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United States Walter Bond has transitioned from an NBA athlete to a motivational speaker, business coach, and author.
Partnering with his wife and business partner, Antoinette Bond, through The Bond Group and Peak Performers Huddle, Walter offers a comprehensive suite of online training for business owners, leaders, and anyone focused on serious growth.
Walter Bond shared his professional journey and highlighted the importance of support and connection through associations like NAIFA in unlocking the mindset of a champion.
Drawing from his NBA and business experiences, Walter equips teams with the tools to boost performance, overcome adversity, and achieve results together, as promoted by The Sweeney Agency.
Walter Bond leads mastermind classes, offers one-on-one professional development, and hosts book talks, as discussed in his journey from NBA to keynote speaker on the Shrimp Tank Podcast.
Color Magazine highlights Walter Bond as far more than a former NBA player, recognizing him as a renowned business coach, author, high-profile speaker, business owner, and father.
The Speaker Exchange Agency promotes Walter Bond as a passionate and motivated speaker, author, and business coach, recognized for his expertise beyond his NBA career.
Susan Guzzetta's platform describes Walter Bond as the Co-Founder of Peak Performers Huddle, an online training platform dedicated to serious growth and development for business owners and leaders.
Walter Bond was born on February 1, 1969, in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Collins High School in Chicago before playing college basketball for the University of Minnesota from 1987 to 1991. During his collegiate career, he averaged 8.1 points and 3.8 rebounds over 93 games. Although he was not drafted into the NBA, Bond began his professional basketball career with the Wichita Falls Texans in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) in 1991, earning a spot on the CBA All-Rookie Team in 1992.
Bond’s NBA career spanned three seasons, during which he played for the Dallas Mavericks (1992-1993), Utah Jazz (1993-1994, and briefly in 1995), and Detroit Pistons (1994-1995). His debut NBA season with the Dallas Mavericks saw him play 74 games, with 38 starts, averaging 8.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists per game. On November 10, 1992, early in his career with the Mavericks, he achieved a career-high 25 points against the Minnesota Timberwolves. After his NBA tenure, Bond continued to play professionally, including stints in the CBA with teams like the Chicago Rockers, and internationally in Italy and Germany.
Following his basketball career, Walter Bond transitioned into roles as a motivational speaker, author, and business coach. He has leveraged his experiences as a professional athlete to advise teams and individuals on leadership, accountability, and achieving peak performance. Bond has also been involved in broadcasting, serving as a member of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ broadcast team, and hosted the Food Network series “Giving You The Business” in 2013. He co-founded Peak Performers Huddle with his wife, Antoinette Bond, offering comprehensive training and development programs.
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