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JOHN FOLEY
FORMER LEAD SOLO FOR BLUE ANGELS
Presentation
Achieving High Performance To transition from a Navy carrier pilot to Lead Solo of the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron, John Foley had to improve his performance by 300%. He became one of the top pilots in the world, applying principles that would become the basis for his breakthrough Diamond PerformanceSM Framework. Today, he travels the world sharing his insights and inspiring others to achieve high performance in their professional and personal lives.
Creating a dynamic experience through a multi-media, interactive presentation, John shares a first-hand account of his experience as part of this legendary high-performing team. He provides powerful and relevant techniques for achieving success and significance, showing audiences how to turn Blue Angel methodology and critical thinking skills into concrete business results. With an engaging passion for life, John delivers a down-to-earth message that equips organizations to embrace challenge, break through barriers, and accelerate performance.
Audiences Learn To: • Achieve and sustain high performance. • Initiate a climate that drives continuous improvement through a powerful debrief process that emphasizes respect, accountability, and communication. • Align people and resources around a common CenterPoint, or purpose, that all pursue with conviction and clarity. • Raise belief levels to inspire success. • Communicate an organizational vision that is embraced with passionate commitment. • Develop a deep level of trust, essential for high-performance execution.
John’s message is applicable not only to professional endeavors, but also to an individual’s personal quest for excellence. Audiences repeatedly comment that John’s principles are relevant to their pursuit of personal goals and deeper purpose in life.
About John Foley
As former Lead Solo of the Blue Angels, Sloan Fellow at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, and founder of CenterPoint Companies, John Foley has served as advisor to Fortune 500 companies, professional athletic teams, venture capital companies, professional associations, and educational organizations. John has been invited back multiple times by several clients, including 16 appearances with the international consulting giant Accenture, and 15 appearances with Prudential Financial/American Skandia.
John has earned three graduate degrees: one in Business and one in International Policy Studies from Stanford University, and the third in Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He completed his undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Naval Academy, where he also played in two bowl games and contributed to one of the best four-year records in Navy football history. During his years of service as a Navy carrier pilot, he won six Top Ten Carrier Pilot awards. As a Blue Angel, John gained extensive media experience with over 500 appearances including ABC, NBC, CBS, A&E, and the Discovery Channel.
Today, John combines his rich experience and his academic background to equip organizations, teams, and individuals to achieve high performance and sustain exceptional results.
