Performing well once is luck. Doing it on command is a skill.
Alto Volo Performance — Italian for "high flight" — trains the mental side of high-stakes work: closing the quarter, leading a slumping team, or stepping up when the score is close.
Two arenas, one underlying skillset
Sales floors and playing fields look nothing alike. The mental demands — attention under pressure, recovering from a bad rep or a bad quarter, staying present when it matters — are the same discipline.
Lead when the pressure is highest, not just when it's easy
- Staying composed through pipeline reviews, forecast calls, and board pressure
- Coaching a team out of a slump instead of tightening the grip
- Making clear decisions in long, high-stakes deal cycles
- Rebuilding confidence after a lost deal or a rough quarter
Bring your training performance into competition
- Controlling attention and arousal in the minutes before it counts
- Resetting fast after a mistake instead of carrying it
- Building pre-performance routines that hold up under nerves
- Working through slumps, injury comebacks, and confidence dips
The ANIE Framework
Every engagement moves through the same four areas — recognizing what's actually driving your performance, then rebuilding it from the inside out.
See the pattern
Recognizing the thoughts, habits, and triggers that are actually shaping how you perform under pressure.
Change the story
Rewriting the internal narrative that holds you back, so pressure stops writing the script for you.
Strengthen self-image
Building a sense of self that doesn't rise and fall with your last result, good or bad.
Manage the stakes
Learning to work with high-stakes emotion instead of being hijacked by it.
Certified Mental Performance Coach working with sales managers and athletes who operate under real, recurring pressure — not abstract stress.
Ready to raise your ceiling?
A first conversation costs you twenty minutes. Book one below.
Alan Verdi
Certified Mental Performance Coach — Alto Volo Performance
Built on two decades of performance work
Success in leadership and sport requires both knowledge and talent — but it also requires the ability to perform consistently when the pressure is highest.
I founded Alto Volo Performance to help managers and athletes develop the mindset, strategies, and behaviors needed to perform at their best. My approach is grounded in more than 20 years of experience coaching individuals in business and sports, bringing together practical management experience with proven mental performance principles.
The goal
The goal isn't simply to help you know more. It's to help you build skills that hold up under pressure — so you can fly higher.
Credentials
Certified Mental Performance Coach, working with managers, sales teams, and competitive athletes.
Education
Master's degree in Management and an undergraduate degree in Psychology.
Background
20+ years coaching individuals in business and sports, paired with hands-on management experience.
Who this is for
Professional managers leading through pressure, and athletes who perform better in practice than in competition.
Want to work together?
Start with a short conversation about where pressure is costing you the most.
Book a session
Tell me a bit about where you're starting from. I read every inquiry personally and follow up directly — usually within a couple of days.
Prefer to reach out directly?
Email alanverdi@outlook.com and I'll get back to you personally.
What happens next
Every inquiry gets a real reply from me, not a form letter. If it looks like a fit, we'll set up a first conversation to map out where to start.