Lt. Col. Waldo Waldman

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Known as “The Wingman,” Lt Col Waldo Waldman, MBA, CSP, CPAE is a highly decorated combat fighter pilot with 65 missions in Iraq and Serbia. A business consultant and executive coach, he helps organizations build collaborative cultures of trust, courage, and commitment in highly competitive, rapidly changing business environments.

In addition to his military service, Waldo Waldman has real-world corporate sales and management experience and is an expert on change management, peak performance, and resilience – having broken through a lifelong fear of heights and overcoming claustrophobia as a fighter pilot.

A key message in his inspirational “Never Fly Solo” signature keynote is that you can’t reach your highest potential alone. You need wingmen – trusted partners – to help you win when adversity strikes. His compelling stories and techniques on overcoming obstacles, performing under pressure, earning trust, and servant-based leadership are extremely relevant to diverse organizations that seek to create a “One Team, One Mission” performance-focused culture of trust and collaboration.

Waldo Waldman is the author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller Never Fly Solo and an inductee into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, a prestigious award bestowed on less than 190 speakers worldwide. A graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy, he also holds an MBA focusing on organizational behavior. He founded The Wingman Foundation, whose mission is to build funds and awareness for veterans in need.

Waldo Waldman has been featured on CNN, Fox News, MSNBC, Inc. Magazine, and The Harvard Business Review, and his global clients include American Express, Hewlett Packard, Verizon, GE, The Denver Broncos, New York Life, ExxonMobil, Merck, Johnson & Johnson and dozens of national associations.