Brent Gleeson is a Navy SEAL combat veteran, entrepreneur, and the founder of TakingPoint Leadership, a management consulting firm where Brent speaks and coaches on topics ranging from leadership development, building high-performance teams, and elite cultures through to organizational transformation. He is also an award-winning business leader and was named a “Top 10 CEO” by […]
U.S. Army Special Forces Veteran Pat McNamara – The SentinelPat McNamara served 22 years in U.S. Army Special Operations, 13 of those years were with 1st SFOD-D. Pat has extensive experience in combat zones in Eastern Europe and the Middle East and during his time in Special Operations, he became an elite marksman and would later serve as his Unit’s Marksmanship NCO eventually retiring […]
Ex-DIA Interrogator Eric Maddox: Hunting the Ace of Spades – The Capture of Saddam HusseinEric Maddox is a former U.S. Army Staff Sergeant, 82nd Airborne Infantry Paratrooper, Jumpmaster, and Qualified Ranger, who went on to become an interrogator and Chinese Mandarin linguist with the Defense Intelligence Agency. In 2003, Eric was assigned by the DIA to a Delta Force Special Operations team in Iraq, where he conducted over 300 […]
Navy SEAL Commander Rich Diviney – Uncovering The Hidden Attributes of Optimal PerformersRich Diviney is a Navy SEAL commander who served over twenty years in the Teams and deployed eleven times to Iraq and Afghanistan. He was also the officer in charge of training for one of the world’s premier special-operations units where he spearheaded the creation of a directorate where the best of the best SOF […]
Navy SEAL Thom Shea – Mastering Internal Dialogue to Become UnbreakableThom Shea served 23 years as a Navy SEAL. During his military career, he served in three wars, ultimately leading a team of Navy SEALs into Afghanistan in 2009 where he earned a Silver Star, Bronze Star with Valor, Army Commendation with Valor, and his second Combat Action Medal. Thom also served as a SEAL […]
Navy SEAL Jason Redman: Stay Awake to Stay Alive – InvictusJason Redman served 21 years as a Navy SEAL and SEAL Officer. During a mission to capture an Al Qaeda High-Value Target, Jason and his Team came under heavy machine-gun fire, although he was mortally wounded, having been shot twice in the arm and once in the face, he and his team emerged victorious and […]
Green Beret Jason Van Camp – The “Look Up” Mindset, Deliberate Discomfort & A Life Worth LivingJason Van Camp is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point where he also played Linebacker for the Army Black Knights football team. After graduating from West Point, Jason attended U.S. Army Ranger School and was later deployed with the 101st Airborne in the invasion of Iraq. Jason would go on […]
Marine Platoon Commander Ann Bernard – Winning Hearts & Minds as a First-Time StorytellerAnn Bernard a former Platoon Commander and Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Marine Corps where she served for 24 years. Ann is also the author of “How to Become a (First Time) Storyteller,” a book that describes her passion for leading others to discover how important first-time stories and new experiences are to understanding who […]
Navy SEAL Errol Doebler: The Power of Extreme BreathingErrol Doebler is a former Navy SEAL Platoon Commander and FBI agent who spent 13years hunting and investigating terrorists. During his time with the FBI, Errol was also a member of the FBI’s vaunted New YorkSWAT Team. While at the Bureau, Errol was deployed to Afghanistan with the75th Ranger Regiment as a special agent and […]
FBI SWAT Team Leader James Gagliano: The Enigma of Transcendent LeadershipJames Gagliano is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and a US Army veteran who served 25-years with the FBI investigating organized crime. James was later selected to become a member of the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team, the Bureau’s elite counter-terror unit where he was sent to Afghanistan three times […]