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Meet Mike Lutzenkirchen
Mike Lutzenkirchen is the father of the late Philip Lutzenkirchen, former Auburn University student-athlete (football) from 2009-2012. Philip was a 3x Southeast Conference Academic Honor Roll student, 2x Captain and key player on the 2010 National Championship team. Since Philip’s passing in 2014, Mike has served as the Executive Director of the Lutzie 43 Foundation and has made it his mission in life to carry out Philip’s legacy.
Prior to starting the Lutzie 43 Foundation, Mike’s career in sales, sales management and marketing included positions with Macmillan Publishing and IBM. He was born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, a Chicago area suburb and now resides in Marietta, Georgia with his wife of 38 years, Mary. Together they have three daughters: Amy and son-in-law Bobby Rowan, granddaughters Ruthie and Madison and grandson “Cape,” Ann and Abby and son-in-law Miller Forristall.
Mike has delivered more than 500 “What Legacy are you Leaving” and Safe Driving Talks, sharing Philip’s legacy with more than 325,000. “Protected by 43 Key Seconds” is a mission to reduce the number of crashes, injuries and fatalities due to distracted, impaired and unsafe driving. The foundation’s 43 Key Seconds initiative was announced in October 2018.
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Watch Mike’s Presentations
Lutzie 43 UNC Charlotte Highlight
60 second Lutzie 43 at 2018 Under Armour All America Game
Mike Lutzenkirchen Speaks To Auburn Football Team
Mike’s Speaking Abstracts
“What Legacy are you Leaving” — a hard-hitting and honest discussion from Mike Lutzenkirchen, executive director of the Lutzie 43 Foundation, in honor of his son Philip. Distracted, impaired and unsafe driving does not discriminate. We need to prioritize safety behind the wheel through collaboration of the public and private sector. The Lutzie 43 Foundation’s 43 Key Seconds Safe Driving Initiative is the ideal intersection of social good and corporate success – proving its possible for businesses to integrate and embrace societal concerns into their core operating strategies, benefitting their businesses, employees, employee families, customers and communities they serve.
