COMPTEL, the trade association for the competitive communications industry, has announced that former Denver Bronco linebacker Karl Mecklenburg will be the keynote speaker for the COMPTEL PLUS Fall 2013 Convention & EXPO, Sept. 23- 26, at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando.
Mecklenburg will discuss achieving goals, whether personal or professional, through the lens of humor and story-telling.
“As a professional speaker who was in speech therapy as a child, an award-winning author with dyslexia and the 310th pick of the NFL Draft who is a semi-finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame, I understand that success is overcoming obstacles on the way to your dreams,” said Mecklenburg, who will deliver his speech, entitled “Six Keys to Success,” during the show’s opening session on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Mecklenburg has a story that speaks to overcoming odds to achieve success. He rose from a college walk-on and twelfth-round draft choice to an NFL career that included three Super Bowl and six Pro Bowl appearances. The former Broncos captain spent his entire 12-year career in Denver and makes Colorado his home now. Mecklenburg was versatile, playing all seven defensive front positions, often in the course of a single game. Mecklenburg was selected as the AFC Linebacker of the Year, AFC player of the Year, and since retiring from the NFL has been enshrined in the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame and the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. He was named a Pro Football Hall of Fame Semifinalist in 2012.
Through the Karl Mecklenburg REACH Foundation, he and his wife Kathi continue their charitable commitment to the children of Colorado. His latest book, “Heart of a Student Athlete: All Pro Advice for Competitors and Their Families,” offers guidance to young athletes and their loved ones about what it really takes to be successful in sports and life.
Mecklenburg’s keynote address is being sponsored by UNITEL Insurance, which will host Mecklenburg for photo opps and talking football at its booth, #424. UNITEL also will host a drawing for books and a football signed by Mecklenburg at the convention. UNITEL has partnered with COMPTEL to offer its members discounted pricing, three-year rate guarantees, underwriting concessions and flexibility in designing a variety of life and disability insurance packages.
