Nov 11, 2021
Honoring All Veterans
This Veterans Day, we celebrate all the Veterans in our BigSpeak Family who have served or who are continuing to serve in the United States military and armed forces. We recognize the sacrifices you all have made to protect our country!
BigSpeak has the pleasure of working with some of the finest Veteran keynote speakers in the world. Today, we celebrate these special people along with all the Veterans across the country.
Vernice FlyGirl Armour is America’s first African-American female combat pilot and the author of Zero to Breakthrough. FlyGirl was a Diversity Liaison Office at the Pentagon for Headquarters Marine Corps and has received numerous awards as a pioneering pilot. She is a dynamic keynote speaker who helps business leaders and female entrepreneurs take risks and get breakthrough results.
Thomas A. Kolditz is a retired Brigadier General who served on four continents in his 34 years of military service. Tom is the author of In Extremis Leadership: Leading as if Your Life Depended on It, which recounts more than 175 interviews in Iraq during his combat operations. Tom translates his military experience into profound lessons for leaders in any setting.
Carey Lohrenz is a former Navy pilot who was the first female F-14 Tomcat Fighter Pilot in the U.S.Navy. She has flown missions worldwide as a combat-mission-ready United States Navy pilot. Carey relays her experience of flying on aircraft carriers to exhibit how teams can succeed in this high-risk, time-crunched world.
Colonel Nicole Malachowski is a 21-year Air Force veteran and the first female Thunderbird pilot. A former fighter squadron commander and mission-ready pilot in three operational fighter squadrons, she earned her place as an inductee into the Women in Aviation International Pioneer Hall of Fame. Nicole offers organizations lessons on leadership, followership, and overcoming adversity, helping audiences set in motion their unbeatable spirit to succeed far beyond what they think they can accomplish.
MK Palmore is a former midshipman at the United States Naval Academy and a former commissioned offers in the United States Marine Corps. After his time in the military, MK started a 22-year career as a Special Agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He offers leadership consulting in areas of cybersecurity and crisis response and management.
And finally, none other than our very own Max Peck. Max is a Marine Corps Seargent veteran who joined the Marines after high school. He served a 5-year term, with 3 tours in APAC and the Middle East, including anti-terrorism and classified intelligence-gathering operations. Max earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his exemplary performance during combat operations and was promoted to a leadership role as a noncommissioned officer. After retiring from the Marine Corps, Max volunteered as a Veteran’s Liason at the University of California and he remains active in veteran activities.
Veterans Day signifies a day to thank those who are serving or have served. We encourage all of you to ask your friends and family if they served, listen to their time in the service, and most importantly, extend your gratitude for their service. In case we missed listing one of your favorite armed forces experts, here is a more detailed list.
To all those who have served or are currently serving, Happy Veterans Day and we appreciate your sacrifices to protect us.
Please contact us at info@bigspeak.com to inquire about any of our wonderful speakers!