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Become the best leader you've ever had. Build clarity, focus, and unshakeable resilience with an elite athlete’s mind. Close the gap between your potential and your performance, and the gap between the life you want to live and the life you lead each day.


Jess Sargus delivers keynotes, workshops, and coaching that show leaders, lawyers, and game-changers in any industry how.

 

Ready to ignite your personal power and performance to achieve next-level results and fulfillment? You can do both. All you need is Fierce Agency™.

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Meet Jess Sargus

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From ValedictorianMagna Cum Laude DoublE-MajorIvy League Law SchoolTriple--Barred Attorney to... Undefeated Cage Fighter

Jess Sargus has blazed a trail unlike any other. 

 

She’s a self-leadership and high-performance evangelist with 23+ years of experience in law, business, and high-stakes performance. She's gone from the courtroom to the MMA cage, from Marvel Studios to the C-suite—and everywhere, she has had one mission: help bold humans grow, own their personal power, and lead extraordinarily successful and fulfilling lives.

The Athlete’s Mindset

Winning in the Courtroom, Boardroom, Sport and Beyond

Through her unique coaching approach, Jess has helped high achievers across fields-trial lawyers, executives, and athletes - achieve breakthroughs that redefine what’s possible. Battle-tested as both a legal professional and a combat athlete, Jess understands that success in high-pressure environments - whether in the courtroom, office or the ring - requires:

Mental Toughness and Present-Moment Focus

Jess helps you develop unshakable confidence and clarity, so you can perform at your peak in high-stakes moments and daily challenges.

Resilience and Adaptability

By applying proven strategies from sports psychology and neuroscience, Jess teaches you how to recover quickly from setbacks and thrive under pressure.

ENERGY MANAGEMENT

Great success requires great energy. Jess’s coaching is for high-achievers who may have suffered bouts of burnout in the past, and want to learn a better high-performance system. Using her Optimal Performance Model, Jess helps you learn to preserve and generate more energy, use it where and when it matters most, and restore your energy for sustainable, consistent success.

Trusted by Industry Leaders

Through her unique approach, Jess has helped high achievers across fields - trial lawyers, startup executives, and athletes - achieve breakthroughs that redefine what’s possible.

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Speaking Event

Building a Badass Lawyer from the Inside Out

SOCIETY OF WOMEN TRIAL LAWYERS FALL RETREAT

SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2025

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THE LEGAL ATHLETE PODCAST

Become a LinkedIn Jedi

with Special Guest Tony Albrecht

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COMING SOON

“Fierce Agency”

New Book Coming 2026

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