Nathan Whitaker is a motivational speaker, the co-author of eight New York Times bestsellers, and a Super Bowl champion. He has spoken to corporations, sports teams, and trade associations across the country and world, including the Miami Dolphins, Duke Business School’s Leadership Symposium, the International School of Bangkok, and has delivered numerous commencement addresses. A two-sport athlete in baseball and football at Duke University, he played for Steve Spurrier on Duke’s most recent ACC Championship football team and graduated cum laude with a degree in English and Political Science in 1991. He also holds graduate degrees from Harvard Law School and the University of Florida. He practiced law before working in the front offices of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he worked in football administration, salary cap management and contract negotiations, winning Super Bowl XXXVII with the Buccaneers. In 2007 he released Quiet Strength, co-authored with Tony Dungy, which reached #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. He has also collaborated with Tim Tebow and James Brown, among others. Nathan currently lives in Gainesville, Florida with his wife, Amy, their dog, RickyBobby, and two cats, Fezzik and Scout. They have two daughters, Hannah, a graduate student at the University of North Carolina and Ellie, a sophomore at the University of Florida.
