Leonard T. Wheeler was born in Toccoa, GA. He played
football for
two
years at Lees McRae College in Banner Elk, NC. He was drafted in
the 3rd round from Troy University in 1992 to the Cincinnati Bengals, where he completed 5 years; free agency landed him with the
Minnesota Vikings for 1 year in 1997. He completed his journey with
the Carolina Panthers in 2001. Leonard holds a BS in Business
Administration. He began his speaking circuit in 1992, which ranges
from businesses, colleges, high schools, churches, and ministries.
such as, FCA, AIA, CAUSE, and even spoke on the Word Network and at
the first gospel concert sanctioned by the NFL on BET. Leonard
serves as a board of director for the "Youth Commission
International" that reaches out to 132 cities in 32 states to better
educate our youth. He is also a board member for 2XSalt ministries
in Charlotte with Hall of Fame NBA greats like David Thompson and
Bobby Jones.
Leonard's most
memorable journey is going out to the Columbine tragedy in 1999 and
visiting with the kids in school, in the hospital and praying with
the parents that lost their kids. Leonard has completed roles in
several commercials both Local and National. He has had speaking
roles in the Movie “Radio” with Cuba Gooding Jr. and on the
television series “One Tree Hill” on the WB. He is also a columnist
for Savior Faire magazine that goes out to over 40,000 readers.
Leonard is the former
President of the National Football Players Association (NFLPA)
Charlotte Retired Players Chapter. He serves as the only retired
player on the Financial Committee for the NFLPA that regulates over
520 financial advisors for all NFL players (Current & Former). In
2008 Leonard was voted on the National Steering Committee for the (NFLPA),
which is the governing body for all retired NFL players. Leonard is
also the President of the TNBA4Sports (The National Business
Association), which is a networking event where professional
athletes network with business professionals in their city
(www.TNBA.net) and
the
President of Player Development for the
www.thecorporateplaybook.com.
His focus is now on
his company Wheeler Enterprises, Inc, which helps to create
opportunities for individuals and companies to truly become the
change they want to see through applied Axiology. Wheeler
Enterprises is a company that focuses on helping identify, maximize
strengths, and create leadership qualities within our thinking
through workshops and teleconferences on how to produce
infinite possibilities with clarity within companies and
individuals. Leonard is working with National Gypsum, Davis Capital
Group, Home Owners Club of America Franchise Owners, Brady
Distribution, EQ Mentor, The Corporate Playbook, Premier Financial
Solutions, The Stanford Group, MIT (Massachusetts Institute of
Technology) and Capital One to name a few.
He resides in
Charlotte, NC with his beautiful wife and 11 year old daughter.
