Experience

Biography

Ben is Founder of Performance Excellence Development, LLC whose mission is to make companies, teams and athletes better than they ever thought they could be using the Malcom Baldrige Performance Excellence Framework, American Association of Entrepreneurs Mentoring and United States Olympic Committee Quality (USOC) Coaching Framework.

Ben has delivered results for clients in healthcare, hospitality, real estate, consumer products and non-profit business in addition to individual and team sport athletes and coaches. By developing and implementing customized systematic process to fit the strategic advantages, challenges, and competitive situation that you face, Bens’ clients achieve the alignment, clarity, and improvement in the measures that matter most.

In Business, Ben has launched multiple companies and products by raising over $50 million in investor capital and generating record sales that lead to mergers and acquisitions. Ben is a member of the Malcom Baldrige Board of Examiners, was inducted into the American Academy of Entrepreneurs and a graduate of the University of Alabama Culverhouse School of Business.

As an athlete Ben won Gold at the 2001 World Water Ski Championships, 2002 Pan Am Championships and multiple Professional & National Championships setting several records. He is a certified Mental Toughness Coach, United States Olympic Committee Kids Coach and Program Director for Orlando Area Rowing Society.

He serves on the Board of the Orlando Area Rowing Society and has served on the YMCA of Central Florida and USA Water Ski Board and the USOC Athlete Advisory Council. Ben is currently the Nemours Children’s Hospital Institutional Review Board, ASTM Committees and Co-Chairs the Leapfrog Group Partners Advisory Board.

Ben has written two top selling books on water skiing and multiple articles in various areas of athletics, healthcare, environmental engineering, and healthcare worker safety.

Certifications

• Malcolm Baldrige Board of Examiners 2015-2018
• American Academy of Entrepreneurs
• United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee
• Positive Performance Certified Mindset Coach
• USA Water Ski Instructor

Clients

Consumer

Real Estate

Non-Profit

Health Care

Media

Professional Development

Athletics

All athletes and teams we work with are confidential. From world champions to Little League® first timers, we help our athletes develop the skills and abilities they need to be better than they ever thought possible.

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Speaking

Books

Water Skiing and Wakeboarding

Whether you're a crafty vet on the water looking to take your skills to the next level or a recreational rider interested in doing some eye-opening tricks for fun, Water Skiing and Wakeboarding is your guide to tearing up the water.

Ben Favret's 25 years of competitive experience have produced numerous gold medals at all levels of competition. In Water Skiing and Wakeboarding, Favret teaches you how to perfect the skills and turn some heads—and do it safely. In this comprehensive guide, you'll learn:

• How to select and fit your equipment
• Conditioning both on land and in the water
• Skills for mastering the slalom course
• Essential techniques for wakeboarding
• The secrets to tricks and jumps used by the pros
• How to compete and win

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Complete Guide to Water Skiing

Whether you're just starting to ski or you're a veteran water skier, Complete Guide to Water Skiing is your best source for skiing instruction. Let two of the world's top water skiing coaches, Ben Favret and Dave Benzel, teach you the skiing techniques and performance keys to get the most of your water skiing.

Highlights include:

• 149 photos providing step-by-step instruction for slalom, trick skiing, jumping, wakeboarding, and kneeboarding
• Conditioning programs for recreational and competitive skiers
• Special tips on selecting the right equipment
• Guidelines for competition and training

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Articles