The Ultimate Teammate is more than a memoir – it’s a blueprint for rebuilding your life when everything changes. After becoming a widow at 31, I discovered that the very principles I’d spent my career teaching through sports – resilience, accountability, teamwork, and purpose – were the same ones that carried me through an unimaginable loss. Each chapter pairs a personal story with practical leadership strategies, showing readers how to step into their own superpower: being the ultimate teammate in life, work, and community.
Heal, Rebuild & Empower others
The Ultimate Teammate captures what happens when vulnerability meets strength and faith. Get ready to not put this book down as Dr. Lacee’ provides some real, raw, and relevant insights from her journey that anyone can take away and use in their own, whether that be in a career or in life.
John Wiggins, CEO Focused Dreams Forward Foundation
-Former VP Culture and Inclusion, Toronto Raptors
The bold framework
01 BE
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Be authentically yourself
02 OWN
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Own your role
03 LEAD
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Lead from where you are
04 DO
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Do it. Take the step
DR LACEE' CARMON-JOHNSON
She is a sports executive, leadership strategist, educator, and transformational speaker whose life’s work is rooted in one powerful belief: The strongest teams are built by people who learn to show up for themselves, and then for others. With more than 20 years of experience in collegiate and professional athletics, Lacee’ has dedicated her career to developing leaders, empowering athletes, and building cultures grounded in purpose, accountability, and human connection. Through her journey of rebuilding after profound loss, Lacee’ has become a trusted voice on resilience, leadership, and what it truly means to be the ultimate teammate.
Dr. Lacee’ Carmon-Johnson is more than a player development leader, she is an architect of futures. By championing holistic wellness, demanding customization, and grounding her leadership in both vulnerability and strength, she is proving that true success in sports is measured not just in wins, but in lives well lived.
Ed Jones, Founder – Beyond the Field