Our Team

Michael A. Cooper

Founder, HPM

ichael Cooper found himself, through over thirty-eight years of research and development. The knowledge he has organized and classified is being applied under the “label”, Human Performance Mentors™, which he officially named the team in March 2010, and expressed through the “label”, Missing Playbook™, which he officially named the Mentorship Philosophy in November 2008.

Born and raised in Miami, FL. Student-Athlete (Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, and Wrestling). Certified LifeSuccess Consultant.
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Joseph Zapater

President, HPM

oseph  Zapater graduated in 1994 from  G. Holmes Braddock  Senior High School located in Miami Florida, where he earned top honors as an All -Dade County Defensive End Football Player along with being voted into the counties first North vs. South All-Star Football Game. His athletic career took him on to play at Moorpark Junior College in Ventura, California and at West Virginia State University where he was named a WVIAC All Conference Football Player. Joseph also enjoyed one year of coaching the defensive line at the University before graduating with his Bachelors in Business Management and Minoring in Economics.
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Jeff Blake

Director, Centex Academy

eff Blake (born December 4, 1970 in Daytona Beach, Florida) is a retired American football quarterback. After retiring from a successful 14 year career as Quarterback in the NFL, Jeff Blake decided to take his true passion for playing football and sew into the lives of others by training and mentoring young athletes on and off the field.
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Tony Vilanni

Founder, XPE Sports

ony Villani started his education at Clemson University in South Carolina and attended graduate school at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. It was there that he received a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and graduated in the top of his class. He has trained well over 200 professional athletes through his own XPE/Villani Sports program in South Florida including but not limited to: football, baseball, basketball, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball and fitness. He has been featured on ABC, ESPN, NFL Films, USA Today, and several others. To date, he has trained more than 70 World Champions or 1st Round picks. His ability to train athletes to reach their fullest potential is unparalleled.
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Sam Caucci

Managing Director, The Sales Huddle

am Caucci is the Executive Director of the Sales Huddle, a sports industry sales consulting firm that advises sales organizations across the globe. Prior to founding the Sales Huddle, Sam held executive positions with several leading organizations in the sports training and fitness markets. With experience in virtually every area of operation within the sports performance training sector, Sam has managed sales and negotiations with professional sports franchise owners, agents and hundreds of elite athletes from the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA and MLS. From directing the sale of NFL Combine training to executing the sale of sports franchises, Sam’s success selling at a high level has proven him an innovator at leading sales teams.
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George Collins

Founder, Life Extension Nutrition Center

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