off the court, Mike Jarvis has been an entrepreneur, a television analyst for ESPN and Yahoo, and a highly sought after motivational speaker. Jarvis launched an internet broadcast service called "Jarvis TV" which enables the community; as well as, colleges to stream live sporting events and programming over the internet. Jarvis has been married to his wife Connie for 43 years and together they have two adult children, Mike II and Dana Shaiyen. He is also a celebrated author, recently co-authoring a book titled: "Skills for Life" which is a coaching manual to help anyone succeed to be the best they can in life, relationships and business.
University of Minnesota Head Coach Tubby Smith, who coached Kentucky to a national championship, said of Mike Jarvis, "He is special and coaching against his teams and watching him coach has been outstanding. He will bring immediate recognition to Florida Atlantic because of his game knowledge, experience and connections in the basketball world. He can go anywhere in the country to recruit. He and his wife will develop and build relationships throughout the administration, community, alumni and corporate sponsors. One of Mike's greatest skills is communications. He can communicate with anyone, but especially his players."
Selected Resume Highlights:
*Hall of Fame Inductee, George Washington University
*Hall of Fame Inductee, New England Basketball Coaches Association
*Hall of Fame Inductee, Massachusetts High School Hall of Fame
*Hall of Fame Inductee, Cambridge Rindge & Latin High School
*2005 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York
*2003 Urban Dove Award of New York, Urban Dove, Inc.
*2002 John V. Mara Sports Award, CYO of New York
*2002 Outstanding Father Award, Ebony Magazine
*2002 Youth Inspiration Award, Tourette Syndrome Association
About the Boca Raton Executive Club
The Boca Raton Executive Club was founded in 2001 by Elliot Koolik of Koolik Group Realty. The concept behind the Club is to network with successful professionals, business executives and entrepreneurs from Woodfield Country Club and the greater Boca Raton area. To hear more about our guest speaker and to network with local professionals in the greater Boca Raton area, please contact Elliot Koolik at EKoolik@Koolik.com or Jason Solodkin at (954) 873-1001 or Jason@fdrfinancialgroup.com for more info.