The MVP Program™
The MVP Program™
The MVP Program
Every moment matters, and it starts with your mind!
Ben Utecht will take your audience on an emotional journey through the valleys of injury to the heights of a championship. The MVP Program will inspire them to find the value in every moment and discover a renewed sense of purpose.
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Mind. Value. Purpose.
Speaking Program Highlights
- Discover with Ben that our mind and memories are the keys to overcoming difficult and uncertain circumstances while discovering our identity.
- Using that knowledge, begin to see and experience every moment with greater value.
- Walk away with a renewed purpose!
- Get a once-in-a-lifetime player perspective on the game of football and engage with Ben in an honest question and answer time in which he will field any question and answer authentically.
“I had dreamed of playing in the NFL since I was a little boy and was extremely blessed to have realized that dream in 2004. But after 6 seasons and a Super Bowl championship with the 2006 Indianapolis Colts, I chose to walk away for the sake of my family and my mind. Multiple injuries, concussions, and memory loss from playing the game I love are all a part of my story, but they have set me on a noble path filled with hope, healing, and strength.
After football, I’ve set out to connect people to the value they can discover in every moment, even in the most difficult circumstances.
In my MVP Program, you’ll hear stories about my family, my friends, and my football career. My hope is that you’ll discover a renewed purpose for living!”
– Ben Utecht
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TEDxTysons Talk
What Has Relevance If You Can't Remember It?
Join Ben Utecht on a powerful journey of discovering the value that exists in every moment, and how when you choose to seize it, it will forever enhance your life.
advocate for sports brain injury awareness
Media
Ben Utecht is a sought-after expert in the media to discuss concussions and brain injuries in sports and football
When In Doubt, Check It Out - American Academy of Neurology PSA
Super Bowl champion, Ben Utecht, on recognizing concussion signs or symptoms and removing athletes with suspected concussions from play. (TV PSA)
2014 U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Hearing in Washington, D.C.
Ben Utecht gives impassioned plea to U.S. Senators asking for more funding into brain injury research.
Finding the Silver Lining - KARE11 Interview
Ben Utecht finds a silver lining after suffering traumatic brain injuries.
Affiliations
Book
Counting the Days While My Mind Slips Away
Ben Utecht’s book, published by Simon and Schuster, chronicles his journey from his childhood throwing a football back and forth with his father to winning Super Bowl XLI with the Indianapolis Colts to speaking about the long-term effects of concussions before Congress.
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Music Video
You Will Always Be My Girls
Ben Utecht wrote a letter to his wife and daughters expressing his love in case he reaches a point someday when he can’t remember them and made it a song and music video.
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Stevens Community Medical Center
Ben Utecht was everything we had hoped for and more. Very inspiring and relatable to every age group. Ben took the time to make sure he knew the audience that he would be speaking to. After the event, he took as much time as was needed to speak to people, sign books, and take pictures. A+ for Ben. Our organization will be utilizing him for his leadership program as well. I would highly recommend Ben to speak at any event. -
Thrivent Financial
Ben provided a great message to our group of financial representatives. He was engaging by providing humor alongside the seriousness of his story of perseverance in working to overcome injuries that took him down a different path he never imagined. He was inspiring to all! Ben received an average of 9 out of 10 on our post-event survey. During the planning process, Ben was great to work with. He took the time to get to know his audience and our organization and was able to weave in messages that were relevant to the group. I appreciated that Ben was very down to earth! I would definitely work with him again and would recommend him to others. -
North Dakota Long Term Care Association
Your evaluations were excellent and you received many wonderful comments such as… “Awesome…Wow…Excellent speaker and topic, Made me cry, Moving, Powerful, Great message, beautiful story, fun to listen to, and many thank you’s for sharing your story!” This was my last convention, as I retired after 31 years of planning workshops and conventions and I have to say my that meeting you and having you a part of my last convention was very special. -
Vizient
Ben did a fantastic job. On our program evaluation from the participants, he scored a 9.1 on a 10 point scale. He scored higher than Dr. Omalu. Our board chair said “he hit it out of the park”. During our board meeting one of the CEOs said she will change the way her organization treats brain injury patients based on Ben’s comments. -
Tri-County Health Care
Ben genuinely aimed to make each person feel special. Ben's keynote speech moved the audience from laughter to tears to standing ovation! Afterwards men commented "he was one of the best speakers yet!" and "good luck topping that!". Ben was so easy to work with and very accommodating. His message was powerful and captivating and his passion for his family and brain health touches the heart of every listener. -
American Academy of Neurology
Ben Utecht is a remarkable example of someone who has turned a tragedy into a life-affirming effort to educate the public, especially parents and young athletes, about the potential serious consequences of sports concussion and other head injuries.
"Ben provided a great message to our group of financial representatives. He was engaging by providing humor alongside the seriousness of his story of perseverance in working to overcome injuries that took him down a different path he never imagined. He was inspiring to all!"
Jessica Schuppe
Field Operations Manager, E Minnesota / NW Wisconsin Region
"Ben Utecht was everything we had hoped for and more. Very inspiring and relatable to every age group. Ben took the time to make sure he knew the audience that he would be speaking to. After the event, he took as much time as was needed to speak to people, sign books, and take pictures. A+ for Ben. Our organization will be utilizing him for his leadership program as well. I would highly recommend Ben to speak at any event."
Joan Spaeth
Community Outreach Coordinator
"Ben did a fantastic job. On our program evaluation from the participants, he scored a 9.1 on a 10 point scale. He scored higher than Dr. Omalu. Our board chair said “he hit it out of the park”. During our board meeting one of the CEOs said she will change the way her organization treats brain injury patients based on Ben’s comments."
Cathy Morrow
Senior Director
"Ben genuinely aimed to make each person feel special. Ben's keynote speech moved the audience from laughter to tears to standing ovation! Afterwards men commented "he was one of the best speakers yet!" and "good luck topping that!". Ben was so easy to work with and very accommodating. His message was powerful and captivating and his passion for his family and brain health touches the heart of every listener."
Rachel Amiot
Event Planner
"Ben Utecht is a remarkable example of someone who has turned a tragedy into a life-affirming effort to educate the public, especially parents and young athletes, about the potential serious consequences of sports concussion and other head injuries."
Timothy A. Pedley
MD, FAAN, President
"Your evaluations were excellent and you received many wonderful comments such as… 'Awesome…Wow…Excellent speaker and topic, Made me cry, Moving, Powerful, Great message, beautiful story, fun to listen to, and many thank you’s for sharing your story!' This was my last convention, as I retired after 31 years of planning workshops and conventions and I have to say my that meeting you and having you a part of my last convention was very special."
Bev Herman
Former Education Director
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