About

Born and raised in Glassboro, New Jersey, Brackett is a small-town boy at heart. Prior to founding the Brackett Restaurant Group and Gary Brackett’s Impact Foundation, ​ ​ ​ ​ Gary Lawrence Brackett was a linebacker for the of the . He was signed by the team as an undrafted free agent in 2003 after having been a walk-on to the Rutgers University football team. While Brackett started as an undrafted free agent with the Colts and a walk-on at Rutgers, by the time he’d left the teams he had served as Defensive Captain for both and won the team’s defensive MVP for the latter.

During his time with the Colts, Brackett was a backup his first two ​ ​ years until he became a starter in 2005. In 2006 he was named

defensive captain of the Colts. He started for the Colts in their Super ​ ​ Bowl XLI win over the and in their XLIV loss to the and holds a record for the most solo tackles in a Super Bowl.

Having lost his mother, father and brother during a 16-month period beginning in 2003, Brackett felt compelled to launch the Gary Brackett’s Impact Foundation, a non-profit organization aimed at empowering, undeserved and/or chronically ill youth. Topics After retiring from the Colts in 2011, Brackett established his own > Fueling Greatness: Being A Champion In Your Organization! ​ ​ company and acts as President/CEO of Brackett Restaurant Group > Being A Great Teammate: Lead From Wherever You Are! which consists of Indy’s #1 Neighborhood Sports Bar, the Stacked

> Championship Framework: Reaching High Performance In Pickle. The company boasts 10 corporate locations, has won numerous Entrepreneurship awards for its excellence in service & delectable dishes and is rapidly franchising. Brackett also became an author to the book titled, > Mastering Your Day: The Championship Morning “WINNING: From Walk-On to Captain in Football and Life”. Along with running his restaurants, Brackett also takes on the role of a Booking Keynote Speaker, where he shares his stories and motivates the audience to better themselves and their lives. Pricing is a flat rate fee of $15,000 per engagement (includes travel and accommodations). For inquiries & bookings, please email [email protected]. Brackett married his beautiful wife Ragan, a physician, in 2009. They ​ live in Carmel Indiana with their three wonderful children – Gabrielle, Gary Jr., and Georgia Reese.

Client Feedback

"Mr. Brackett delivered one of the most inspirational and down to earth presentations I have ever witnessed...very inspiring" - Anita Hill, Association for Financial Professionals

"He hit the nail on the head on every point, he was phenomenal!" - Keri Hunter, EdChoice

"His words resonated with each person in the room - young and old alike" - Dian Foreman, Indiana Black Expo