Rob 'Waldo' Waldman - The Wingman - teaches associations and corporations how to build trusting, revenue producing relationships with their employees, partners, and customers. While relaying his personal experiences as a combat decorated fighter pilot and businessman, he makes a striking parallel that is memorable and exciting and brings fighter-pilot energy into each story and illustration.

Waldo believes that the key to building a culture of trust lies with your wingmen - the men and women in your life who help you to overcome obstacles, adapt to change, and achieve success. In business and life, you should never fly solo! The solution to winning when the heat is on lies in the ability of every wingman in your organization, regardless of their role, to give 110% and support the team.

Waldo is a graduate of the U.S Air Force Academy and also holds an MBA with a focus on Organizational Behavior. He also was VP of Sales of a financial services company that specialized in mergers and acquisitions. A Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), he is past President of the GA Chapter of the National Speaker's Association. Waldo's clients include Hewlett Packard, New York, Nokia, Home Depot, Qwest Communications, Philips Medical Systems, Bank of America, Panasonic, Aflac, Johnson & Johnson and MassMutual.

• Never Fly Solo!® : The Leader's Flight Plan to Win in Business and Life - Real winners never fly solo. Today in our super charged, highly competitive world of rapid and constant change, those who build trust and work as a team will dodge the missiles of business and win. Waldo's keynote demonstrates you can win in highly competitive environments through disciplined training, dedicated teamwork, and courageous leadership.
  
  This program isnt about combat and crushing the enemy. Rather, it's about focusing on what really matters in business - unwavering trust in meeting the needs of your customer and most importantly, your co-workers. The key to building a culture of trust and winning lies with your wingmen - those trusted and reliable partners who passionately support the team and help you to overcome obstacles, adapt to change, and achieve success. When the mission really counts, you should never fly solo!
  
  
• Top Gun Leadership: How to Build a Culture of Courage in Business and Life! - The key to building a high powered organization that encourages innovative thinking, loyalty to the mission, and a relentless commitment to excellence lies with its leadership. In this high energy workshop, I highlight the difference between managing people, and leading them to be responsible, empowered and confident wingmen. What results is a more productive and efficient organization with superior morale that can rapidly overcome challenges in a competitive marketplace. As trusting and reliable wingmen, an organization that leads to win has four distinct characteristics:
  • Shared Vision - Each and every wingman in the organization knows exactly what they are fighting for. They are committed to the mission, and understand exactly how their unique role in the organization is essential to its success.
  • Values Based Culture - Integrity, accountability, mutual respect, and teamwork serve as the foundation for all relationships internally with co-workers, and externally with partners and clients.
  • Effective Communication - Leaders listen aggressively and communicate their vision with passion. They promote open communication and connect with the heart and soul of their wingmen.
  • Train to Win Mindset - Successful leaders command flawless preparation, not flawless execution! They encourage their wingmen to expand their capabilities, and consistently reward high performers who take calculated risks and 'push the envelope' in order to grow.