Elizabeth McCormick Aviator, CSP, CVP

Former US Army Black Hawk Pilot, now a Motivational Speaker, CSP = Certified Speaking Professional, CVP = Certified Virtual Presenter
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As a decorated US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, Elizabeth McCormick flew air assault, command and control, top-secret intelligence missions, and transported high-level government VIP’s. Then Elizabeth transitioned from her military service to corporate business as an international contract negotiator and commodity manager in purchasing and supply chain for global corporations. Now, Elizabeth is an in-demand motivational and inspirational keynote speaker, and leadership specialist: currently #5 on the list of “Leadership Experts to Follow Online.”

Her leadership and rise to success in the military paved the way for her professional achievements in corporate and entrepreneurial sales environments. Through her gifted art of analyzation and negotiation, expert mentoring abilities, mastery of management, and team-building skills, she led several teams throughout her career to top achievements that include millions of dollars in strategic cost-saving measures for regional, national, and global business entities.

An authority on leadership, military, and veterans issues is highly sought after with the media. She is frequently seen on ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, in the Wall Street Journal and was just recently live on CNN for a segment on helicopter performance. Her personal development book, The PILOT Method; the Five Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life, is a “must read” along with her 19+ business tip books in the Soar 2 Success series on leadership and entrepreneurial topics.

In addition to her aviation training, Elizabeth was trained in the US Army’s Safety School to contribute and lead her unit’s preparedness and readiness. Other than her Army Aviator badge and her many military awards, she’s most proud of receiving the Humanitarian Service Medal for helping communities recover from Hurricane Hugo in 1994. In 2011, Elizabeth was awarded the US Congressional Veteran Commendation for her service to her country and community as a disabled veteran.

Elizabeth usually speaks at 100+ engagements per year (BC- Before COVID) and is an in-demand motivational business success speaker with a focus on leadership, safety, sales, change management, and professional development, and personal growth, bringing a HIGH ENERGY aviation stories to events. Elizabeth inspires audiences, sharing her pioneering and insightful aviation lessons learned in a dramatically memorable and action-oriented keynote presentation. As a premier leadership trainer and top performing founding member of the John Maxwell Team of speakers, she is a dynamic and energizing expert sought after for events around the world. In 2019, Elizabeth earned her “Certified Speaking Professional” (CSP) career designation bestowed by the National Speakers Association. To achieve this designation, a professional speaker must demonstrate documented proficiency over a minimum of five years, receive positive evaluations from their clients, and be evaluated and affirmed through a peer-review process. In 2020, Elizabeth added a “Certified Virtual Presenter” designation for her proficiency in online performances.

Find out more at: www.PilotSpeaker.com Follow her anywhere you are on social media at: @PilotSpeaker

