Chris Vasami is a nationally recognized speaker, performance coach, former professional baseball player, three-time cancer fighter, husband, and proud father of two daughters.

Long before Chris was teaching others about resilience, mental fitness, and intentional living, he was learning those lessons through his own life. He played Division I baseball at the University of Notre Dame and Elon University before being drafted by the Colorado Rockies. He went on to spend more than 20 years coaching and helping people pursue high performance.

But Chris’s greatest lessons didn’t come from the baseball field.

After being diagnosed with cancer in his 30s—and fighting the disease three separate times—Chris was forced to redefine strength, success, and what it means to truly live. Through surgeries, treatments, uncertainty, and fatherhood, he discovered that greatness isn’t built in one extraordinary moment. It’s built through the ordinary decisions we make every day.

Today, Chris works with organizations across the country to develop mentally fit and resilient leaders who can achieve high performance both personally and professionally. His work is grounded in the same principles he lives by: Grind, Grit, Grace, and Gratitude.

Chris wrote Wake Up and Be Great not because he has life figured out, but because he believes we are all capable of becoming more intentional about how we live, lead, love, and show up.