Lectures on Tap - The Psychology of a Champion: A Playbook for Greatness

Professors, experts, and storytellers giving thought-provoking lectures in LA bars. 📍 Location: Exact address given in confirmation email 🧠 Lecture: "The Psychology of a Champion: A Playbook for Greatness" 🎙️ Speaker: Psychiatrist, Dr. Mena Mirhom, MD, FAPA What separates the great from the greatest? In this high-energy talk, sports psychiatrist and Columbia University Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dr. Mena Mirhom, takes you inside the mental game of elite athletes, where pressure is constant, stakes are sky-high, and mindset makes all the difference. Drawing from firsthand experience working with NFL and NBA athletes, Dr. Mirhom unpacks the psychological traits that fuel greatness—grit, focus, identity, recovery, and purpose. Whether you're chasing peak performance in the gym, the boardroom, or your personal life, this playbook offers surprising lessons from champions that may change how you define success. Come for the sports stories. Leave with a new game plan. Dr. Mena Mirhom is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in sports and performance psychiatry and an assistant professor at Columbia University. A Forbes contributor and medical correspondent on CBS, Fox, and other national outlets, he works with elite athletes across the NFL and NBA to help them thrive on and off the field. Get a drink, connect, and learn at Lectures on Tap! 🙌 Agenda 7:30 PM – Doors open: find a seat (open seating!), order food & drinks, and expect a bar line—arriving early is key. 7:55 PM – Host introduction 8:00 PM – Lecture begins 8:45 PM – Audience Q&A 9:00 PM – Have 1:1 time with the speaker, mingle with fellow guests, and order another round 9:30 PM – Wrap up.