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I’m a combat veteran who has deployed around the world with my Special Forces A-team. I’ve presented to the White House West Wing, advised the Joint Chiefs of Staff, worked in the corporate business world, chatted with Afghan tribal leaders, and been shot down in a helicopter.
My diverse perspectives will help your team develop critical leadership and team building principles
Being a Green Beret, he has endured some of the most challenging circumstances imaginable. Like the time his chopper was gunned down by enemy forces in Afghanistan. His troops were completely surrounded by the enemy, but by communicating clearly, keeping a level head, and executing the basics, they were able to escape those dangers without any loss of life.
“Inspiring, captivating and engaging were just some of the words my team used to describe guest speaker Mr. Colby Jenkins.After the presentation we committed to goals on becoming an A-Team. Thank you Colby for inspiring my team to have a new focus on becoming great leaders.”
-Julie Denver, Adobe Sr. Group Program Manager
“Your presentation and definition of what it means to be a true leader, an encouraging team member and why it’s important to persevere and establish milestones for success in large missions (whether in combat or the corporate world) were incredibly inspiring and empowering. Several members of the team shared that your presentation was not only a great use of time but one of the best presentations they have sat in on for some time and overall inspiring. Thank you again for an uplifting and real talk.”
-Kira Smartt, Google Staffing Lead
“Colby’s message to our team was timely, inspiring, and left us with a wealth of actionable insights into ways we can build our ‘A-Team’. Our team had nothing but positive feedback and frequently referenced inspirations from his talk. As we continue to lead through change as an organization, we are deeply grateful for Colby.”
-CD Venkatesh, Director, Cisco Data & Analytics Office
In addition to Colby’s community speaking engagements, Google recognized him as a trainer and speaker sending him around the world (New York City, London and Singapore) to train other managers on leadership and team building.
Colby has worked on Capitol Hill, specifically the U.S. Senate and the Pentagon where he managed the congressional portfolio for the U.S. military’s #2 in command.
Colby Jenkins has spoken about organizational leadership to corporate audiences around the world, from Silicon Valley to London, and Singapore to New York City.
