Business Interests
Motivational Speaker
Ross Bernstein Speaking
Ross works as a full-time professional motivational speaker. He has had the privilege of speaking to thousands and thousands of people over the years (in 12 states and counting), and truly has a passion for helping others to achieve their goals. Ross has spoken to groups as large as 2,500 and as small as 25, and to a variety of clients, including: Fortune 500 corporations, sales groups, trade associations and CEO round tables.
Author
Bernstein Books, LLC
As a best-selling sports author, Ross has written nearly 50 books and writes three to four new titles every year. He has reached No. 1 in the sports category on Amazon.com on two separate occasions and reached an all-time high world-wide sales ranking of No. 17 overall for his book “The Code.” Several of his books have been nominated and ultimately become finalists for various book awards. Some books he self-publishes under his Bernstein Books umbrella, while others he partners with various publishing houses. Ross has worked with five publishers over his career, however his main publisher is Chicago-based Triumph Books, a division of Random House. As a sought-after guest/expert, Ross has appeared on thousands of TV, radio, print and on-line media outlets over the years.
Publisher
Bernstein Books Publishing
As a publisher, Ross has self-published many different titles under his Bernstein Books Publishing umbrella. In addition, Ross also does Private Label Publishing for various clients whom he chooses to work with. Ross interviews hundreds of celebrity athletes and media personalities every year for his various book projects, and invariably he is asked to write and publish many of their books. As such, Ross will write, conduct interviews, design, edit, publish and print their books for a flat fee. These “motivational biographies,” which are full of stories and life lessons, then serve as speaking platforms for the clients, which they can take to meeting planners and speaking bureaus. Ross also ghost-writes some books; an example being Conrad Dobler’s 2009 biography “Pride and Perseverance.”
Consultant/Coach
Ross will occasionally work with select clients on a one-on-one consulting/coaching basis. His areas of expertise are guerilla marketing, media strategy, and branding for books and speaking.
MOTION PICTURE & DOCUMENTARY FILM PROJECTS
Ross has worked as a consultant, contributor and on-screen talent with several production companies over the years on a variety of motion picture, television and documentary film projects. Among them include: HBO (consultant: 2010 feature “Broad Street Bullies”), Disney (consultant: 2003 feature “Miracle”) History Channel (consultant: 2008 documentary about the “Miracle on Ice” for the “Our Generation” series) Northland Films (contributor and on-screen talent: 2008 documentary “Pond Hockey”). Ross has also optioned a couple of his books for movie projects, including “The Sheikh of Baghdad,” which was picked up by 3 Arts Entertainment, out of Los Angeles. This project is currently pending.
Ross worked as a producer and was featured extensively on-screen for the 2009 documentary about fighting in hockey called “Unspoken Rules,” which was based on his best-selling book “The Code.” Produced by award-winning Infinity Films, out of Vancouver, the movie was shown extensively on the SuperChannel throughout Canada in 2009-10. The film is presently making the rounds at various film festivals throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Ross is currently working as a consultant/producer with Locomotion Pictures and Jigsaw Productions out of New York on their new motion picture entitled “The Last Gladiators,” which is about the unwritten rules in hockey. The director of the film is Alex Gibney, who won an Oscar in 2008 for his critically acclaimed documentary “Taxi to the Dark Side.”
SCREEN-PLAYS
Ross has a handful of treatments for feature films that are based on his books. The one that he is most excited about and is currently shopping is entitled: “The Bullies.” The movie is based on the hilarious true life story of the 1978 Birmingham (Alabama) Bulls, of the now defunct World Hockey Association, which set a modern day professional hockey record for the most fighting penalty minutes... ever. Ross decided that this story had to be told after writing biographies with Glen Sonmor, the coach of the team, and Dave “Killer” Hanson (of the movie “Slap Shot” fame), who was one of the many enforcers on the team. “Glen’s Goons,” as they were known, fought their way to the top that year en route to changing the rules of the game. This story is about more than just hockey, however, it is also a poignant look at just how the rebel WHA took on the mighty NHL in a classic David vs. Goliath battle that ultimately changed antitrust laws in sports forever. An amalgam between “Slap Shot,” “Bull Durham” and “Miracle,” this movie simply has got to be made. Stay tuned!