Cultivate Agility in Uncertainty

Award-winning Content Creator and Strategist and Global Ping Pong Player

Justin Bookey is grateful to have learned from some of the best and brightest in several arenas. As a lawyer, marketing strategist, and content creator, he’s worked directly with leaders at Honda, Disney, Qualcomm, Sony, Allergan, XPRIZE, and more. He’s also trained with national/world champions and Olympians in table tennis. He grew up in Seattle, Washington, playing a lot of ping pong in the family basement with family, friends, and any willing houseguest. He holds a BA in communications (UCSD), an MS in public relations (Boston University), and a law degree (Boston University). He practiced communications law in Washington, DC, for several years, assisting with billion-dollar cable deals and wireless telecom initiatives. He then transitioned into web development. Moving to Los Angeles, Bookey led content strategy projects for global agencies in the frenzy of the Web 1.0 and 2.0 eras, and witnessed dazzling success stories and spectacular crashes. Bookey continued with content creation, earning Emmy nominations for two feature documentaries he produced and Telly, Viddy, and ADDY awards for marketing campaigns he spearheaded.

Apart from his professional life, Bookey found himself repeatedly drawn back to the game of ping pong for fitness, fun, and personal challenges. In LA, he stepped up his training with world-class table tennis coach and Olympian Wei Wang. Since then, he has won medals at the US Open and the US National Championships. Bookey gained exposure to different leadership cultures while studying in India and teaching in Japan. An avid traveler, he has played table tennis on seven continents. He now lives and works in Santa Monica, California, and also runs PongFit, a nonprofit that builds fitness and community through ping pong.

Ping Pong Leadership: 18 Principles to Succeed at Any Table in Business, Sports, and Life by Justin Bookey (2024)

Next Move, Best Move: Transitioning Into a Career You'll Love by Kimberly B. Cummings (2021)

Wired for Disruption: The Five Shifts in Agility to Lead in the Future of Work by Henna Inam (2-2-r)

Activate Your Agile Career: How Responding to Change Will Inspire Your Life's Work by Marti Konstant (2018)

Work PAUSE Thrive: How to Pause for Parenthood Without Killing Your Career by Lisen Stromberg (2017)

Age of Agility: The New Tools for Career Success by Andrew J. Wilt (2017)

Pivot: The Only Move That Matters Is Your Next One by Jenny Blake (2016)

Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Bill Burnett and Dave Evans (2016)

Emotional Agility: Get Unstuck, Embrace Change, and Thrive in Work and Life by Susan David (2016)

Pivot: The Art and Science of Reinventing Your Career and Life Hardcover by Adam Markel (2016)

Reinvention Roadmap: Break the Rules to Get the Job You Want and Career You Deserve by Liz Ryan (2016)

Leap: Leaving a Job with No Plan B to Find the Career and Life You Really Want by Tess Vigeland (2015)

The Accidental Career by Benny Ho (2013)

The PathFinder: How to Choose or Change Your Career for a Lifetime of Satisfaction and Success, revised and updated edition by Nicholas Lore (2012)

Coach Yourself to a New Career: 7 Steps to Reinventing Your Professional Life by Talane Miedaner (2010)

This Is Not the Career I Ordered: Empowering Strategies from Women Who Recharged, Reignited, and Reinvented Their Careers by Caroline Dowd-Higgins (2010)

The 10 Laws of Career Reinvention: Essential Survival Skills for Any Economy by Pamela Mitchell (2009)

Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path by Timothy Butler (2009)

Strategies for Successful Career Change: Finding Your Very Best Next Work Life by Martha E. Mangelsdorf (2009)

Your Next Move: The Leader’s Guide to Navigating Major Career Transitions by Michael D. Watkins (2009)