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Waldo is a highly successful professional keynote speaker, corporate trainer, and entrepreneur. He is also a former combat decorated Air Force fighter pilot, having accomplished this despite a fear of heights and a lifelong battle with claustrophobia.
Waldo’s compelling journey of triumph over fear and his unique experiences in combat and business demonstrate his expertise in peak performance. Through his motivational keynotes and seminars, Waldo applies the same principles that guaranteed his success in the competitive world of aerial combat to success in business and life. He helps individuals and organizations maximize productivity, increase revenues, build trusting relationships, and achieve victories in highly demanding environments.
Waldo’s message to you is simple - whether achieving victory as a fighter pilot, in business, or in life, the same qualities that ensure success apply: focus, discipline, integrity, teamwork, leadership, overcoming your fears, and maintaining a commitment to excellence. He believes that the key to winning lies with your wingmen – the men and women in your life who help you to overcome obstacles, adapt to change, and achieve success. In business and life, you should never fly solo!
A graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy, he also holds an MBA with a focus on Organizational Behavior. A former combat decorated F-16 fighter pilot, Waldo flew over 65 real world combat missions in extremely hostile and competitive environments and survived numerous missile launches against his aircraft. Click for Waldo's real world combat story.
Having transitioned from ‘Top Gun’ to top businessman and entrepreneur, Waldo successfully led national sales efforts for several cutting edge technology and consulting firms. His unique experiences both in the military and in corporate America enable him to genuinely relate to the challenges faced both in and out of the workplace.
Audiences love Waldo because he truly speaks from the heart and has an infectious passion for helping people. His captivating personal stories combined with dramatic jet fighter video footage and inspirational music (composed by him!) will encourage you to:
PREPARE diligently for every mission
FACE challenges and change with courage
BUILD more trusting, meaningful relationships
LEAD with integrity and compassion
MAXIMIZE your potential both in business and in life
Testimonials
"Waldo took my simple goal of no success is an individual success, and created an energetic, multi-media presentation and speech. But more than that, he did his homework! In the short time between finding him and the event, Waldo knew who the players were in the company and in the industry. He knew the difficulties we faced as a newly merged company. And he knew small tidbits of personal information about some key people in the company that he used to personalize the speech. Bottom line - Waldo was not giving a canned speech on teamwork, change, and unity. He was giving a speech to MTM Technologies, about MTM Technologies. He makes people laugh, listen, and engage, and in the end...remember!!"
MTM Technologies
"I was truly inspired by your message that true success lies in those you surround yourself with, the people on the ground...your wingmen. You reminded us that no pilot ever flies alone and that if one person fails, then the whole mission fails. Could there have ever been a truer statement?"
Amtrust Mortgage
“I must say that I had no idea how much of an impact you would make on the meeting. You totally exceeded our expectations through the of customization and preparation you went through to make the conference a “Top Gun” event for all our channel partners and attendees.”
Enterasys Networks
"Your two days of speaking was a tremendous help to both our sales teams. Not only was your presentation fun and informative, but you also captured everyone’s attention and peaked their motivation, two very direct benefits for our sales force and our company!"
LandAmerica Financial Group West
Past Clients
Honeywell Corp.
Panasonic
New York Life Insurance
LandAmerica Financial
Amtrust Mortgage
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