About Us

The idea for Athlete’s Audio was born on road bikes, on a training ride in the farmland west of Columbus, Ohio.  As a few friends rode along, the question came up, “Have any of you ever listened to those self-improvement tapes…you know like ‘lose weight’, or ‘increase motivation’??…”Think those would work for cycling?”

At the time, knowing nothing about Sport Psychology, mental skills training, or visualization techniques, but having a totally awesome recording studio (otherwise known as a computer with a built in mic), our founder said…”I don’t know, but I bet I can make one…”

In the years between that day, and 2010, we researched, and recorded, produced, and refined the sound, content, and imagery on our own…but realized that wasn’t enough.  The quest for more credible and scientific information about these subjects led us to Dr. Robert Neff in Dallas (who earned his doctorate from the Sport Psychology program at Michigan State University)…and then on to elite, professional, and collegiate athletes to build, and refine additional content.  We’ve partnered with these professionals and athletes to create the world’s best sounding, most science-based, and most effective mental training audio resources.

Bob Kinnison (He put the audio in Athlete’s Audio, but he’s an athlete, too)

Bob’s the audio producer, voice, tweeter, marketing strategist, janitor, and owner of Athlete’s Audio, LLC.  He has spent most of his life helping people develop themselves, playing with sound, and building things.  A lifelong competitor (of little repute!) in cycling, hockey, lacrosse, and golf, Bob was the guy with the computer from the story above.  He has a really nice bike, too…

Dr Robert Neff, Ph.D., CMT (in sport, and Sports Psychology…he’s been there…done that).  Dr. Neff has provided mental skills training content, inspiration, and mentorship!

Robert “Dr. Bob” earned his doctorate from the Sport Psychology program at Michigan State University. His athlete clients include national junior and collegiate champions, touring professionals, world champions, and Olympic Gold Medalists. Dr. Bob is on the USOC sport psychology registry, and is also certified through the Association for Applied Sport Psychology. Dr. Bob is a former college and professional athlete.  Oh, and he owns an awesome Mental Training company…