Carey Lohrenz

Carey Lohrenz is the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the United States Navy, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and one of the most dynamic leadership speakers in America. Having flown combat missions worldwide from the deck of aircraft carriers, she brings the intensity and discipline of the fighter pilot world to the corporate stage.

A Pioneer in the Cockpit and Beyond

Lohrenz made history when she was deployed to the USS Abraham Lincoln as one of fewer than five female aviators on a ship of 5,000 crew members. Flying at Mach 2 in one of the highest-pressure environments on earth, where inconsistent execution generates catastrophic results, she mastered the fundamentals of performance under pressure, risk management, and team execution. After her Navy career, she transitioned to the corporate world and has been requested by name by Fortune 100 companies.

Fearless Leadership for High-Stakes Environments

Lohrenz is the author of Fearless Leadership: High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck and has been inducted into the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame. Her keynotes draw on the best practices of carrier aviation to deliver tactical, immediately applicable strategies for building high-performing teams, managing risk, creating cultures of accountability and innovation, and leading with the courage and clarity required to win in today’s fast-moving business environment.

High Performing Organizations: A Workable Plan for a Winning Culture

Learn the processes necessary to elevate your team and turn them into a High Performing Organization.

High Performing Teams: Boost Trust & Performance through Better Communication

Ignite the performance of your Team! This high energy motivational Keynote will equip your team with the tools necessary to drive High Performance and develop a High Performing Team Culture that generates superior results.

Striking a Balance: Steps for Success in Work and Life

As the first F-14 Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Navy, Carey Lohrenz knows what it takes to achieve life balance in one of the highest pressure, extreme environments imaginable.

Balancing work and life can be a challenge.
A successful career, a happy family, and a balanced personal life leave little time for many people to nurture their dreams.

As a former Naval Officer, a corporate executive, and as a busy mother of four, Carey “Vixen” Lohrenz knows first-hand the challenges of navigating the many demands of daily life. Carey is dedicated to inspiring each person to „Be the Catalyst’ and look beyond their circumstances.

Just as pilots do a „systems check‟ before takeoff, Carey will walk you through a Pre-Flight Check on your journey towards success.
Belief in Yourself and Your Abilities
To be successful and ultimately take charge of your life, overcoming lack of self-belief is one of the biggest hurdles you need to overcome.
A Firm Commitment
Be unwavering and purposeful in your actions.
Clarity of Purpose
Clarity of purpose and a clear picture of precisely what you want to achieve are key factors in achieving success.
Make a Plan – Stay Focused
Keep life‟s distractions and interruptions at bay by creating your plan – and sticking to it.
Carey‟s presentations are inspiring and energizing, providing tools to help you regain control of your personal and professional life. Striking a Balance: Steps for Success in Work and Life, As the first F-14 Fighter Pilot in the U.S. Navy, Carey Lohrenz knows what it takes to achieve life balance in one of the highest pressure, extreme environments imaginable.

Lessons In Partnering

Just like in aviation, in a rapidly changing global environment Speed is Life. Collaboration is critical to business success and Managing Successful Strategic Partnerships is crucial. Competitive advantage is gained when your organization can optimize partnerships and strategic alliances. Deeper relationships with partners can be the key to long term success and growth.
In this inspiring and engaging keynote, Carey shares what it is takes to be on the ‘Leading Edge’. Those things that helped her succeed in one of the most extreme environments on earth can help elevate your team, gain advantage and uncover opportunities.

Remaining Relevant

In a challenging economic environment, remaining relevant to your customers and within your organization is critical to your survival. Those who fail to deliver value to their consumers, shareholders, clients and teammates become extinct. Could that happen to you? In aviation, complacency kills. Same is true in business: if you become complacent and fail to ignore the warning signs (shifts in culture, trends, global demands, budget restrictions), you could be facing extinction.

In this energizing and empowering keynote Carey shares the fundamentals that helped her win in the cockpit at Mach 2, and can help your team win in business; by learning the importance of remaining relevant, how to accelerate performance, how to stay agile and adaptable, and how high performing teams become excellent.

Lessons In Leadership

In 1994, when Carey “Vixen” Lohrenz was deployed to the USS Abraham Lincoln, there were fewer than 5 female aviators on a ship of 5000 male crew members. Facing uncharted waters in an intensely male-dominated environment, Lohrenz learned vital lessons in leadership that followed her into the corporate world. The most successful leaders share a common foundation of principles used from the flight deck to the front office. The greatest leaders from all corners of the world know how to inspire, use good judgment, take initiative and make powerful decisions – with integrity.
This keynote will challenge, inform, and inspire your team to move to higher levels of performance in these difficult economic times. Lohrenz offers bottom-line expertise with clear takeaway items for audiences.