Dean Brody has over 20 years of experience as a builder, creator and trusted confidant of world changers. As a new founder, senior leader at Accenture, and devout mentor/advisor to hundreds, he has operated as a trusted advisor to founders, leaders, and companies spanning health care, professional sports, technology startups, venture capital, biotech, education, music, footwear, fashion, government, and education among others.A life coach of sorts, Brody works with individuals to help them define their career & life goals and then implement a plan for achieving them, leveraging a life management framework he developed based on his own struggles to find balance between family, career, passions, and service titled “4 Buckets”.As a career mentor, Brody has guided a wide range of leaders spanning Fortune 500s, NBA front office leaders and players, musicians, photographers, fashion designers, sneaker designers, and the founders of several successful startups including OnDeck, VeriSim Life, Distinct Life, and Eastside Golf among others.Brody is passionate about education and job creation, serving on the boards of the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy and Detroit Regional Chamber, bringing a relentless focus to creating new opportunities for those in greatest need.Brody is Michigan born and bred, originally hailing from the Flint area and later graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Engineering. On a good day, you’ll find him in a pair of retro Jordan’s hanging with his wife, Lindsey, 4 kids, Dru, Luke, Elle, Reese, and 2 rescue dogs, Riley and Oscar, watching University of Michigan sports and NBA basketball.