(Reposted from, and a big thanks to, Craig Middlemas - AB Bourke) HUGE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY for all my local Utah event planner friends. This is an event you don't want to miss! The speaker Anthony "AB" Bourke is phenomenal. A highly decorated F-16 fighter pilot, plus CEO and founder…
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Training magazine is a professional development magazine that focuses on both workforce development and training. Recently I had the pleasure of putting together an article for the folks there about how to create an elite hybrid work environment, with a Superbowl twist. You can read my…
Continue reading…Keynote Speaker on Medical Expert Interview Podcast
Fighter Pilot Speaker Anthony 'AB' Bourke interviews Stephen J Ronan, MD FACS. Both entrepreneurs, they compare and contrast fighter pilot combat & training practices with medical practices, ranging from quality control to technology megatrends impacting both fields. Stephen J Ronan MD FACS…
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There has been much debate about the value of sending F-16s to Ukraine in support of their homeland defense efforts against Russia. This short video featured in the Wall Street Journal explains the rationale behind NATO’s decision and makes the case that the transition will take far less time…
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In 1867, following a bloody and treacherous civil war in our nascent country, Francis Miles Finch wrote a poem inspired by a women's memorial association in Columbus, Mississippi, who on April 25, 1866 tended the graves of Confederate and Union soldiers, treating the dead as equals despite the…
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Today we take time out to remember our Veterans who have served our country and helped preserve the freedoms we hold dear. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in World…
Continue reading…Top Gun: Maverick – two thumbs up, go see it! (no spoilers in this post)
Photo: Paramount Pictures I had the pleasure of joining the rest of my neighborhood (and the rest of the world) to watch the much awaited and highly promoted Top Gun Maverick yesterday. Top Gun made an estimated $156 million domestically for its four-day opening weekend, according to…
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On the 4th of July each year, I am reminded of the price that many paid for the freedoms we enjoy in our great country. With this in mind, I encourage you to share the following reading with your friends and family on July 4th. It is a poem in the form of a letter written by an aging New…
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My father, Bill Bourke Happy Veteran's Day to my father Bill Bourke who recently passed at the age of 86. Bill flew A4 Skyhawks for the USN from 1956-1965 which he considered the greatest experience of his life. Thanks and Special Remembrance…
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Although Covid-19 has limited our collective ability to gather for live meetings and events, more than ever your people need inspiration and motivation to make sure they are aligned, flying in formation and executing as a team. We've done several "virtual" keynotes recently and have been…
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