Programs By Elizabeth McCormick Aviator, CSP, CVP

Most Requested Virtual or In Person Motivational and Entertaining Keynote most easily tailored to match YOUR objectives. This 45 min to 90 min keynote, can be expanded to up to a 3-hour workshop and customized to advance your personnel’s performance- perfect for an OPENING or CLOSING keynote or Elizabeth’s favorite spot in your program? The dreaded AFTER LUNCH spot! This presentation is applicable for any industry or event. Most easily customizable for your event’s outcomes and organization’s objectives. Former US. Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, Elizabeth McCormick, shares the professional development secrets for success with her stories of overcoming overwhelming obstacles as a helicopter pilot while inspiring YOU (and your organization) to SOAR 2 Success! Key Takeaways: Boost YOUR confidence, elevating your effectiveness with customers and co-workers (even your family) Experience through an interactive exercise proving the power of language on your personal power and your impact on those around you Discover the #1 success principle while learning to FLY a helicopter (YES REALLY!) Soar to a higher level of advancement through influencing others to lead OPTIONS for Customization of this presentation: Deep Dive Into Leadership- CAN Leadership a simple framework toward greater levels of leadership Resilience Factor- Increasing your resilience in the face of change can impact the culture of your organization Customer Service Customer Experience- How can you inspire your team to be more customer driven? Effective Team Building: Who is on your Flight Crew? What is the #1 performance driver of highly productive teams Lead Effectively with advanced prioritization and delegation strategies High Performance starts with creating a culture of Optimal Performance in the workplace
Tactical Leadership Development for Executives and mid-level management tailored to match YOUR objectives. This 45 min to 90 min keynote, can be expanded to up to a 3-hour workshop and customized for your Executive leaders, mid-level managers, with train the trainer aspects to help your organization develop high potential talent. Perfect for an OPENING or CLOSING keynote or Elizabeth’s favorite spot in your program? The dreaded AFTER LUNCH spot! This presentation is applicable for any industry or event. Most easily customizable for your event’s outcomes and organization’s objectives. Learn to FLY in the altitude-raising presentation by former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot Elizabeth McCormick, #5 on the list of “Leadership Experts to Follow Online”, as she simplifies leadership principles into an immediately implementable business strategy. Elevate your team’s performance by driving a sustainable Mission of Excellence to achieve YOUR greatest potential while leading others to reach theirs. Key Takeaways: Learn to fly a helicopter- REALLY! Explore the impact multi-tasking has on your focus and ultimately your performance (and your team’s results) Accelerate your resilience factor by proactively responding throughout disruption to succeed with speed Discover the SIMPLE leadership formula leading to actions every great leader takes Whether your organization needs to develop high potential talent into leadership positions, or you need an executive level leadership offsite retreat facilitated for strategic planning, Elizabeth brings a unique story and perspective to your team to shift awareness and behavior immediately. Popular CUSTOMIZATION aspects: Her simple formula is “CAN Leadership” can also be taught as a leadership workshop up to a half day in duration: Communicate: verbal and non-verbal communication Aviate: taking effective action and the multi-tasking myth Navigate: finding clarity in your vision, mission, objectives, and planning FLY to a Mission of Excellence: Instill confidence, which drives greater competence into a mission of excellence. Your organization is not AVERAGE! No one wakes up striving for AVERAGE. Inspire excellence through small improvements of focus and attention. Soar in the Face of Change: Whether you’re coming through the other side of reorganization, a reduction in force, or staring into a technology or industry change. Change is here to stay. How can you better equip your personnel to be resilient during disruption? Optimal Performance: Who wants to fly with an average pilot? When you are the leader, taking care of you is required. Your physical, emotional, and mental well-being shows up in your work performance. How are you showing up as a leader? Your actions are what your people will follow. Work-Life balance isn’t possible when you’re running depleted. Doesn’t your work deserve your best? Your family? YOU deserve to be at your best? Who is on your Flight Crew: Team-building takes trust. It takes more than just the pilot to fly the mission. Who are the other team members who make the work happen yet don’t work for you? Showing a greater level of appreciation will inspire better behavior. What gets rewarded get repeated.
