Meet the Fortitude Team
The Fortitude Mental Performance team is dedicated to helping athletes, coaches and teams achieve their full potential on their mental performance journey. Based in Denver, Colorado and Minneapolis, Minnesota. We serve athletes, coaches, and teams nation wide with in-person and virtual mental performance training
Get to know the professionals who are trusted by NCAA national champions, high school state champions, and youth national teams.
RYAN FORD
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After spending several years as an educator & coach working with middle and high school athletes, I decided to pursue a masters degree in sports psychology at the University of Denver.
My philosophy when working with athletes has been developed through my experiences in the classroom, in the weight room, and on the sports field. I believe that behaviors are motivated by two guiding forces:
1. Developing abilities that serve to maintain or enhance one’s self, and 2. finding meaning in what one constructs as an authentic existence. -
AASP Certified Mental Performance Consultant
NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
University of Denver, 2023, MA; Sports and Performance Psychology
James Madison University, 2018, BS; Kinesiology, Exercise Science
BRIAN SULLIVAN
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My work is rooted in my experience as a college basketball player and coach, where I developed a passion for the science and art of high-performing teams. I partner with organizations, leaders, and teams to optimize their culture, aligning shared identity with daily action and the systems to perform under pressure.
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Former Division 1 basketball player at Davidson College
Played professional basketball in Europe and Australia
Coached Division 1 basketball for 3 seasons.
University of Denver, 2023, MA; Sports and Performance Psychology
