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Meet Ramón "CZ" Colón-López

Highest-Ranking Enlisted Leader | Special Operations Veteran | Leadership Authority Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Ramón "CZ" Colón-López served 33 years in the U.S. military, culminating as the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (SEAC)-the highest-ranking enlisted leader in the U.S. military, responsible for 2.4 million troops and a multibillion-dollar budget. 


From Joint Special Operations missions to the Pentagon, CZ led in environments where leadership was measured in outcomes, not intentions. Across decades of service, he captured lessons from combat, failure, and senior leadership in thirteen Moleskine notebooks-the foundation of Carnivore Leadership. 


Today, he brings those lessons to leaders who understand that responsibility is not optional and leadership is not a title

Key Speaking Topics

Keynote: Carnivore Leadership Take Charge Instead of Taking Sh*t

Professional Development Workshop: Carnivore Leadership: Owning Outcomes in High-Stakes Environments

Keynote: Forged Under Pressure From the Battlefield to the Boardroom

Drawing on decades of leadership in high-stakes environments, Carnivore Leadership blends practical frameworks, disciplined team-building, and authentic stories that inspire leaders to take charge and own the outcome.


Audience Takeaways


  • A decades-long proven method for leadership in high-stakes environments
  • Practical tools to build accountable, disciplined teams
  • A framework for rational decision-making under pressure
  • Interesting, authentic, and inspiring vignettes to help you own outcomes


Delivery Format


  • 45–60 minute motivational keynote
  • Optional moderated Q&A
  • Appropriate for company-wide events (all-hands), executive leadership, & conferences


Ideal For


  • High-Stakes Leadership Environments
  • Accountability & Performance Culture
  • Decision-Making Under Pressure
  • Building Disciplined, Execution-Driven Teams
  • Leadership in Crisis & Complexity


Speaking Topics


• Leadership Development

• Decision-Making Under Pressure

• Crisis Leadership & Risk Management

• Culture & Values in Action

• Change, Adaptability & Performance

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Keynote: Forged Under Pressure From the Battlefield to the Boardroom

Professional Development Workshop: Carnivore Leadership: Owning Outcomes in High-Stakes Environments

Keynote: Forged Under Pressure From the Battlefield to the Boardroom

Forged Under Pressure delivers hard-earned lessons on accountability, courage, and execution challenging leaders to own decisions, embrace adversity, and lead when it matters most.



Audience Takeaways


  • A realistic, battle-tested approach to leadership shaped by adversity
  • Experiential lessons in failure, humility, and earned trust
  • A clear understanding of purpose and the sacrifices required to achieve it
  • Practical insights on personal courage, ownership, and responsibility in contentious environments


Delivery Format


  • 45–60 minute motivational keynote
  • Optional moderated Q&A
  • Appropriate for company-wide events (all-hands), executive leadership, and conferences


Ideal For


  • High-Stakes Leadership Environments
  • Accountability & Performance Culture
  • Decision-Making Under Pressure
  • Building Disciplined, Execution-Driven Teams
  • Leadership in Crisis & Complexity


Speaking Topics


  • Leadership Development
  • Decision-Making Under Pressure
  • Crisis Leadership & Risk Management
  • Culture & Values in Action
  • Change, Adaptability & Performance


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Professional Development Workshop: Carnivore Leadership: Owning Outcomes in High-Stakes Environments

Professional Development Workshop: Carnivore Leadership: Owning Outcomes in High-Stakes Environments

Professional Development Workshop: Carnivore Leadership: Owning Outcomes in High-Stakes Environments

Drawing on decades of real-world crisis, critical decision-making, and senior leadership experience to deliver practical tools for executing with accountability, even without perfect information or ideal conditions.


Learning Outcomes

  • Apply a proven leadership method for high-stakes, high-consequence environments
  • Build accountable, disciplined, execution-driven teams
  • Make clear, rational decisions under pressure and uncertainty
  • Strengthen ownership, responsibility, and leader credibility
  • Translate leadership intent into consistent outcomes


Core Workshop Modules

  1. Ownership as a Non-Negotiable Standard
  2. Building Discipline Before Pressure Arrives
  3. Decision Making When Time, Information, and Consensus Are Limited
  4. Accountability Without Excuses
  5. Leading Through Crisis, Complexity, and Consequence


Delivery Format 

  • 90-minute or half-day interactive workshop
  • Includes facilitated discussion, leadership scenarios, and applied decision exercises
  • Scalable for executives, senior leaders, managers, or cross-functional teams


Ideal For

  • High Stakes Leadership 
  • Accountability & Performance Culture


Speaking Topics

  • Leadership Development
  • Decision-Making Under Pressure
  • Crisis Leadership & Risk Management
  • Culture & Values in Action
  • Change, Adaptability & Performance

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Carnivore Leadership

Taking Charge Instead of Taking Sh!t

If you want to lead in today's world, you have to be a meat-eater.

Take it from someone who knows from having been on the front lines.

Ramón “CZ” Colón-López rose from special ops to become the highest-ranking enlisted military member in the US military. Along the way, he championed “carnivore leadership,” which perfectly encapsulates CZ’s philosophy: emphasizing the need for leaders to be decisively action-oriented rather than waiting for events to unfold—taking initiative. 

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Client Testimonials

Chief Master Sergeant Danishon Felder

Mick Hunt, the voice of Modern Leadership and host of Mick Unplugged

Mick Hunt, the voice of Modern Leadership and host of Mick Unplugged

"The competencies and themes within Carnivore Leadership stand tall in any profession...image, loyalty, preparation, habits, discipline, and usefulness. Yet what truly separates this work is its TONE.

Where most principle-driven books aim for comfort and diplomacy, CZ refuses to dilute the message. He delivers truth with an 80/20 balance-part grit, part grin-channeling the humor of John Candy in Stripes and the raw intensity of Robert De Niro's, The Deer Hunter character. Both Human and Hard-Hitting."

Mick Hunt, the voice of Modern Leadership and host of Mick Unplugged

Mick Hunt, the voice of Modern Leadership and host of Mick Unplugged

Mick Hunt, the voice of Modern Leadership and host of Mick Unplugged

"CZ doesn't hand out leadership lessons 

he drops battle-tested truth bombs. 

Carnivore Leadership is what happens when discipline, danger, and duty collide with purpose.

 This isn't for people looking for motivatio, 

it's for those ready to move. If you've ever felt the pressure to lead without a playbook, this is what you need, straight from a man who has lived it, led it, and bled for it."


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