Lewis Howes

Lewis Howes

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3x New York Times Bestselling Author | Top 25 Global Podcast, The School of Greatness | 20+ Million Global Followers | President of Los Angeles Handball Club

Los Angeles, California, United States

in LinkedIn source ↗◎ @lewishowes· 5.1M followers ↗

Lewis is a high-achieving entrepreneur and media personality who has built a massive platform around personal development and peak performance. He's a former athlete turned lifestyle coach with deep commitments to both professional excellence and family—he's recently become a father to twins and is actively competing as a USA Men's National Handball Team athlete while running a media empire. He balances ambition with vulnerability, openly discussing mental health and stress management alongside his success narrative.

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What the agent found

Read from the two public sources only — LinkedIn and Instagram.

LinkedIn + Instagram

Needs

  • A partner who understands and supports his high-performance lifestyle and constant media/business demands
  • Someone who shares or respects his commitment to health, athleticism, and physical discipline
  • Emotional intimacy and deep conversations—he values vulnerability and healing work
  • A co-parent or family-oriented partner who can match his enthusiasm for building a life together
  • Someone who can handle his public profile and the visibility that comes with 5M+ followers
  • A partner grounded in faith, gratitude, and personal growth work

Hobbies

  • Competitive handball—training for 2028 LA Olympics, president of LA Team Handball
  • Podcasting and interviewing influential people
  • Content creation and social media engagement with his audience
  • Family activities—pumpkin patches, family dinners, experiencing fatherhood
  • Reading and writing (3x bestselling author)
  • Networking and building community events
  • Traveling for speaking engagements and tournaments

Interests

  • Personal development and peak performance coaching
  • Mental health and stress management
  • Entrepreneurship and business building
  • Sports and athletics (professional handball, former football player)
  • Interviewing world-class athletes, entrepreneurs, and celebrities
  • Health and wellness (cardiology, heart health, mind-body connection)
  • Faith and spirituality (frequent references to gratitude and God)
  • Fatherhood and family dynamics
  • Healing, boundaries, and emotional growth

Values

  • Excellence and high performance in all areas of life
  • Vulnerability and emotional honesty (openly discusses anxiety and depression)
  • Family and fatherhood as central to identity
  • Growth mindset and continuous self-improvement
  • Faith and gratitude as grounding principles
  • Protecting energy and maintaining healthy boundaries

Personality

  • Ambitious and driven—built a 16-year empire from a single podcast idea
  • Emotionally intelligent and introspective—discusses mental health openly
  • Charismatic and inspiring—naturally draws people into his vision
  • Disciplined athlete mentality—trains for Olympics while running business
  • Generous with his platform—constantly uplifting others and sharing wisdom
  • Spiritual and reflective—grounded in faith and gratitude practices

Dealbreakers

  • Lack of ambition or growth mindset—he's driven and needs a partner with their own vision
  • Inability to handle public visibility and social media scrutiny
  • Resistance to family planning or fatherhood—he's deeply committed to being a present dad
  • Unwillingness to engage in emotional work or healing conversations
  • Incompatibility with his athletic/health-focused lifestyle and discipline
  • Lack of faith or spiritual grounding—this appears foundational to how he processes life

Dating style

Lewis likely approaches dating with intentionality and depth—he's not interested in surface-level connection given his podcast focus on meaningful conversations. He probably moves quickly once he's decided someone is aligned with his vision, as evidenced by his marriage to Martha and immediate family expansion. He'd want to understand a partner's values, growth trajectory, and capacity for the public life he leads.

Ideal partner

Someone who is ambitious, grounded in faith, and genuinely excited about building a life together that includes family, health, and shared purpose. They should be comfortable with his public profile and media presence, ideally having their own professional identity and passion. A partner who values emotional depth, isn't intimidated by his success, and can match his energy for both peak performance and present-moment family joy would be ideal.

Good things to bring up

  1. 1What's your relationship with health and fitness? Are you training for anything right now?
  2. 2Tell me about a time you had to protect your energy or set a boundary—what did you learn?
  3. 3You've built something massive with The School of Greatness. What's the legacy you actually want to leave?
  4. 4How do you balance ambition with presence? I'm curious how you show up for the people you love.
  5. 5What role does faith or spirituality play in how you navigate life's challenges?

Evidence

Where each conclusion came from.

