BRANDON's KEYNOTES & Workshop
Inspire | Motivate | Engage
Through dynamic keynotes, hands-on workshops, and in-depth leadership coaching and
training rooted in aviation and human factors science, Brandon tackles the challenges of
human decision-making, the critical importance of systems thinking, and provides leaders
with practical tools to navigate uncertainty and complexity effectively.
KEYNOTE — Human Factors Leadership: Advancing Human Performance in High-Stakes Environments
Format: 45 – 60 Minute Keynote
In dynamic, high-risk environments, checklists and procedures alone aren’t enough to drive safety and performance. True operational excellence comes from building teams that think, communicate, and adapt like high-reliability organizations (HROs).
Drawing from over 20 years of experience in aviation safety, human factors instruction, and his experience as a fighter pilot and airline Captain, Brandon unpacks how safety and human performance principles from aviation can transform your organization’s culture.
Audiences will leave with real tools for improving team alignment, decision-making, and accountability — even when operating in uncertainty and complexity.
In this keynote, Brandon shares powerful lessons from the cockpit on how to drive safety performance, lead in uncertainty, and build a culture of accountability and continuous learning — without blame.
Take-aways & Learning Points
- The Human Factors driving error, miscommunication, and performance breakdowns.
- How Situational Awareness is created, maintained, and lost — and why it matters.
- Why Clear Intent is the foundation of safe execution and empowered teams.
- Build trust and psychological safety through Mutual Support and Peer Accountability.
- A simple Debrief process that builds a culture of accountability without blame.
Perfect for
- Safety conferences, leadership summits, and organizational all-hands meetings
KEYNOTE — HUMAN FACTORS LEADERSHIP: ADVANCING HUMAN PERFORMANCE IN HIGH-STAKES ENVIRONMENTS
Format: 45 – 60 Minute Keynote
Drawing from over 20 years of experience in aviation safety, human factors instruction, and his experience as a fighter pilot and airline Captain, Brandon unpacks how safety and human performance principles from aviation can transform your organization’s culture.
Take-aways & Learning Points
The Human Factors driving error, miscommunication, and breakdowns
How Situational Awareness is created, maintained, and lost
Why Clear Intent enables safe, empowered execution
Building trust through Mutual Support and Peer Accountability
A simple Debrief process that builds learning without blame
Perfect for
Safety conferences, leadership summits, and organizational all-hands meetings
BRANDON
Rocked!
It was an engaging session creating a parallel between something you may not know much about and your business! It made it much more fun and enjoyable to consider your own behavior with your team..
Kaytlin Maddix
KEYNOTE — JUST CULTURE, HUMAN FACTORS, AND THE FUTURE OF SAFETY LEADERSHIP
Format: 45 – 60 Minute Keynote
This keynote explores Brandon’s experience leading safety efforts in military aviation, airline operations, and organizational human factors showing how Human Factors science combined with Just Culture principles can radically improve safety outcomes. Brandon reveals how the world’s most complex and high-risk teams lead with Just Culture principles to reduce risk, learn from error, and drive operational excellence.
Take-aways & Learning Points
Understand common Human Factors and how to mitigate them
Reframe accountability through a Just Culture lens
Move from "Blame & Train" to "Learn & Grow"
Improve outcomes using Checklists, Mutual Support, and Clear Intent
Create a psychologically safe reporting environment
BRANDON
Nailed It!
Brandon’s keynote was absolutely terrific. Energetic, lots of enthusiasm… but most importantly a LOT of specific takeaways that our members can take back to execute on and be better Leaders!
Dan Berger
BRANDON
IS Energetic
“Great keynote on getting intentional and focused on how to lead a team to successful execution!”
Afton Holt
WORKSHOP —
FLIGHT PLAN FOR SUCCESS: STRATEGIC PLANNING WITH HUMAN FACTORS LEADERSHIP
Format: 2 – 4 Hour Interactive Workshop
This interactive workshop helps teams develop plans that actually work in execution not just look good on paper. Using Brandon’s “Flight Plan framework, participants will learn how to align teams, identify vulnerabilities early, and execute with greater clarity and coordination.
Take-aways & Learning Points
Develop better and focused strategic and tactical plans.
Ensure Clear Intent and alignment across stakeholders.
Embed Mutual Support throughout the plan BEFORE execution.
Identify "Areas of Vulnerability" before execution.
Walk away with a real, actionable plan.
Brandon Delivered
Thank YOu
“Engaging and relevant content that is applicable to every business. Thank you, Brandon — for the presentation and your service to our great country.”
Lisa Hart
WORKSHOP —
DEBRIEF TO IMPROVE: EMBEDDING A CULTURE OF ACCOUNTABILITY & LEARNING
Format: 3 – 4 Hour Workshop
This workshop teaches teams how to leverage a structured debrief process to uncover lessons, improve performance, and build a culture of continuous improvement. Participants will practice analyzing real projects, tasks, or initiatives using Brandon’s Debrief Model to uncover Human Factors at play and identify concrete improvement actions
Take-aways & Learning Points
Establish a psychologically safe environment for feedback.
Practice "Respectful Truth" with a Tone of Accountability.
Learn and practice a debriefing model applicable to any environment.
Uncover human performance challenges before they create risk.
Leave with actionable lessons learned for future execution.
Leadership Simplified
Inspiring
“Inspiring lecture on how to be a good leader and teammate through eliminating complexity.”
Abby Schaefer
WORKSHOP —
THE HUMAN FACTORS TEAM CHALLENGE: EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR SAFETY & PERFORMANCE
Format: 3 – 4 Hour Interactive Workshop
Take-aways & Learning Points
Improve team dynamics in high-pressure situations: communication and decision-making
Practice skills like Clear Intent, Mutual Support, and Situational Awareness.
Experience firsthand how Human Factors impact team performance.
Walk away with practical tools for improving safety, communication, and execution.