A Speakers Quest - Professional Speakers Bureau Presents: Waldo Waldman

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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 aerial combat and in 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 flying fighter aircraft to success in business and life. He helps individuals and organizations maximize their productivity, increase revenues, build relationships, and achieve victories in highly competitive situations.

Waldo is a graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy and also holds an MBA with a focus on Organizational Behavior. A former combat decorated F-16 fighter pilot, he flew over 65 real world combat missions in extremely hostile and competitive environments and survived numerous missile launches against his aircraft. 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.

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. You don’t need to fly a jet fighter or wear a flight suit to embrace these qualities. As he states, “fighter pilot is a state of mind, not a job title!” The fighter pilot spirit is within us all. It is a firm dedication to superior performance and the absolute commitment to excellence in every mission we perform.

Leadership Training Seminars

As an inspirational speaker and leadership consultant, I would like to welcome you to my Proud to be your Wingman^sm keynote and seminar series.

My passion for training, organizational behavior, peak performance, and leadership has been instrumental in the development of my motivational presentations. The ultimate goal of my inspirational keynotes and training seminars is to empower your organization to maximize its leadership and sales performance in highly competitive and demanding business environments.

I will prove to you that the term "fighter pilot is a state of mind, not a job title!" and ultimately demonstrate that you don't need to fly a jet fighter or wear a flight suit to develop a fighter pilot attitude of success!

As an inspirational speaker, all of my motivational keynotes and leadership training seminars are highly energized and fun multimedia programs with music, real jet fighter video footage, and stunning graphics.

Let me help make your next corporate meeting or training event a unique and exciting experience with a motivational keynote address or leadership training seminar.

Because your company has its own unique strategic goals, I provide customized leadership seminars which I highly customize to directly relate my message to the exclusive business issues and challenges faced by your organization. I learn every detail about your company's strategic vision, technology, sales operations, competition, and management philosophy, and incorporate this information into each value-driven presentation.

Proud To Be Your Wingman^sm

Waldo’s keynote demonstrates how fighter pilots and businesspersons can achieve success and win in highly competitive environments through three powerful steps: disciplined training, dedicated teamwork, and passionate leadership. When you combine these elements with an attitude and corporate culture that embraces unwavering trust, then your personal and organizational effectiveness will sky-rocket!

CSA^sm

In the fighter pilot world, Situational Awareness is having a complete understanding of your total operating environment and knowing how to quickly and effectively adapt to changes in that environment. The same situational awareness applies to corporate environments as well. I call this Corporate Situational Awareness (CSASM). By learning my techniques on how to maximize your CSASM, you can rapidly adapt to changes in your business environment while maintaining successful execution of your management and sales processes.

The ACT Loop^sm

Demonstrates how three critical elements to business planning are interrelated, and how you can transform your organization into a highly effective, 'fast-response' company. Similar to a fighter pilot's strategy for success, a 'fast-response' company:

Accelerates the decision making process

Anticipates changes in the marketplace before they occur

Innovates more quickly and effectively than the competition
Your team will learn to outmaneuver an adversary by executing proactively rather than reactively, and thus stay one step ahead of your enemy in the pursuit to increase revenues and win in business.

Flight Lead 101^sm

It is impossible for a company to truly attain maximum results without effective and consistent leadership. No matter how prepared your sales force or how competitive your product or service, effective leadership is crucial to guiding your company in the right direction, maximizing revenues, and keeping it on target with its strategic goals. Flight Lead 101^sm reveals the "four secrets of a successful leader". These secrets have been tried and tested in real life combat, and they will work for your company as well. When you combine a highly trained force of professional salepersons with expert leadership, the results are unbeatable!

What Others Are Saying

“WOW! Outstanding! Energetic! Great Speaker! This is how our members described your ‘Proud to be Your Wingman” keynote address. Your presentation was motivating, targeted to NARMS, and had innovative ideas applicable to our businesses. We especially liked your interaction with the audience and certainly benefited from your message.”
Gary Ebben
Executive Director
National Association of Retail Marketing Services (NARMS)

“Waldo, you were an awesome addition to the 2004 Americas' SAP Users' Group (ASUG) Annual Conference & Vendor Fair. In addition to giving you extremely high ratings, the attendees were yelling “Push it up” throughout the conference! You really added fun, excitement and a sense of unity to our show, and I am really happy to have worked with you.”
Kimberly Haschalk
Program Coordinator
ASUG Headquarters

“Waldo, you did a phenomenal job as the closing speaker for our national meeting in Scottsdale. You truly inspired us, and we’re definitely ready to “Push it Up’ in 2004!”
Mr. Tom Lavey
Worldwide Director, Sales Support
Juniper Networks

Fees:
Keynote: $7,500
Two Hours: $8,500
Half Day: $9,500

Plus travel expenses.

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