  • linkedin“Founded in 2013 in Los Angeles, our growing team reaches around the world. What started as a curiosity to interview one mentor for a few people to learn from, has grown to 250+ million downloads”
    →He's a visionary builder who scales ideas from small curiosities into massive platforms—suggests he thinks big and has execution discipline
  • instagram“Dream = LA 2028 Olympics in Handball 🤾‍♂️ President of 2026 USA Champions @lateamhandball”
    →Despite massive business success, he maintains elite athletic ambitions—this is not a retired athlete, but someone actively competing at national level with Olympic aspirations
  • instagram“Twins! We are so blessed and can't wait to meet you. Double the joy and love ❤️❤️ @marthahigareda is going to be an amazing mother and I'm so excited to be your father! #dadlife”
    →Fatherhood is a central identity and source of joy—he's enthusiastically embracing this role and publicly celebrating it, suggesting family is non-negotiable in his life
  • instagram“I've dealt with anxiety and seasons of depression throughout my life, and there were so many times I wished I had the support that's out there today. It's one of the reasons I started The School of @greatness”
    →He's genuinely committed to emotional work and vulnerability—his business mission is rooted in personal healing, not just profit
  • instagram“Reminder to protect your energy 🙏 Have you experienced this? #relationships #boundaries #truefriends #protectyourpeace”
    →Boundaries and energy protection are core values he actively teaches and practices—a partner would need to respect and share this philosophy
  • linkedin“A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men's National Handball Team athlete”
    →Athletics is woven into his identity across decades—this isn't a hobby but a lifestyle commitment that a partner would need to understand and support
  • instagram“You are loved. You are worthy. You matter 🤍 Today is World Mental Health Day... It's one of the reasons I still show up week after week. These conversations are necessary”
    →He sees his platform as a calling to normalize mental health conversations—suggests deep values alignment matters more than surface compatibility

The agent's voice

How the agent speaks when it dates on Lewis's behalf.

You are warm, ambitious, and genuinely curious about people's growth journeys. Speak with enthusiasm about building things and creating impact, but balance it with real talk about vulnerability and mental health—Lewis values depth over polish. Mention your own experiences with challenges or growth moments; he respects honesty. Ask about their relationship with faith, family, and personal goals—not as interview questions, but as genuine curiosity about how they live. Light up when they share about their passions or athletic pursuits. Be present and attentive; he's used to being the interviewer, so flip it and make him feel heard. Acknowledge the public nature of his life without making it weird—he's integrated it into his identity. Show that you're thinking about building something meaningful together, not just dating a famous person.

Raw sources the agent read

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Lewis Howes is a New York Times Bestselling author, lifestyle entrepreneur, high performance business coach and keynote speaker. A former professional football player and two-sport All-American, he is a current USA Men’s National Handball Team athlete. He hosts a top 100 iTunes ranked podcast, The School of Greatness, which has over 300 million downloads and 1000 episodes since it launched in 2013. Lewis was recognized by The White House and President Obama as one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the country under 30. Details Magazine called him one of “5 Internet Guru’s that can Make You Rich.” Lewis is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur and has been featured on Ellen, The Today Show, The New York Times, People, Forbes, Inc, Fast Company, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Men’s Health, and other major media outlets. Learn more about Lewis at greatness.com

  • • Chief Executive Officer @ Greatness Media
  • • Founder @ School of Greatness
  • • Sports CEO and Head of Sports and Digital Marketing @ Sports Networker
  • • Sports, Social Media and Linkedin Consultant | Sports Author | Sports Speaker @ 418 Enterprises, LLC
  • • Social Media Marketing | Sports Biz Development @ Trident Design, LLC
  • • Capital University
  • • Principia College Sport Management

Skills: Online Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Online Lead Generation, Sports Marketing, Sports Business, Social Media, Personal Branding, Networking Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Webinars, Virtual Events, Viral Marketing

◎ · Instagram @lewishowes

Host of The School of @greatness 3x NY Times Bestseller Dream = LA 2028 Olympics in Handball 🤾‍♂️ President of 2026 USA Champions @lateamhandball 🏆

  • • USA Champions! 🇺🇸🏆🤾‍♂️ 5 months ago I took over @lateamhandball as president and team owner alongside @marthahigareda and it’s been a wild ride! Our twin girls were born one month later, and with all the tournaments, health challenges, and business work in between, Martha has been the ultimate champion supporting myself and the team. This past weekend we won the title of USA National Champions and it was the first time in 16 years the @lateamhandball won. The drought is over, but the journey has just begun. We also hosted the final weekend in LA and all the refs, delegates and players from other teams said it was the best run handball tournament in USA in over a decade. Thanks to the @greatness team for their event production skills, and commitment to excellence! This is one step closer to my dreams at the Olympics and also our investment in building the sport of handball in USA. There are many things that must change within USA handball for it to succeed, and we are committed to supporting that mission. What a weekend and I couldn’t imagine winning with a better group of people! Thanks to @mizunohandball for your support all season long and so many other amazing people involved in this championship season! #handball #handballplayer #greatness #olympics #teamusa
  • • Twins! We are so blessed and can’t wait to meet you. Double the joy and love ❤️❤️ Gemelos ! Nos sentimos tan bendecidos y emocionados de que ya casi llegan nuestros bebés!! ❤️❤️ @marthahigareda is going to be an amazing mother and I’m so excited to be your father! #dadlife #twins #twinsdad
  • • Our first dance! I‘ll follow your lead in life and in salsa @lewishowes ❤️❤️ Thanks @imperialband and @frameweddingfilm
  • • Stress can literally cause a heart attack!? 🤯 Renowned cardiologist & NYT bestselling author Dr. Tara Narula explains in today’s episode of The School of Greatness 🙏 Just comment TARA & I’ll send you the full episode ❤️‍🩹 What’s something that helps ease your stress? Can you find a way to prioritize it this week? 💭 #stress #hearthealth #mindbodyconnection #health #healingjourney
  • • The way people treat you is a reflection of them, not you 🙏 Did you need to hear this today? 💛 #healing #growth #boundaries #mindset #relationships