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"Culture is What we Believe, Why <br />we Believe, and How we Behave." <br />About <br />Ben Utecht <br />If you want a commanding corporate presence to <br />inspire, teach, and coach how to build world <br />championship organizational culture look no <br />further than 6 foot 7 inch, 260 pound NFL Super <br />Bowl Champion Tight End and Chief Culture Officer <br />Ben Utecht. <br />Ben is the recipient of the prestigious NFL Hall of <br />Fame coach Tony Dungy's "Uncommon Leader <br />Award" for his leadership performance both on <br />and off the NFL football field. After retiring, Utecht <br />began building a significant career across multiple <br />talents. His speaking career launched him into the <br />Fortune 500 community as a subject matter <br />expert, focusing on the strategy for building high - <br />performing culture. Utecht's passion for people <br />and culture then entered into a corporate <br />leadership position as the Chief Culture Officer for <br />True North Private Equity, a family of companies <br />whose portfolio currently includes 28 companies <br />across 5 industries. He is a franchisor in the top US <br />Ninja Fitness / Entertainment Franchise, Conquer <br />Ninja Gyms, where he oversees all culture systems <br />that impact every location. Also, he is the culture <br />and brand ambassador for Realty Group. To <br />complete his pursuit of practicing a winning <br />culture, Utecht became an owner and <br />ambassador for Behavioral Essentials, a <br />technology company paving the way for talent <br />acquisition and leadership development through <br />customized behavioral assessment results and <br />benchmarking. <br />Utecht believes that "you will always have a culture <br />by design or default, so why not design it?" and <br />that's what he does. Ben has become a leader in <br />empowering companies to decide, design, deploy, <br />and direct culture strategies that will improve the <br />bottom line, but more importantly, inspire and <br />develop the human condition at work and in life. <br />His philanthropic interests focus on concussions, <br />which ended his NFL career. Utecht wrote his first <br />book Counting The Days While My Mind Slips Away <br />with Simon and Schuster and Howard Books <br />detailing his brain injury story and the radical <br />connection between memory and relevance. <br />Utecht became the spokesperson on concussion <br />for the American Academy of Neurology and was <br />awarded their Public Leadership In Neurology <br />Award, which has been given to some of the most <br />influential celebrities and leaders in the world. <br />Utecht's hidden talent is an award nominated <br />singer. He has produced 6 albums, sung for two <br />presidents, performed with nationally renowned <br />maestros and symphonies, and even serenaded <br />Muhammad Ali on his birthday. His song "You Will <br />Always Be My Girls" went viral on YouTube as it <br />details his concussion story and love for his family. <br />Utecht truly is a modern day renaissance man. <br />Finally, and most importantly, Utecht loves sharing <br />his life with his wife and four daughters. <br />www.BenUtechtSpeaks.com <br />