In this attitude-raising presentation by former US Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot Elizabeth McCormick, #5 on the list of “Leadership Experts to Follow Online”, she provides a deeper insight into what motivates your new hires- before you hire them! From this you’ll learn how to best follow up with them, train them, engage them and RETAIN them in your workplace. In this tactical and practical presentation your participants will get out of their seats and discover their own primary and secondary motivators and why they work better with some team members than others. Elevate your team’s performance. Key Takeaways: Learn the questions to ask to quickly determine how to identify an interviewee’s primary motivator Explore how to best connect and communicate with a new hire Amplify your team members strengths and ensure you have the right people in their best roles Discover the SIMPLE leadership formula leading to actions every great leader takes Whether your organization needs to hire, and develop high potential talent, Elizabeth brings a unique story and perspective to your team to shift awareness and behavior immediately.
30 min to 90 min keynote, can be expanded to up to a 3 hour workshop and customized for sales leaders to your individual team-members’ sales performances. Former U.S. Army Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot, Elizabeth McCormick, shares secrets to SALES SUCCESS gleaned from 8 years of purchasing and negotiating experience as well as building a top ranked sales team. Relating these lessons for business and life with her stories of overcoming obstacles to become a helicopter pilot, Elizabeth creates an experience for YOU and your attendees while inspiring YOU to Soar Your Sales! In one hour you will leave knowing how to: • Increase your confidence and resiliency to boost your attitude and adapt to change • Ask more questions as being more curious will lead to better solutions and increased sales • FLY a Helicopter (YES- REALLY! Right hand, left hand, feet- all interactive and engaged and leaning in unison) being more intentional and focused to accomplish more • Soar Your Sales with the one question to ask to know how to best communicate and close your prospects Whether your organization needs to develop a new sales team to perform higher, fire everyone up at an annual kick-off meeting, or you need a sales leadership offsite retreat facilitated for strategic planning, Elizabeth brings a unique story and perspective to your team to shift awareness into action immediately. Popular CUSTOMIZATION aspects: Confidence Boosters: How do you shore up your resolve, positivity and energy for the repeated negativity that exists in today’s world? Create an invisible suit of armor between you and the No’s so it doesn’t affect you. And you can implement your mission effectively. FLY to a Mission of Excellence: Instill confidence, which drives greater competence into a mission of excellence. Your organization is not AVERAGE! No one wakes up striving for AVERAGE. Inspire excellence through small improvements of focus and attention. The Personality Styles of Sales: You’ve heard of DISC personality and communication styles? AS a human behavior expert, in a longer 2 hour+ presentation- Elizabeth will train your team how to best identify which style a prospect is and how to best connect, build rapport, and follow up with them. Increase sales immediately through this understanding. Who is on your Flight Crew: Team-building and trust. It takes more than just the pilot to fly the mission. Who are the other team members, vendors, suppliers and internal team members (inside sales?) who make the work happen yet don’t work for you. Showing a greater level of appreciation will inspire better behavior. What gets rewarded get repeated.
Former Black Hawk Pilot, and Safety school-trained by the US Army, Elizabeth McCormick, shares the professional development secrets for greater safety with her stories of overcoming overwhelming obstacles as a helicopter pilot while inspiring YOU Stay Alert, Stay Alive! KEY TAKEAWAYS: • Unlock boosting YOUR confidence, elevating your effectiveness with customers and co-workers, increasing rapport and buy-in • Discover the key success principle while learning to fly a helicopter (YES REALLY!) • Inspire excellence through small improvements of focus and attention • Connect and increase rapport for better buy-in for safety measures • Impact better behavior in your organization • Soar to a higher level of advancement through influencing others to lead

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Books By Elizabeth McCormick Aviator, CSP, CVP

The PILOT Method - 5 Elemental Truths to Leading Yourself in Life

Becoming a Black Hawk helicopter pilot wasn't easy, and from that experience came the realization that pilots- rotary or fixed wing, military or civilian, have a different thought process. The rigors of flight training and the heightened state of awareness during flight changes who they are. What makes pilots different? Why are they revered as an industry and looked up to by children with awestruck eyes? And how can the lessons learned as pilots translate into personal leadership and high level performance? The P.I.L.O.T. Method breaks down the 5 elemental truths to being a better leader of yourself through the experiences of pilots. P- Potential: You have potential, are you confident in that potential, and how to boost it. I- Implementation: What are you doing with your potential, and how to get more out of it. L- Leadership: The three pillars of leadership based on aviation principles and how they apply to you. O- Optimize: Are you living your best life? Learn how you CAN be more, do more, and live more. T- Tenacity: Never give up. How to find that toughness within you. Through Elizabeth McCormick’s stories and those of her pilot friends, you’ll learn how to FLY- First Lead Yourself.

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