Executive Leadership & Championship Culture

Four decades inside professional sports, distilled into lessons that last.

Drawing upon more than forty years across Major League Baseball, the Chicago White Sox, and 17 years with the Chicago Bears during the Super Bowl XX era. Delivering keynote speaking, executive consulting, and stories of resilience and recovery.

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40+

Years in professional sports

Years with the Chicago Bears

Super Bowl championship era

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White Sox, ESPN, and beyond

About Ken Valdiserri

A front-row perspective on leadership, teamwork, and championship culture.

I’ve spent more than four decades working across professional sports, media, marketing, public relations and executive leadership, including 17 years with the Chicago Bears and the Super Bowl XX championship organization.

My career has also included Major League Baseball, the Chicago White Sox, ESPN and other sports and media organizations, providing me with a front-row perspective on leadership, teamwork, championship culture and the business of sports.

Today, I draw upon those experiences as a speaker, consultant and storyteller, sharing lessons from an extraordinary career along with a personal journey centered on resilience, recovery and creating a meaningful legacy.

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Consulting & Speaking

Programs built for organizations that value performance.

Every engagement is shaped around the objectives of the organization, school, or audience in the room.

Keynote Speaking

Leadership, championship culture, resilience, recovery and lessons from a career in professional sports.

Sports Business Consulting

Strategic counsel in marketing, public relations, communications, branding, sponsorship and business development.

Leadership Presentations

Programs for corporations, universities, high schools, athletic departments and sports organizations.

Sports Gambling Awareness Programs

Educational presentations addressing sports wagering, warning signs, consequences, recovery and responsible decision-making.

Executive & Team Workshops

Interactive sessions focused on leadership, teamwork, culture, communication and organizational performance.

Sports Marketing & Public Relations Strategy

Counsel for teams, leagues, brands, media companies, events and emerging sports ventures.

Panels & Fireside Chats

Firsthand perspectives from four decades inside professional sports, including the Chicago Bears’ Super Bowl XX era.

Media & Storytelling Consulting

Developing compelling sports stories, historical content, presentations and brand narratives.

Customized Programs

Presentations and consulting engagements designed around the specific objectives of each organization, school or audience.

Career Archive

Historic photography, memorabilia, and championship moments.

A curated look at the Super Bowl XX experience, leadership and marketing accomplishments, media appearances, and the memorabilia of an extraordinary era in Chicago sports.

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Ken Valdiserri with Matt Suhey at the 40th anniversary party, September 2025

Matt Suhey and Ken, 40th anniversary Gary Fencik party, September 17, 2025

Personal Story & Legacy

The moments behind the championship years.

Matt Suhey is one of my many favorites from the ‘85 team as he was Walter Payton’s running mate and took care of all of Walter’s estate holdings following his untimely passing November 1, 1999.

Stories like these sit at the heart of every presentation: the relationships, the standards, and the quiet decisions that built a championship organization. They are paired with a personal journey centered on resilience, recovery, and second chances.

The result is a perspective that speaks to executives, athletes, students, and anyone rebuilding after a setback.

Championship culture is not built on one Sunday. It is built on the standards a team refuses to lower.
Ken Valdiserri

What Audiences Say

Feedback from organizers and executives.

Ken connected four decades of championship experience to the exact challenges our leadership team was facing. The room was locked in from the first minute.

Program Director

Corporate Leadership Summit

His sports gambling awareness presentation was honest, direct, and deeply human. Our student athletes are still talking about it.

Athletic Director

University Athletics Department

Practical counsel on marketing and communications strategy, delivered by someone who has actually run it at the highest level of the business.

Chief Marketing Officer

Regional Sports Brand

Frequently Asked Questions

Booking, programs, and availability.

Contact & Booking

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Phone

(312) 316-3776

kvaldo1@gmail.com

Office

839 N Dearborn St, Unit D, Chicago, IL 60610

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