<p>Major Anthony “AB” Bourke is a highly accomplished and decorated F-16 fighter pilot who flew tactical missions in service to our country all over the world. He has accumulated more than 2,700 hours of flight time in various high performance aircraft and was one of the first pilots to fly an F-16 in homeland defense efforts over New York City in the aftermath of September 11th. </p><p>Following his impressive military career, AB applied the tools and techniques that made him one of our nation's premier fighter pilots to the competitive world of business. He ascended rapidly to become the top producing mortgage banker in the Western US for a prominent lending institution. His success in the mortgage banking industry led to an opportunity with a California based start-up where his team dramatically grew annual revenue from $500,000 to $65M in just three years.</p><p>Following these two endeavors, AB combined his love of business with his passion for tactical aviation to build Afterburner Seminars, a global training company based on the lessons he learned in the military. While President & CEO, Afterburner grew into a best-in-class training company that was twice named one of <i>Inc. Magazine</i>'s 500 fastest growing companies.</p><p>Currently AB serves as CEO & Founder of Mach 2 Consulting and has shared his message of peak performance to more than 100,000 people in twelve different countries. AB brings his tactical knowledge and business acumen to the forefront of the management training world to share how fighter pilots, and other organizations where performance truly matters, can develop a feedback system to ensure continuous improvement and peak performance. His wealth of experience and ability to connect with audiences landed AB in <i>Inc Magazine</i>’s 100 Great Leadership Speakers for Your Next Conference.</p>
Veteran F-16 Pilot, renowned entrepreneur, and CEO of Mach 2 Consulting
<ul><li><strong>Communicating at Mach 2</strong></li><li>A high-impact keynote speaker, Bourke focuses on how the world's most successful enterprises -- where results truly matter -- achieve peak performance by creating a culture of honest and open feedback. At the conclusion of his multimedia presentation, your team will walk out the door with a clear understanding of the potential power of open feedback. They will also learn how a "feedback gap" can cripple an organization. Finally, they will see a clear path on how you can make open feedback an integral part of your culture.</li><li><strong>Leading at Mach 2</strong></li><li>All great leaders have a system for driving peak performance. Veteran airman and business speaker Bourke offers your leaders the straightforward, critical tools that U.S. fighter pilots employ to lead their wingmen into the demanding environment of aerial combat. Learn how the best fighter squadrons and the best businesses in the world hire future leaders, how they train those individuals, and how they promote a process of continuous improvement to stay one step ahead of the competition.</li><li><strong>Selling at Mach 2</strong></li><li>In addition to rising to the top of the aviation community, Bourke has built a business career on sales excellence. After achieving accolades as "Top Producer in the Western US" for a prominent lending institution, he led a team of 40 professionals to grow revenue at a California based start-up company from $500,000 to $65M in just three years. A quintessential sales professional, Bourke will teach your people that just like fighter pilots, "great sales people are made...not born." He draws comprehensive parallels between what makes great fighter pilots and what makes great sales people.</li></ul>