- Guest lecturer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), 2015.
- Featured in TIME Magazine (May 13, 2013).
- Received the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s highest honor: Named to the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. The esteemed Order includes President Lyndon Johnson, Sir Winston Churchill, John Glenn, Harland “Colonel” Sanders, Muhammad Ali, Betty White, George Clooney, Ashley Judd, Johnny Depp, Kenny Perry, and Elvis Presley. (Ted was honored in November, 2010).
- Awarded Jacksonville University’s 2003 Distinguished Alumnus of the Year.
- Honored and named as one of Jacksonville University’s “75 Distinguished Dolphins” in conjunction with the school’s 75th anniversary (2009-2010).
- Multiple award-winning twenty-year sales, teaching, and leadership career with Xerox Corporation.
- Former #1 salesman in USA.
- Three-time top-three sales performer.
- Five-time top-five performer
- Authored much of the sales curriculum taught at the Xerox international training center.
- Who’s Who In America, elected 2003.
- Who’s Who In the World, elected 2007.
- Multiple award-winning author and motion picture screenwriter:
- Axiom Award silver medalist for excellence in American business writing, 2009.
- Living Now national book award bronze medalist for excellence in personal growth writing, 2010.
- Original screenplay “The Raven of St. James’s Park” optioned by Wentworth Media Ltd. (London, England) is in pre-production for a major motion picture.
- Adapted screenplay “The Rise and Fall of Piggy Church” optioned for motion picture development.
- Adapted screenplay “Bonefish (The Galloping Ghost of Bimini”) optioned for motion picture development.
- Comedic film short “The Word Store” currently in pre-production.
- Gold and bronze CIPA medalist for humor:
- Critters, Fish & Other Troublemakers (gold).
- Jurassic Trout (bronze).
- International (global) leadership and sales coaching experience:
- USA
- Europe (Western, Central, and Eastern)
- Middle East
- Far East
- Asia
- South Asia
- Australia/New Zealand
- South America
- Africa
- Partner coach, organizational revenue generation troubleshooter, and mediation provider for nationally recognized professional services firms.
- Florida State University School of Business, faculty curriculum advisor.
- Jacksonville University School of Business, lecturer and faculty curriculum advisor.
- Guest panelist, 2010 American Marketing Association annual convention.
- Subject matter expert: “Successful selling in a down economy.”
- Honored by proclamation by the Commonwealth of Kentucky State Legislature.
- Honored twice by proclamation by the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
- 2015 nominee National Sports Forum OM Foundation Award for selfless giving to improve the lives of others.
- U. S. Trade and Commerce Research Institute honoree for business excellence. USTCRI recognizes businesses for exemplary commitment and contributions through service to customers and community.
