Lance's story begins in New York — where he was born — before his family put down roots in Sacramento, the city where he grew up and first picked up a tennis racket. Sacramento is where the love of the game took hold, where the hours on court turned into something serious, and where the journey toward professional tennis began. That path led to UC Berkeley, where the intellectual foundation of a career in community leadership and youth development was built alongside the competitive one. From Berkeley, a path onto the ITF tour, international competition in France, Spain, and Germany, and the relentless pursuit of excellence that only professional athletes understand.
That career connected him to the Williams family — and a front-row seat to how two of the greatest champions in the history of sport were built. Then to Brad Gilbert and Jose Higueras — a masterclass in professional player development from two legends. Then to MasterClass — involved with the production of one of the most recognized sports education projects in the world.
And then: an automobile accident in Jamaica. Cancer. Bilateral hip replacement surgery. Most people would have stopped. Lance built a framework instead — and turned every comeback into content that corporations, teams, and leaders now pay to learn from.