<p>Tammie Jo Shults possessed an early interest in flying, but she faced various obstacles on her path to becoming a military pilot. </p><p>Applying her lifelong trait of perseverance, she eventually became one of the first female F/A-18 Hornet pilots in the United States Navy. Her duties, before women were allowed into combat roles, encompassed teaching Out Of Control Flight as well as serving as a bogey/bandit against Top Gun students as well as other squadrons, ships or entire carrier groups. After concluding her Navy career, she flew over Forrest fires one summer then became a pilot for Southwest Airlines. Tammie Jo's incredible history and talent received wide acclaim on April 17, 2018, when she successfully landed a Southwest Boeing 737 after an engine exploded at high altitude, causing multiple system failures and a rapid depressurization. The successful landing of Flight 1380 in Philadelphia saved 148 total lives including passengers and crew. </p><p>Her memoir, Nerves of Steel, was a National Best Seller. Tammie Jo and her husband Dean live in Texas are committed to living out their faith and serving in their community. They are active in their church and volunteer at a school focusing on at-risk youth. While Captain Shults retired from commercial flying in September 2020, she continues to dedicate herself to volunteer piloting and serves on various boards, including the first DOT Women In Aviation Advisory Board to the FAA, Pearl Harbor Aviation Board, Angel Flight South Central Board and the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation Board. In addition, she has received an honorary doctorate in Humanities from her alma mater, Mid America Nazarene University and a number of aviation awards, included being inducted into the International Aviation Hall of Fame as well as the Wings Club of New York’s Outstanding Aviator Award.</p>
Heroic Captain of Southwest Flight 1380 Emergency Landing and Author, <em>Nerves of Steel: How I Followed My Dreams, Earned My Wings, and Faced My Greatest Challenge</em>
<ul><li><strong>Peace Under Crisis: Lessons To Help You Thrive During Turbulent Times</strong></li><li>Uncertainty is one of the most challenging things any business leader, employee or company has to face. When norms begin shifting and changing, fear and indecision can prevent you from moving forward. In this gripping presentation, US Navy trained pilot and captain of Southwest Flight 1380 Tammie Jo Shults will share how she adapted the pilot training for handling trouble, “aviate, navigate, communicate,” in order to save the lives of 148 passengers after its engine exploded. Revealing the key takeaways that allowed her to maintain a sense of peace while guiding the flight to a safe landing, her perseverance and the lessons she learned during her career will inspire anyone who is facing turbulence on the way to achievement.</li><li>In this presentation you’ll learn how to deal with anxiety; how to deal with NO as an opinion vs. as a fact; how to face challenges and maintain your peace, even during a crisis; and what Tammie and her 1st officers, crew members, and passengers had to do to successfully land Flight 1380.</li><li><strong>Flying Through Adversity: Why Diversity is Crucial in Building Strong Teams</strong></li><li>As a young girl, Tammie Jo Shults dreamed of being a pilot—only to find countless obstacles on her path to the male-dominated field of aviation. But through steadfast perseverance, she succeeded—becoming one of the Navy’s first female F-18 fighter pilots, and later a commercial pilot for Southwest Airlines, famously making the emergency landing that saved 148 lives. With an unwavering focus, and sense of equality for all, Shults served as her Navy squadron’s Equal Opportunity Officer, and in 2019 she served on the U.S. Department of Transportation board, working to break down the barriers women and minorities face in the field of aviation.</li><li>Drawing on her years of experience in building teams and as a champion for women and minorities, Shults discusses why diversity is crucial in building strong teams and leadership, and offers a common-sense approach to creating opportunities for yourself and for those around you—even in the face of adversity. <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span></li><li><strong>Nerves of Steel: How I Earned My Wings and Faced My Greatest Challenge</strong></li><li>Tammie Jo Shults displayed amazing calm in the face of catastrophe while saving the lives of 148 people aboard Southwest Flight 1380. In this presentation, Shults illustrates how her journey prepared her perfectly for that extraordinary day in the cockpit. She talks openly about the obstacles she had to overcome being a woman in the male-dominated field of naval aviation, of ignoring the word “no”, and becoming one of the Navy’s first female F-18 Hornet Fighter Pilots. Audiences hear powerful flight-deck recordings between Shults and air-traffic control chronicling the chilling moments when the plane’s left engine exploded, plunging the airliner more than 18,000 feet in the first five minutes alone. Shults offers lessons in leadership, service through sacrifice, and the value of human life.</li></ul>