Kevin Atlas

When his left arm was severed in-utero, Kevin Laue was left with a “nub” that barely extended below his elbow. Despite his prodigious height, red hair and extraordinary athleticism, the “nub” was the thing that defined him and held him back.

With the help of a dedicated AAU basketball coach, Kevin eventually learned to see his “nub” as a strength rather than a handicap and channeled that strength on to the basketball court where he became the first player missing a limb to play NCAA Division 1 basketball.

Today, Kevin challenges his audience to “find their nub” and turn their own weakness in to a strength by understanding it better.

Topics covered include:

• The need to innovate; “Sometimes we have to find new ways to do old things”

• Finding strength in the team around you

• Overcoming obstacles

• What it means to be a leader

• Finding positive direction among negative influences

• Tales from the basketball court