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Carey Lohrenz
The U.S. Navy's First Female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot | Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author of Fearless Leadership | Professional Speakers Hall of Fame
Carey Lohrenz made history as the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, learning what leadership means in one of the most demanding, high-stakes environments on earth. Now a Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and a member of the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, she translates the lessons of the flight deck into a proven playbook for fearless leadership and high-performing teams under pressure.
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Carey Lohrenz biography
Leadership speaker Carey Lohrenz knows what it takes to lead and perform when the stakes could not be higher. She made history as the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the United States Navy, breaking barriers in one of the most demanding, male-dominated, and unforgiving environments imaginable: the cockpit of a fighter jet and the flight deck of an aircraft carrier, where inconsistent execution can have catastrophic consequences. It was there that she learned the timeless principles of fearless leadership that she now shares with organizations around the world.
Flying combat missions as a mission-ready naval aviator, Lohrenz operated in fast-moving, high-pressure situations that demanded absolute focus, teamwork, and trust. When she deployed to the USS Abraham Lincoln in the 1990s, she was one of fewer than five female aviators among a crew of five thousand. The lessons she learned about courage, resilience, and leading high-performing teams under extreme pressure became the foundation of her work in the business world, where she has advised and inspired Fortune 100 companies including AT&T, Cisco, Walmart, and Wells Fargo.
Fearless Leadership
Lohrenz is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of two books, Fearless Leadership: High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck and Span of Control, which distill her hard-won insights into practical frameworks for leading through fear, pressure, and uncertainty. Recognized as one of the world’s most impactful keynote speakers, she has been inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, named a SUCCESS Magazine Woman of Influence, and is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin. She previously served as president of the Women Military Aviators association.
As a speaker, Carey Lohrenz is dynamic, inspiring, and intensely practical, connecting the extreme world of naval aviation to the everyday challenges leaders and teams face. She speaks on fearless leadership, building and leading high-performing teams, performing under pressure and in high-stakes environments, resilience, and creating high-reliability organizations where excellence is the standard. Relevant across sectors from corporate and healthcare to government and education, she leaves audiences motivated and equipped with a clear flight plan for leading fearlessly.
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Carey Lohrenz Keynote Topics
Drawing on her Wall Street Journal bestseller and her experience in the cockpit of an F-14, Carey Lohrenz reveals what fearless leadership truly means, and why it is built on three fundamentals: courage, tenacity, and integrity. She shows audiences how to set a bold vision, make sound decisions under pressure, and lead with confidence even when the outcome is uncertain. Powerful and practical, it is a galvanizing keynote for any leader who wants to stop letting fear hold them, and their team, back.
On a flight deck, high performance is not optional, it is a matter of life and death. Carey Lohrenz translates the principles that make elite military aviation teams so effective, trust, communication, preparation, and accountability, into practical lessons any organization can use. She shows leaders how to build cohesive, resilient teams that execute flawlessly under pressure and consistently deliver results. An energizing, insight-packed session on turning a group of individuals into a truly high-performing team.
Based on her second bestseller, this keynote tackles a challenge every leader faces: how to stay focused, decisive, and effective when you are under pressure, overwhelmed, and pulled in every direction. Lohrenz shares the strategies fighter pilots use to manage complexity and maintain control in chaotic, high-stakes situations, and how to apply them to the demands of modern work and life. A timely, practical talk on focus, resilience, and getting what matters most done.
In aviation, there is no room for error, which is why the military pioneered the idea of the "high-reliability organization." Carey Lohrenz explains how the world's most demanding, safety-critical environments achieve consistent excellence, and how any organization, from healthcare to finance, can adopt the same principles to reduce mistakes, improve performance, and build a culture of accountability and trust. A rigorous, highly relevant keynote for leaders where getting it right every time truly matters.
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FAQs on Booking Carey Lohrenz
Why Carey Lohrenz?
Booking Carey Lohrenz brings audiences a genuine trailblazer with an unforgettable story and a proven track record on stage. As the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the U.S. Navy, she learned to lead and perform in one of the highest-pressure environments on earth, and now translates those lessons into practical, powerful insight for the business world. A Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author and a member of the elite Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, she is dynamic, inspiring, and intensely relevant across every sector, from corporate to healthcare, government, and education. She is ideal for events on leadership, high performance, teamwork, resilience, and women's empowerment. To bring Carey Lohrenz to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Carey Lohrenz?
Carey Lohrenz is a former U.S. Navy fighter pilot, bestselling author, and leadership speaker best known for making history as the first fully qualified female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilot in the United States Navy. Flying combat-ready missions from aircraft carriers, she learned to lead and perform in one of the most demanding, high-stakes environments imaginable. After leaving the Navy, she became a leadership expert and consultant, and is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today bestselling author of Fearless Leadership: High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck and Span of Control. She has been inducted into the Professional Speakers Hall of Fame, named a SUCCESS Magazine Woman of Influence, and served as president of the Women Military Aviators association. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, she has advised Fortune 100 companies across the globe.
What is Fearless Leadership about?
Fearless Leadership: High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck is Carey Lohrenz's Wall Street Journal bestselling book, drawing directly on her experience as a fighter pilot to explain what it really takes to lead fearlessly. Her central insight is that fearless leadership does not mean the absence of fear, it means developing the ability to work through fear and make it work for you. The book is built around three fundamentals of real fearlessness: courage, tenacity, and integrity. From there, Lohrenz offers practical guidance on how to set a bold vision, align and energize a team, make sound decisions under pressure, and execute with consistency, even in the most demanding conditions. Widely read across industries, it has become a go-to resource for leaders who want to build high-performing teams and perform at their best when the stakes are high.
What topics does leadership speaker Carey Lohrenz cover?
Carey Lohrenz speaks on fearless leadership, building and leading high-performing teams, performing under pressure (the focus of her book Span of Control), resilience, and creating high-reliability organizations. Her keynotes suit events on leadership, high performance, teamwork, resilience, and women's empowerment, and are relevant across sectors including corporate, healthcare, government, and education. To book Carey Lohrenz as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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