RICK BENTON · PROFESSIONAL EOS IMPLEMENTER®

Set the Vision.
Focus the Team.
Live the Life.

SCOTTSDALE • GREATER PHOENIX • NATIONAL

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Entrepreneur. Builder. Implementer.Scottsdale, Arizona

PROFESSIONAL EOS IMPLEMENTER®

When too much still
depends on you

You’ve grown the business and built a leadership team. And somehow, you’re still the one making too many of the calls. After three decades as an entrepreneur, I know how easy it is to end up there.

Today, as a Professional EOS Implementer®, I help leadership teams agree on what matters most and take ownership of the decisions that move the business forward.

A shared vision. Clear accountability. A team that follows through.

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Rick Benton facilitating an ENRG Scottsdale discussion, with Identify, Discuss, Solve on screen — Rick Benton facilitating an EOS® IDS® discussion.

Bright leadership session room with green chairs and EOS Leadership Team Manuals arranged on the tables

EOS-branded travel bag at an airport gate, with an airplane outside the window

Leadership and business books including Traction, Rocket Fuel, and How to Be a Great Boss

SPEAKING & MEDIA

Speaking. Teaching.
Sharing What I've Learned.

Practical insights for business owners and leadership teams, drawn from decades of building a business, leading people, and navigating change.

ENRG ScottsdaleFacilitating conversations where entrepreneurs learn from each other and solve real business issues.Explore ENRG Scottsdale & Join the Chapter

Speaking experienceConference presentations and podcast conversations informed by firsthand business ownership.

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Rick Benton speaking with a microphone to entrepreneurs at ENRG Scottsdale — ENRG Scottsdale.

THE DIFFERENCE

I've Been in Your Seat.

I didn't learn entrepreneurship from a textbook.

I founded Living Energy Events & Productions and spent 29 years building it into a multi-state, award-winning event planning, entertainment, and AV production company.

The Living Energy team produced 200–300 events annually for clients nationwide. As founder and president, I built the teams, created systems, and navigated downturns, leading a business that remained debt-free and cash-flow positive for more than 25 years before successfully selling the company in 2018.

Building that business wasn’t easy. Looking back, I wish I’d had a system like EOS to help our leadership team get aligned, stay focused, and share accountability.

Today, I bring that experience to the leadership room. I understand the work of building a business—and the freedom that comes when it no longer depends on you for everything.

Living Energy gala event with banquet tables, stage lighting, and projection screens — Living Energy: event planning, entertainment, and AV production.

Living Energy event production setup with lighting trusses, green stage lights, and projection screens; Herzog Photography watermark visible

Audience holding colorful glow sticks beneath event lighting and lasers at a Living Energy event

EXPERIENCE

Experience Behind the Work.

Professional EOS Implementer®

Since 2023, helping entrepreneurial leadership teams align around a shared vision and build the discipline to execute.

Kolbe Certified Consultant

Former Kolbe Corp Account Manager, bringing an understanding of instinctive strengths, role fit, and how people work together.

Founder. Operator. Entrepreneur.

Founder and former President of Living Energy Events & Productions. Successfully sold the business in 2018, bringing firsthand ownership and leadership experience to my EOS work.

LET'S TALK

See What EOS Could Do for Your Business.

If growth is making your business harder to run, your team isn't aligned, or too much depends on you, let's talk.

Explore my EOS profile to learn more and request a leadership team meeting, or connect with me directly below.