John Foley
As Lead Solo pilot of the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, John Foley had to perform consistently as part of a team in an intense, high-stakes environment. Reaching that level of excellence required commitment, discipline, and trust.
Reaching that level of excellence required commitment, discipline, and trust. Using Blue Angel methodology as a model, John has developed a unique approach that equips others to make the same journey toward excellence. His message, delivered with contagious enthusiasm, emphasizes principles of trust, alignment, clarity, and commitment, positioning individuals and teams to achieve and sustain higher levels of excellence than they ever dreamed possible.
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The “How” of High Performance: How do the Blue Angels consistently operate with such precision while flying inches apart at 450 mph? John provides a proven model that demonstrates a highly effective way to achieve precision by closing performance gaps. Taking examples from his own experience, he simplifies complex challenges so they can be met immediately. He connects the high intensity of the Blue Angels to your organization and provides concrete tools to begin the process of reaching and sustaining excellence.
Inspiring Success, Driving Performance: John has served as an adviser to Fortune 500 corporations, professional sports teams, venture capital companies, professional associations, and educational organizations. He shows audiences how to inspire success, create commitment, align teams towards a common goal, and build unprecedented levels of trust.
Education:
John holds three master’s degrees:
- Management: Stanford Graduate School of Business
- International Policy Studies: Stanford University
- Strategic Studies: Naval War College
Other achievements include:
- Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy
- Multiple-year letterman for Navy football, participating in two bowl games and contributing to one of the best four-year records in Navy football history
- Six-time winner of the Top Ten Carrier Pilot award during Naval service
- Extensive media experience including appearances on major networks, A&E, the Discovery Channel, and Comcast SportsNet
John combines his experience and unique insights to equip organizations, teams, and individuals to pursue their highest goals, achieve breakthrough performance, and sustain results.
Recommendations
“John’s presentation was more relevant than any other speaker we’ve had because he took the time to understand what we were trying to communicate. He made it real. He really connected.” –Paul Clayton | CEO, Jamba Juice
“John Foley did an awesome job for us. His skills in preparing a relevant presentation are fabulous. The feedback from my field force was absolutely incredible. I’ve had the whole grand scheme of motivational speakers and John Foley delivered one of the most cohesive, inspiring presentations we have ever had.” – Hugh O'Toole | Senior Vice-president of Sales and Client Management, MassMutual Retirement Services Division
“John’s presentation was exceptional! He hit the mark on the issues we are dealing with. Our entire group is using the Glad To Be Here® approach since we’ve returned. I’m amazed at how one 90-minute presentation has changed the mentality of our people. John’s Blue Angel approach to performance works!” – Jeff Moody | CEO of Subway Franchisee Advertising Fund Trust
"The presentation was a hit. My whole team got back and immediately put the Debrief ideas into practice. And we’ve adopted the Glad To Be Here motto. Every other e-mail I get ends with Glad To Be Here.” –Bob Reiff | Senior Vice President, The Hartford
“We have a diverse audience, from CEOs to volunteers. I want to know we have a keynote speaker who can connect with everyone in the audience, and everything I know about John is that he can really do that.” –Beth Ingram | Vice President, Arkansas Hospital Association
“John’s presentation was exceptional! He hit the mark on the issues we are dealing with. Our entire group is using the Glad To Be Here® approach since we’ve returned. I’m amazed at how one 90-minute presentation has changed the mentality of our people. John’s Blue Angel approach to performance works!” – Eric Murphy | Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Ingenix
“Our people left the conference not only with a great deal of knowledge and information, but with an energy to go back and put it into practice. I had people walk up and say, ‘You were right. That was the perfect ending. He inspired me and energized me.’” –Laura Krause | Co-director of the 2009 Arizona SHRM state conference
“The Blue Angels are a great example of teamwork and of performing at a high level through commitment, discipline and trust. Those are key messages that support our company’s mission and vision. In particular, we felt John’s message would show how our core business values and leadership practices reflect our commitment to our safety, health and environmental strategy.” – Steve Walton | Director of Process Excellence, Schering-Plough
"Flying 36 inches from wingtip to canopy requires the kind of precision, clarity, and discipline that I truly believe you can directly apply to every aspect of your life, and to your sales effort, every single day.” –Hayward L. Sawyer | Principal, E2Financial Distributors
“John’s keynote presentation was just as rock solid as it could be. The message he got across to our members was that Nexstar has been teaching them to do this for years, and now they see this works in something as lethal as fighter jets.” –Bob Mallory | Member Communications, Nexstar Network
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