MEET OUR SPEAKERS

Mick Hunt, is a keynote speaker, host of the top podcast Mick Unplugged, is a leading voice in Modern Leadership. His framework, The Mick Factor, helps leaders grow through mindset, empathy, and resilience.

A Forbes Council member and mentee of icons like Les Brown, he blends story and strategy to build inclusive, high-performing teams.

His upcoming book, How to Be a Good Leader When You’ve Never Had One, offers a clear path for emerging leaders. Mick inspires audiences to “lead loud” and leave a lasting legacy.

As a keynote speaker, executive coach, best-selling author, and Veteran Entrepreneur, Dr. Anthony Randall forges leaders who can navigate complexity, build trust, and grow high‑performance cultures. Anthony captivates audiences with powerful storytelling, uplifting humor, insightful perspectives, and practical application, inspiring audiences to live a more excellent way. 
A West Point graduate, Army Ranger, Special Operations Chaplain and combat veteran, Anthony delivers 28+ years of leadership to your event. As founder of Vanguard XXI and an ICF PCC‑credentialed coach, he has coached and trained more than 17,000 professionals globally making him a powerful fit as a keynote speaker for association conferences, annual meetings, and leadership summits.”

Jeff Tiegs is a premier keynote speaker known for his commanding presence, authenticity, and ability to translate elite military experience into powerful leadership and resilience insights. Drawing on more than 25 years in U.S. Army Special Operations, including service as a Delta Force operator and strategic advisor on counter-terrorism. He delivers credibility and moral clarity to audiences across corporate, law-enforcement, faith-based, and anti-exploitation sectors. His storytelling, shaped by high-risk missions and global deployments, equips teams with practical, actionable principles that inspire courage, purpose, and effective leadership.

Ramón Colón-López is a sought-after keynote speaker whose talks draw on 33 years of elite military service to deliver powerful lessons on resilience, leadership, and national security.

A retired U.S. Air Force Pararescueman, he became the 4th Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC)—the highest enlisted role in the U.S. military.  He led high-risk JSOC missions, advised senior defense leaders and two U.S. Presidents, and earned 58 awards, including the distinction of being the first enlisted recipient of the Defense Distinguished Service Medal.

Now retired, he serves on national security boards and consults on leadership. He lives in North Carolina with his wife Janet and their rescue dogs

John Burnham is a dynamic and highly sought-after keynote speaker, drawing on decades of operational, strategic, and executive-level defense experience to deliver compelling insights on mission command, leadership, and decision-making in complex environments.

He currently serves as the Mission Command Integration Lead for the Defense & Intelligence portfolio at Accenture Federal Services, supporting clients across the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community. John served 28 years as a Naval Officer in Special Warfare, deploying worldwide at tactical, operational, and command levels. After retiring from active duty in 2014, he was appointed Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and served for three years in the Obama administration.

Herb Thompson is a global keynote speaker, Podcast Co-host of Not Special, Government Affairs Tech Consultant and Co-Founder of  Liberty Speaks.   Herb is the only person in the US Army that has been awarded the Drill Sergeant of the Year award and earned his Green Beret. Herb served as a Special Operations Team Sergeant in 5th Group; using his own tactical knowledge of his own transition experience, he authored, "The Transition Mission".  He now focuses on working with others on finding and fulfilling their purpose, personal development, and advising others in Government Affairs.

Tony Brock is sought after keynote speaker, as a former Navy Commander and Intelligence Officer, with experience leading high-performance teams in support of our U.S. Navy SEALs; Today, he helps business executives gain a better understanding of human behavior and organizational dynamics for them to become exceptional leaders and gain a competitive advantage.  

and serves as the Executive Director, National Medal of Honor Griffin Institute; volunteers as a military veteran career transition coach with The Honor Foundation.

Shawn Dawley is a global keynote speaker former Director and Vice President at a Fortune 100 company and nationwide firm, Shawn first spent 25 years in the United States Air Force, serving as a combat pilot, commander, and inspector general; with enriching experiences in over 80 countries across 6 continents. Drawing on decades of cockpit, combat, command, and corporate leadership experience to bring the principles of neuropsychology to life, helping leaders become the people that others want to follow!

Dr. Eric Fretz  is a keynote speaker,  utilizing his professional skills while teaching as a Professor at the University of Michigan teaching 100-600 level courses in Psychology and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Fretz retired from 20 years of Navy service as a Surface Warfare Officer, deploying in two different wars.  He is a business owner and international consultant, and does speaking and training engagements nationwide.  He enjoys adventures and disruptive excellence, including building a Scout camp in Baghdad, consulting on the Ukrainian and Syrian borders, and swimming in the Arctic Ocean.