Garth has built his career leading in environments where mistakes are not an option and the stakes could not be higher. A former Special Forces officer, two-time Everest summiteer, and current airline Captain, he brings a rare combination of military leadership, safety-critical decision-making, and extreme performance experience to global audiences.
Across a career that spans commanding elite military units on operations, managing safety for the world’s largest Boeing 747 fleet, and leading expeditions in the planet’s most hostile environments—from Everest and K2 to remote 8,000-meter peaks—Garth has learned what it truly takes to lead under pressure. His work reveals how trust is built, how decisions are made with incomplete information, and how teams perform when conditions are volatile, uncertain, and unforgiving.
A graduate of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst with a master’s degree from the University of Cambridge, Garth blends military precision, commercial insight, and academic rigor. His keynotes take audiences inside moments few ever experience—an in-flight emergency, command decisions at the sharp end of operations, and life in Everest’s “death zone”—and translate those moments into practical, actionable lessons for leaders and teams.
Today, Garth works with organizations around the world to build resilient, accountable, and agile cultures—helping leaders operate with calm, clarity, and confidence when it matters most.
- MAYDAY! – How do you keep your head when all around you are losing theirs?
- Buckle up as Garth provides unique insights from his experience leading at the sharp end of the British Army and in both hostile and safety-critical environments. Discover what it takes to lead when failure is not an option. Garth uses his lived experience to deliver powerful and impactful stories of high stakes leadership – from complex military operations abroad, dealing with an engine fire in flight, to dealing with an emergency on the highest mountain in the world. World class lessons in leadership from the cockpit at 600mph, Special Forces, and the summit of Everest.
- Who Dares Wins – How fortune favors the brave
- Learn the art of tolerating risk and accepting failure. To grow world leading teams there are some hard truths you need to face. Garth will accelerate you to 600mph, lead you to the top of the world, and expose you to the realities of life and death decisions of operations against enemy combatants. Learn how a powerful ‘why’, detailed preparation and disciplined execution can take you to extraordinary heights. How good do you want to be? Prepare to be challenged with insights and lessons from operating in environments where preparation and disciplined execution can mean the difference between life or death.
- Mission Command - Build the competitive advantage
- How do you create high performing teams? How do you keep your best people ahead of the competition? Garth will outline powerful tools and techniques gleaned from a career within the Special Forces and beyond to bind teams together and build a trust which endures when the pressure is on. Discover fundamental Leadership - Teamwork - Followership frameworks that work to create a competitive advantage for your organization.
- Stand by – Go! - An unbeatable mindset
- What does it take to keep pushing forward when your body is screaming at you to stop? How do you bounce back from massive failure to world class success? Gain unique access inside the mindset of elite military operators and learn how to embed grit and resilience into your DNA. This is about transformational performance – illustrating how to face your fears and win against all odds. Supercharge your team with game-changing insights from Garth's experience leading Special Forces teams and his time at the cutting edge of high-risk adventure.