Speaking – Hasard Lee

"Tools that are making an impact and driving value"

Rajiv Bajwa, Vice President, IBM

Keynotes that transform uncertainty into opportunity, build a culture of ownership, and create high-performance teams that work together and lead the organization to victory.

Bestselling

Author

#2 Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author

U.S. Air Force

Pilot

F-16 & F-35
fighter pilot

Teacher

Leader

Taught hundreds of pilots the art and science of leadership

Technology

AI

Led an organizational AI transformation

Keynote

Speaker

Nominated as a top up-and-coming speaker

In a business landscape where complexity and uncertainty dominate, leaders across industries are struggling to adapt. Market volatility, technological disruptions, and global competition reveal the limits of traditional leadership, signaling the need for a bold new approach to tackle today’s challenges.

What we learned on the battlefield is that good leadership is the most powerful force on the planet.

Hasard Lee has helped millions of people become better leaders and decision-makers in technology, financial services, retail, engineering, manufacturing, and real estate.

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6 ways Hasard’s Keynotes create a defining impact for your organization

Real-World High-Stakes Leadership

Hasard hasn't just studied leadership; he's lived it, leading pilots in combat and making life-or-death decisions. This provides a level of authenticity and credibility that is rare.

Deep Customization: Crafted For Your Audience

Hasard meticulously tailors every keynote. Through detailed pre-event collaboration, his multimedia presentation is crafted from scratch to address your unique goals, ensuring a session that resonates deeply because it's truly built for your team.

Your World-Class Marketing Package

Ignite excitement before Hasard even takes the stage. His comprehensive marketing package—with engaging videos and promotional content—helps you boost attendance and build buzz, ensuring maximum impact from the moment your event is announced.

Lasting Impact: Momentum Beyond the Moment

Success is measured by progress long after Hasard has left the stage. Hasard aims to turn the initial spark into sustained growth, providing targeted resources like the Field Guide, after-action debriefs, and continuing engagement to ensure insights benefit your audience long after the event.

Your Actionable Blueprint: The Customized Field Guide

Attendees receive a tailored Field Guide distilling key insights and strategies from Hasard’s keynote, customized to their specific challenges. This practical companion ensures they can reference and apply learnings, turning inspiration into lasting action.

Your Dynamic, Relevant, and Resonant Speaker

Hasard transforms presentations into captivating experiences. His blend of energy, authenticity, and powerful storytelling keeps minds engaged and phones down, creating a shared, unforgettable journey that resonates long after.

Frequently Asked Questions

about Hasard

What makes Hasard uniquely qualified to speaking on leadership and decision-making?

Hasard’s leadership and decision-making under uncertainty are forged from direct, high-stakes experience as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot with over 80 combat missions. His expertise extends to developing leaders, having instructed hundreds of fighter pilots, while leading strategic innovation through his involvement with the F-35 program. He also spearheaded an organizational AI transformation within the U.S. Air Force, yielding methodologies now adopted by air forces internationally. These principles were the basis of his Wall Street Journal bestselling book, The Art of Clear Thinking, and he now applies these insights to help Fortune 500 companies like Meta, IBM, and Microsoft develop actionable strategies to lead their teams to victory.

What drives Hasard to speak and consult?

Hasard’s drive to speak and consult is deeply rooted in the military ethos of ‘service before self.’ His development as a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot involved over $50 million of intensive training, equipping him with expertise in leadership, decision-making, and resilience under pressure. Now, guided by that principle of service, Hasard’s calling is to share his combat-proven strategies, empowering individuals and organizations to navigate today’s challenges.

Can you describe the impact of Hasard's speaking engagements and collaborations?

Through his speaking engagements, leadership programs, and consulting, he has empowered individuals and organizations to achieve extraordinary outcomes. At Meta, he inspired engineers and designers to push the boundaries of virtual reality technology, leading to innovations that transformed user experiences. His collaboration with scientists and engineers at Northrop Grumman on the James Webb Space Telescope project contributed to discoveries that deepened humanity’s connection to the universe. Additionally, his leadership development programs have equipped executives at IBM and other companies with the skills to navigate complexity, foster innovation, and drive meaningful impact.

About Hasard's Keynotes

Does Hasard customize his keynotes?

Yes, Hasard customizes his keynotes for every event. Each presentation is carefully tailored to deliver a message that resonates with the specific theme and goals of the event. This personalized approach ensures that his talks are not only relevant but also deeply engaging for the audience while aligning with the theme and messaging of the event.

What else makes Hasard's keynotes unique?

What sets a keynote by Hasard apart is a multi-faceted approach designed for lasting impact. It begins with his real-world, high-stakes leadership experience. Hasard hasn’t just studied leadership; he’s lived it, leading pilots in combat and making life-or-death decisions. This gives his message a rare and compelling authenticity that audiences immediately recognize and connect with.

To further maximize your event’s success and extend its value, Hasard provides comprehensive support. This includes a world-class marketing package with engaging videos and promotional content to help you boost attendance and build buzz around the event. His commitment is to fostering a lasting impact where success is measured by progress in the months after the event. He facilitates this by providing targeted resources, such as a customized Field Guide for every attendee. This actionable blueprint distills key insights and strategies from the keynote, tailored to their specific challenges, ensuring they can reference and apply learnings.

In addition, Hasard conducts an after action debrief a month after the event to answer questions and provide guidance to ensure the momentum continues to grow.

What does Hasard offer beyond a keynote?

Beyond his keynotes, Hasard offers a diverse array of services designed to enhance leadership skills and propel organizational success.

Facilitated Leadership Sessions
Hasard offers interactive and high-energy sessions where leaders collaborate to address real challenges. He guides participants using battle-tested strategies, enabling them to refine their skills in real time and emerge sharper and more capable.

Fireside Chats with Executive Leaders
Hasard hosts intimate, no-filter conversations with top executives, delivering rare insights into leadership at its peak. These sessions combine storytelling, wisdom, and networking opportunities, creating a memorable and transformative experience for attendees.

Customized Workshops
Hasard designs tailor-made workshops that confront an organization’s most pressing issues directly. Focused on critical areas like team alignment, these workshops equip participants with practical tools and yield immediate, tangible benefits.

Custom In-Person and Virtual Consulting
Hasard provides strategic consulting services, available both in-person and virtually, that cut through complexity to bring clarity to chaotic situations. His consulting delivers actionable plans that drive organizational success.

Long-Term Leadership Training
Hasard provides ongoing leadership development with regular touchpoints and evolving resources. This training ensures leaders experience sustained growth and maintain long-term impact within their organizations.

Booking Hasard

Does Hasard do discovery calls?

Yes, Hasard and his team are available for a discovery call for your event. Please reach out via the contact form.

Are Hasard's keynotes available in live and virtual formats?

Yes, Hasard has extensive experience in both live and virtual formats.

My event is less than a month out. Is it too late to contact Hasard?

As a fighter pilot, Hasard specialized in executing complex missions under extreme pressure, often adapting to unexpected circumstances with minimal lead time. He brings that same decisive, ‘mission-first’ mindset to every engagement. So, regardless of your event’s lead time, please fill out the Booking Inquiry Form. Hasard will review your request and do his utmost to find a way to support your event. If he is already scheduled, he’s committed to helping you find another outstanding speaker who can deliver for your audience.

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