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Anthony Bourke

From F-16 cockpits to corporate boardrooms, Major Anthony “AB” Bourke helps businesses achieve peak performance through military precision and elite execution strategies.

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I was blown away by the excellent presentation. As we are combing through the evaluations, I am not alone in saying that the experience was awesome.

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Charles Schwab

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Why you should book Anthony Bourke for your next event

  • Apply battle-tested leadership tactics to improve agility and decision-making under pressure.
  • Master debriefing techniques to enhance teamwork, accountability, and continuous growth.
  • Anthony Bourke has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers for his transformative keynotes.

Achieve mission-critical success with elite leadership strategies! F-16 fighter pilot and business leader Anthony Bourke delivers high-energy keynotes on precision, agility, and execution—helping organizations build high-performance cultures and drive continuous improvement.

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Keynotes

Keynote by Anthony Bourke: Executing at Mach 2

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.

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Keynote by Anthony Bourke: Communicating at Mach 2

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.

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Keynote by Anthony Bourke: Leading at Mach 2

All great leaders have a system for driving peak performance. This hard-charging, high-impact keynote offers your leaders the straightforward, critical tools that U.S. fighter pilots employ to lead their wingmen into the demanding environment of aerial combat.

Learn how the best fighter squadrons and the best businesses in the world hire future leaders, how they then properly train those individuals, and continually promote a process of continuous improvement to stay one step ahead of the competition.

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Keynote by Anthony Bourke: Selling at Mach 2

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!

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Keynote by Anthony Bourke: Innovating at Mach 2

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.

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Keynote by Anthony Bourke: Staying Safe at Mach 2

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 series of events that can lead to an accident while offering attendees the critical tools that U.S. fighter pilots employ every day to keep their wingmen safe in the high stakes environment of aerial combat.

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Customer Reviews

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I was blown away by the excellent presentation. As we are combing through the evaluations, I am not alone in saying that the experience was awesome.

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Once again, please accept my thanks for participating in the ADT National Account Sales Kickoff Meeting. As you know we tend to be a high energy group and it’s not often a speaker or a program really lights a fire under us but you did just that last week in Las Vegas. Your high energy, fact filled program resonated in a very positive way with the ADT National Account sales organization.

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Interactive presentations are the top educational events and AB’s was one of the best I have seen – a “10” definitely! His experience as a fighter pilot and the ability to transfer the same skills to leaders is fantastic! They came away understanding the importance of making the right split second decisions as a leader and the resulting impact on their teams. Chapters should sign AB up now for an exciting and dynamic flight lesson!

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Thank you for your work over the last several months. Finally seeing your session come to fruition was terrific. The early anecdotal feedback is very positive, as is the feedback for the overall meeting. So, my immediate reaction is SUCCESS!

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Thanks again for all of your great work this past week. I have gotten nothing but incredible positive feedback – you made quite an impression! I can also tell you that people referred to your presentation throughout the remainder of the sessions, and people are starting to adapt the briefing and de-briefing mentality.

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Thank you for putting together such a relevant and targeted presentation for our Executive Council planning session. Your mission pre-planning and professionalism certainly contributed to the flawless execution and high audience engagement.

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Most noticeable for the audience was the professional care and attention to detail that you put into the front end planning for the presentations and the customization of the slide program to reflect our business focus and needs.

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AB, we have contracted many consultants and dynamic presenters over the years, but let me say, your work, with the “mission objective” assigned, was the best I’ve ever personally experienced. While I could go on and an, let me close by simply saying “great job,” and we are looking forward to pursuing some additional special project work with you shortly, in some of our more challenging markets.

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Anthony Bourke

Precision, Agility, and Peak Performance

Keynote Speaker Anthony Bourke is a former F-16 fighter pilot and accomplished business leader who helps organizations achieve elite execution, leadership excellence, and high-performance cultures. With over 3,000 hours of flight experience in high-stakes missions, he understands the power of precision, agility, and teamwork—critical skills that directly translate to the business world.

After his military career, Bourke applied these fighter pilot principles to business, quickly rising to the top of the mortgage banking industry and later scaling a startup from $500K to $65M in just three years. As the former CEO of Afterburner Seminars, he transformed corporate training, leading the company to be recognized twice in Inc. Magazine’s 500 fastest-growing companies.

Today, as the founder of Mach 2 Consulting, he has inspired over a million professionals across 12 countries with his battle-tested strategies for success.

Book Anthony Bourke for your event to bring proven leadership insights, debriefing techniques, and high-performance strategies to your team. His dynamic keynotes empower organizations to adapt, execute with precision, and build a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring they stay ahead in today’s fast-paced business landscape.

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