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Ben Utecht Keynote Speaker
- Super Bowl Champion, Chief Culture Officer & Global Keynote Speaker on Organizational Culture & Leadership
- Bestselling Author - The Champions Creed, Business Owner & Franchisor
- Tony Dungy Uncommon Leader Award Winner & Public Leadership in Neurology Award Winner
Ben Utecht's Biography
Ben Utecht is a Super Bowl Champion, award-winning author and keynote speaker on organizational culture and leadership. Drawing from his NFL career with the Indianapolis Colts and his best-selling book The Champion’s Creed, Ben helps companies and conferences transform workplace culture through the power of belief and purpose. As a Chief Culture Officer and entrepreneur, he has partnered with executives, professional sports organizations, and Fortune-level companies to ignite engagement, align values, and build high-performance teams. Recognized for his dynamic storytelling and actionable strategies, Ben inspires audiences worldwide to cultivate cultures where people and performance thrive.
Ben is the recipient of the prestigious NFL Hall of Fame coach Tony Dungy’s “Uncommon Leader Award“ for his leadership performance both on and off the NFL football field. After retiring, Utecht began building a significant career across multiple talents. His speaking career launched him into the Fortune 500 community as a subject matter expert, focusing on the strategy for building high-performing culture.
Utecht’s passion for people and culture then entered into a corporate leadership position as the Chief Culture Officer for True North Private Equity, a family of companies whose portfolio currently includes 28 companies across 5 industries. He is a franchisor in the top US Ninja Fitness/Entertainment Franchise, Conquer Ninja Gyms, where he oversees all culture systems that impact every location.
To complete his pursuit of practicing a winning culture, Utecht authored the book The Champions Creed: Transform your Culture through the Power of Belief, published by Wiley. He also became a partner in Behavioral Essentials, a technology company paving the way for talent acquisition and leadership development through customized behavioral assessment results and benchmarking.
Utecht believes that “you will always have a culture by design or default, so why not design it?” and that’s what he does.
Ben has become a leader in empowering companies to define, discover, develop, and direct culture strategies that will improve the bottom line, but more importantly, inspire and develop the human condition at work and in life.
His philanthropic interests focus on concussions, which ended his NFL career. Utecht wrote his first book Counting The Days While My Mind Slips Away with Simon and Schuster and Howard Books detailing his brain injury story and the radical connection between memory and relevance. Utecht became the spokesperson on concussion for the American Academy of Neurology and was awarded their Public Leadership In Neurology Award, which has been given to some of the most influential celebrities and leaders in the world.
Lastly, Utecht’s hidden talent is an award nominated singer. He has produced 6 albums, sung for two presidents, performed with nationally renowned maestros and symphonies, and even serenaded Muhammad Ali on his birthday. His song “You Will Always Be My Girls” went viral on YouTube as it details his concussion story and love for his family. Utecht truly is a modern-day renaissance man.
Finally, and most importantly, Utecht loves sharing his life with his wife and four daughters.
Achievements:
- 2025 The Champion’s Creed Book launch – Wiley Publishing
- 2019 Tony Dungy “Uncommon Leader” Award Winner
- 2014 Public Leadership in Neurology Award (American Academy of Neurology)
- 2013 Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance Ambassador Award
- 2012 Dove Award Nominee
- 2007 Super Bowl XLI Champion – Indianapolis Colts
- 2003 First Team All Big Ten Tight End
- 2003 Team Captain – University of Minnesota
Ben Utecht's Speaking Topics
The Champion’s Creed Keynote
Do you believe culture can transform your organization? Ben Utecht will walk your audience through inspirational, transformational, and operational principles that are foundational in both life and business during the Champion’s Creed keynote program.
- Culture is the leader’s choice, so choose to lead with culture!
- Hear Ben’s miraculous journey from debilitating injury to NFL glory and how his life was transformed by Tony Dungy’s chosen culture.
- Step inside the NFL huddle and discover the steps to practicing championship listening.
- Gain insights into the learning system of a Super Bowl contender and the keys to practicing championship learning.
- Explore the most intricate offense and audible system in NFL history to uncover the facets of championship communication.
- Learn how a championship culture of purpose, value, and respect can propel your team to new heights.
- Receive powerful wisdom from a Super Bowl Champion and Chief Culture Officer on designing and practicing a culture system from the locker room to the boardroom.
Why Book Ben Utecht as a speaker?
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He draws on his experience as a Super Bowl Champion and Chief Culture Officer to show leaders how to intentionally design high-performing, values-driven organisations.
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He translates the principles behind elite team performance into practical culture strategies that drive engagement, alignment and measurable business results.
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He combines powerful storytelling from the NFL and corporate leadership with actionable frameworks that help organisations build belief, purpose and accountability at scale.
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He partners with executives and Fortune-level organisations to embed culture systems that elevate performance while strengthening people and leadership development.
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His keynotes equip leaders to move from culture by default to culture by design, creating environments where individuals and teams consistently thrive.
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