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Ted Bogert
Ted Bogert (born October 4, 1964) is an American talk show host, mortgage loan officer, entertainer, moderator, storyteller, and business consultant from Orlando, Florida. He is well-known for his work as a talk show host on his Facebook Live program, The Ted Show.

Early Life and Family
Bogert was born in Ridgewood, New Jersey. His grandparents are all from New York and New Jersey, although one grandfather was a first generation Italian-American. He grew up with a lot of Italian and French influence.

Bogert also grew up with an interest in writing, music, and poetry.

At the age of 11, Bogert moved to Florida. Bogert attended Colonial High School in Orlando, Florida. Bogert was voted Most Likely to Succeed and graduated 2nd in his class of 763. Once he graduated high school, Bogert attended the University of Central Florida in Orlando, Florida and holds two degrees from University of Central Florida, a B.S. in Finance and an M.S. in Health Services Administration.

Ted is a family man and has said "becoming a dad has saved [him]". Bogert married his high school sweetheart, Stacy Bogert, on February 9th, 1991. He has three children - Courtney, Hayley, and Hunter.

The Ted Show
As both the host and producer of The Ted Show, Bogert began his Facebook Live show in August of 2017. Bogert hosts daily discussions in which guests on the program talk about various subjects such as business, arts, community, relationships and more. The shows start at 1:00pm every day on Ted Bogert's personal Facebook page.

The Ted Show consists of episodes, side bars, and weekly specials filmed at The Citrus Center. Each episode is posted on YouTube and can be watch anywhere and anytime here.

The TED Program
The TED Program is a comprehensive Twelve (12) week program consisting of Eight (8) components to assist business owners to grow and strengthen their brand and market reach utilizing the following principles:

Thoughtful Entrepreneurship through Discovery
Ted Bogert has developed The TED Program over the course of his 30 years as a successful entrepreneur and most recently as a Social Media Personality. Over the course of Ted’s professional career he has developed Corporate Sales, Client Relationship and Operations Management systems and plans. Ted is a licensed Mortgage Professional and has discovered a need in the Marketplace for guidance and assistance that many Entrepreneurs seek to grow and strengthen their businesses. The TED Program, through one on one discovery sessions will address your needs to be more purpose driven and hyper focused on reaching your unique business goals.

The TED Program provides Eight (8) essential components to foster success and each session will be conducted via a Thirty (30) minute phone session or In-Person meeting once per week over Twelve (12) consecutive weeks.

Influences
Bogert had many important influencers in his life starting with his grandparents. Having grown up in a very volatile household, the stability and safety his grandparents offered was a welcome gift. With a mix of Italian, French and a multitude of varying backgrounds helped shape who he is today. His grandparents showed unconditional love in a world where everything was conditional.

As he grew older, his Aunt Chick became his rock with her love of trivia, music, genealogy and family. He would spend weeks at a time at her house and it was in those special moments, he truly understood what it meant to be respected, cared about and cared for.

As an adult, becoming a Sigma Chi in college provided him a life-long impact of friendship, business relationships and brotherhood. His brothers were - and still are - providers of faith, strong bonds and integrity.

College also introduced him to Pete Fisher and Jimmie Ferrell who were powerful men who imparted a kindness and compassion he had never experienced before. If it weren't for Pete Fisher and their personal work together along with Peer Advisement at UCF, he would not be the husband, father, friend and advocate he is today. He taught him how to heal, how to love, how to embrace his gifts and the importance of giving.