Inspiring Speaker • Visionary Storyteller • Strategic Sage

Dr. Q Speaks

Dr. La Quita Frederick, colloquially known as Dr. Q, is captivating, engaging, and inspiring. A former award winning professional sports and college athletics executive, nationally recognized leading educator, global speaker and guest professor, in-demand subject matter expert, and founder of The MVP Lab, she’s known for empowering and inspiring others by sharing her experience, expertise, and insights. Dr. Q speaks less like a lecturer and more like a storyteller unleashing the superpowers of The MVP Code: to lead, to play, to win - your life, your game, your way - all in, all out, and all the time!

Formats & Frameworks

  • Keynote addresses

  • Fireside chats, moderated panels, and round tables

  • Executive seminars, workshops, and masterclasses

  • Leadership forums, summits, and curated retreats

Themes & Topics

  • The MVP Code™: A Framework to Lead, Play, and Win—Your Life. Your Game. Your Way.

  • Beyond the Bio: Crafting a Leadership Brand That Speaks for You Before You Speak

  • All In. All Out. All the Time. : The MVP Mindset Behind Sustaining Authenticity, Excellence, and Influence

  • From the Sidelines to the C-Suite: The Rise and Evolution of Women’s Sports

  • The Culture of Winning: The Intersection Leadership, Branding, and Strategy in Sports and Beyond

Experience & Expertise

  • Over 25 years of experience and expertise in professional, sports college athletics , and higher education

  • Globally sought-after industry expert and speaker who combines authenticity with authority

  • Featured in ABC Australia, Bloomberg, Fast Company, Forbes, NPR, PBS, The Sports Business Journal, Thomas Reuters, The Washington Post, and others

  • Gifted with game-changing leadership, kaleidoscope vision and a matrix mindset

  • Known for elevating and evolving executive branding, leadership, and presence with imaginative, innovative, and inspirational strategies

Places & Spaces

  • Leadership development and performance conferences

  • Business of sports and women in sports events and forums

  • Athlete, coach, and executive development programs

  • College and university engagements

  • Industry retreats and think tanks

Bios & Bookings

  • Submit a request via Contact Page or email at hello@iamdrfrederick.com.

  • Forward invitations for engagements and events (accepting 2025-2026).

  • Download Speaker Kit, Press Kit, Marketing Kit and/or Head Shots here (coming soon).

OUR VISION

A world where every leader plays to win—ignited by Mission, illuminated by Vision, and inspired by Purpose

OUR MISSION

To empower gamechangers, outliers, and trailblazers to ignite their Mission, illuminate their Vision, and inspire their Purpose through leadership, branding, and strategy that wins—on and off the field, and in the game of life.

“Be true to the game, because the game will be true to you. If you try to shortcut the game, then the game will shortcut you. If you put forth the effort, good things will be bestowed upon you. That's truly about the game, and in some ways that's about life too.”

— Michael Jordan