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High‑achieving leaders don’t hire a coach to fix what’s broken; they hire a coach because they refuse to stay on autopilot and are ready to lead at a higher level in their work, career, and life.

You have the accomplishments, the title, the experience. But you know you’re capable of more:

•greater clarity in how you think and decide when the stakes are real
•stronger confidence in who you are and how you lead, not just what you do
•more control over your time, energy, and direction, not just your calendar
•greater consistency, presence, and stability when everything depends on you
•leadership that starts from the inside, not external pressure or expectation

You’re not looking for generic leadership or career development. You want to become the most important leader in your own life, lead yourself with clarity, confidence, and control, and build a career and life aligned with your values, without fear of judgment or performance.

I work with CEOs, founders, and senior leaders who carry real responsibility — people, money, legacy, consequence. They’re capable, respected, and externally successful, but internally isolated. They make high‑stakes decisions alone, carry emotional and cognitive load without a place to put it, and over time, their self‑trust erodes.

My coaching helps them:

• think clearly under pressure, not just “get clarity” once
• rebuild trust in their own judgment, so they can decide and act from themselves
• define their personal leadership brand and vision, so they can lead with urgency and calm
• carry responsibility without carrying everything alone
• lead from self‑trust, not just performance

My coaching blends:

• executive leadership development for high‑stakes roles
• career strategy and direction at every stage
• identity and behavior change for leaders who carry real responsibility
• self‑leadership psychology (the 3 Cs: Clarity, Confidence, Control)
• strategic decision‑making in complex, ambiguous environments

This is deep work delivered in a grounded, practical, leadership‑ready way. It’s not motivational or abstract. It’s the leadership and career work most leaders avoid, and the work that compounds over time.

Leaders partner with me when they’re ready to:

• lead themselves with more intention and discipline, not just competence
• align their leadership with their values, not just performance
•make clearer, faster decisions they trust, even when the data is incomplete
 
If you’re ready to lead in alignment with who you are — without fear of judgment — and build a career and life that are truly your own, let’s connect.

Dr. Benjamin Ritter

Project Management Advisors, Inc.

National sector leader of newly created Real Estate Advisory Services group and co-lead fast growing Texas regional office of a venerable, well-regarded national owners’ representation firm based in Chicago.  Responsible for scaling up the company both regionally and nationally through the generation of new multifamily, mixed-use, healthcare and entertainment development and construction projects, as well as other wide ranging, complex commercial ground-up opportunities.

Vice President Advisory Services

Ag3 Advisory

Real estate transaction management, business advisory, brokerage and consulting company focused on discrete, out-sourced assignments that tie directly to the creation of enterprise value and strategic initiatives.  Design and execute corporate roll-out programs, locate investment and development opportunities for various real estate concerns on a nationwide basis and assist in the sourcing of equity.  Offer real estate consulting and brokerage services on an as needed basis.

Managing Principal

Flix Entertainment | Flix Brewhouse | Cinema Breweries

Oversaw all real estate functions of Flix Entertainment LLC, including, but not limited to, the nationwide expansion of a cinema/eatery/micro-brewery concept called Flix Brewhouse. Handled all strategy development, site selection, deal evaluation and structuring, as well as investor matters/fund raising and development-related concerns.  Functioned as the "Guardian of the Brand".  Served as General Counsel on an "as needed" basis.  

Highlights include:

>Designed and preside over nationwide roll out of the Flix Brewhouse concept generating well over 10x  in enterprise value.  Includes site selection, complete deal negotiation and full development and construction responsibilities.

>Re-cast and polished up the Flix Brewhouse brand so that it could be scaled-up in connection with the company's national roll out.

>Instrumental in raising the equity funding required to fuel national expansion.

>Guided the development of a revolutionary new prototype building to be utilized for all future Flix Brewhouse expansion.

Chief Development Officer/SVP Real Estate & Brand Development

XCELhc

Chief operating officer and general counsel, responsible for day-to-day affairs, all legal matters and designing and implementing an aggressive business plan to refine ops, rebuild sales team, restructure warehouse logistics and evaluate real estate opportunities associated with corporate growth.  Concluded with successful exit and sale to major market operator as part of a sector-focused consolidation initiative.

COO/General Counsel

Next Realty

Managed commercial real estate brokerage group with a primary focus on acquisitions for investors and developers.  Also functioned as a principal while looking for shopping center assets for Next Realty, LLC to acquire through its fund.

Equitable Property Corporation

Generated, qualified and structured brownfield development opportunities for partnership. Sourced and evaluated property opportunities nationwide.

Associate Director of Acquisitions

Pedersen & Houpt

Senior Associate

Blatt, Hammesfar & Eaton

Environmental Coverage Litigation Associate

Associate Attorney

Ace Hardware Corporation

Staff regulatory and compliance attorney focused on environmental and transactional matters.

Attorney

I am a serial deal facilitator, unrelentingly focused on the intersection of location, brand and top line potential.  Although I practiced environmental and transactional law for quite a few years to start my career, the allure of bringing people, ideas, concepts and opportunities together for a living was far too compelling.  I left a promising legal career behind to become what I like to call a "professional purveyor of opportunity."  It just fits.

I have built a successful career effectively connecting the dots as a principal, managing broker, operator and investor between real estate/business wants and needs, people and concepts -- and delivering results at the highest possible level both in a professional and executive capacity. I am passionate about truly transcendent/resonant consumer brands and consumer-facing real estate concepts, and have amassed significant experience in site selection, retail development, residential, mixed-use and adaptive reuse development, land acquisitions, asset “up-cycling" and general business deal-making and operations as a principal and on behalf of select brands and developers.  One of my true professional passions is scaling up a business that requires real estate to grow. I also maintain a high level of Spanish language proficiency -- just in case. 

In presiding over the rollout of concepts like the now well-established Flix Brewhouse brand, I have been afforded the opportunity to coalesce virtually all of my professional strengths and passions into a singularly satisfying bundle.  I’ve also been able to draw on various “soft skill” attributes cultivated through my rather diverse background to offer more in the workplace than the sum of my professional parts might suggest.  Empathy, humility, compassion, ceaseless curiosity and approachability (among others) are a big part of my DNA and I’ve received a nice return on time invested in colleagues, teammates, and direct reports as a result. 

When I’m not on the clock, I spend time thinking about real estate and business ideas, branding brainstorms, gardening, figuring out ways to help those who are less fortunate, hiking and generally enjoying as much time as I can exploring my adopted home town, Austin, TX with my family.

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