Speaker Profile

Kevin Sweeney

View a printable version of this profile. Location of Speaker: Dallas, Texas Fees: $7,500 - $10,000

Specialties:  Keynote After Dinner Seminar Leader Facilitator-Retreat Topics:  Peak Performance Under Pressure Stress Management Teamwork/Teambuilding Proper Preparation Speech Titles Pressure Cooker Confidence™ As If Your Life Depended on It I Can't Do It Alone It’s No Big Deal, I’ve Been Here Before Effective Leadership About This Speaker: About Kevin Sweeney - Kevin talks about Peak Performance under pressure. The main story he tells is where he was the Captain of a KC-135, the military version of the Boeing 707, 4 engine jet, at night, maximum weight on a Desert Storm mission when the two engines on his left wing came completely off the airplane. With the help of his crew, he flew the airplane back and successfully landed. Kevin talks about how to put you and your team in position to handle the pressures we all face personally and professionally on a daily basis. ________________________ Kevin Sweeney's Client Comments: Government Financial Management Association of Texas Executive Director "The inspirational speaker was FABULOUS. Usually I am counting down the seconds until someone is finished in those kinds of things, but that guy was AMAZING. I wish my son could hear his story. WOW." _____________ Texas Association for Alternative Education Executive Director "You had the 600+ member teachers of the Texas Association for Alternative Education enthralled and engaged for every second of your speech at our annual convention." _____________ Glass Doctor President "Your speech perfectly matched the theme of the meeting – “One team, One mission.”" _____________ United States Air Force Academy Commandant of Cadets "The values you stand for are the same high ideals we strive to develop and internalize in all our cadets….You have made a difference and inspired all who heard your words to strive for that greater good that lies within!" _____________ C.H. Guernsey & Company CEO "I have had a lot of positive feedback as a result of your presentation. Everyone enjoyed your message and especially enjoyed your high-energy style." IBM VP, Network Services "Your approach to handling the pressure we all constantly face is unique and compelling." ______________ Lockheed Martin VP, Quality & Mission Success "The need and ability to handle pressure appropriately is a dilemma we all constantly face. Your strategy and formula for taking that pressure and turning it into “Pressure Cooker Confidence™”, a calm confidence is a lesson we all need." _________________________ Kevin Sweeney's Media Quotes: Reader’s Digest "It was sheer skill and remarkably calm performance that kept the airplane flying that night. Last May, Sweeney, Selanders, Mermis and Stucky were presented the U.S. Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross “for extraordinary achievement.” “How did you manage to do it?” a reporter asked Sweeney. “We stayed calm, practiced basic airmanship and did what we had to.” _____________ Private Clubs “I relate that to my audience. If a salesperson has prepared for that irate customer to call, that’s not a bad day. It’s OK, they know how to handle it.”…”I talk about some of the biggest stress in life, which we cause ourselves. I talk about focus, ignoring the immaterial. How many times do we find ourselves looking at the wrong thing?” _____________ Oklahoma Association Manager “Think ahead; avoid putting yourself into a known position of pressure. You can control the situation; put yourself into a position for success.” ________________________ Kevin Sweeney President, Kevin Sweeney Speakers Lt. Colonel United States Air Force (retired) Partial list of Medals Awarded Multiple Air Medals Air Achievement Medal United States Air Force Distinguished Flying Cross Command Pilot designation, United States Air Force Combat Veteran, Viet Nam, Desert Storm Bachelor’s Degree of Arts, Economics Bachelor‘s Degree in Business Administration Masters Degree in Business Administration

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