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Anthony Bourke
Transform team performance with Anthony Bourke, speaker and former F-16 fighter pilot. Anthony works with organizations to enhance leadership, strategic execution, and communication, delivering high-impact insights from military precision to business excellence for global clients.
Anthony Bourke, the CEO and Founder of Mach 2 Consulting, is not just your average management training expert.
As a former F-16 fighter pilot, Bourke brings a unique perspective to the industry, combining his tactical knowledge with extensive business experience. Having accumulated over 2,700 hours of flight time in high-performance aircraft, Bourke's military career has given him the skills necessary to excel in the competitive business world.
He has proven his abilities in the mortgage industry, achieving remarkable success by playing a pivotal role in growing a California-based start-up company's revenue from $500,000 to an impressive $65 million in just three years.
In addition to his achievements in the mortgage industry, Bourke has also served as the CEO and president of Afterburner Inc., a global management training company. Under his leadership, the company experienced rapid growth and was recognized as one of Inc. magazine's fastest-growing companies.
Anthony tackles engaging and informative speech topics, addressing essential aspects of business such as selling strategies, innovation, safety, execution, communication, and leadership.
By drawing parallels between the mindset and approach of fighter pilots and business professionals, Anthony provides valuable insights and actionable tools for organizations looking to excel in their respective industries.
His speeches are informative but dynamic and interactive, ensuring that his audience remains engaged. His unique perspective and wealth of experience make him a sought-after expert to upskill managers.
Topics, sessions and talks
In addition to rising to the top of the aviation community, “AB” has built a business career on sales excellence. After achieving accolades as “Top Producer in the Western US” for a prominent lending institution, “AB” led a team of 40 professionals to grow revenue at a California based start-up company from $500,000 to $65M in just three years. A quintessential sales professional, “AB” will teach your people that just like fighter pilots, “great sales people are made… not born.” He draws comprehensive parallels between what makes great fighter pilots and what makes great sales people. For organizations looking to develop a sales team of “Top Guns,” this dynamic, interactive speech is a must!
A high impact Keynote focusing on how the world’s most successful enterprises—where results truly matter—achieve peak performance by creating a culture of honest and open feedback. At the conclusion of this 45-60 minute multi-media presentation, your team will walk out the door with a clear understanding of the potential power of open feedback. They will also learn how a “feedback gap” can cripple an organization. Finally, they will see a clear path on how you can make open feedback an integral part of your culture.
There are many companies with great people and great strategies in the business world today. Ultimately the difference between the winners and the “also rans” comes down to execution. During this interactive, multi-media keynote speech, AB will share the tools that fighter squadrons use to make sure that we are aligned, flying in formation and executing at the highest level every single time we fly. This highly motivating and inspiring keynote will equip your team with simple actionable tools that they can apply the very next day to improve execution and drive better results as individuals and as a team. If your company is pursuing a path of executional excellence, this session will reinforce your messaging and provide a fresh perspective on why execution truly matters in every business.
Safety is the key to every successful mission for a fighter pilot. No matter how fast they fly, or how accurate their bombing runs, none of it matters if they don’t come home. Learn how the best fighter squadrons in the world train their people to execute the mission at the highest level every day, while keeping “safety first” top of mind. In this high-impact keynote, AB explains how to build a culture of safety without compromising the mission. He will also paint a vivid picture of how to identify the events that can lead to an accident while offering attendees the critical tools that U.S. Fighter pilots employ daily to keep their wingmen safe in the high stakes environment of aerial combat.
In today’s rapidly changing world companies and their people must constantly innovate to stay ahead of the competition. While many people in business think only of Tech Entrepreneurs as the leading innovators of our day, there is no doubt that fighter pilots are constantly innovating to survive and thrive in the world of aerial combat. As a former fighter pilot and serial entrepreneur, AB has applied the tools that fighter pilots use to stay ahead of the competition to the world of business. In this speech, AB will share these secrets and show your audience what it takes to be the best innovators both in combat and in their industry.
Anthony brings a unique blend of high-stakes aviation tactics and proven business strategies to your team, offering insights that can transform your approach to challenges and execution. With his dynamic and interactive speaking style, he ensures your team remains engaged, providing actionable tools that can be immediately applied to improve performance and innovation. Booking Anthony means investing in a speaker who will not only inspire but also equip your team with the mindset of a fighter pilot, ready to achieve excellence in the competitive business arena.
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To book Anthony Bourke, email anthony.bourke@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Anthony's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Anthony Bourke structures his keynotes around direct parallels between F-16 fighter pilot protocols and business operations, using multi-media presentations to deliver frameworks drawn from military aviation practice. He incorporates interactive elements and provides audiences with specific tools — such as formation flying as a model for team alignment — that are designed to be applied immediately after the session.
Anthony Bourke speaks on sales performance, organisational communication, and execution strategy, drawing direct parallels between fighter pilot discipline and business practice. He is a former F-16 pilot and CEO of Mach 2 Consulting, with a track record that includes growing a California-based start-up from $500,000 to $65 million in revenue within three years and leading Afterburner Inc. to recognition on Inc. magazine's fastest-growing companies list.
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