Training Built for Real-World Leadership

Keynotes and training grounded in real operational leadership, not theory.

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Insight From the Arena

Conan J. Higgins delivers keynotes, workshops, and leadership intensives for organizations that need more than motivation—they need insight from someone who has actually led in crisis.

With experience spanning combat operations, law enforcement, international crisis management, and executive leadership across six continents, Conan brings stories and frameworks that resonate because they're real. No borrowed case studies. No recycled platitudes. Just hard-won lessons from a career spent operating where the stakes were highest.

Speaking Topics

Crisis Leadership for an Unstable World

What it takes to lead effectively when the plan falls apart, the stakes are high, and everyone is looking to you for answers. Based on Conan's Amazon #1 bestseller, Maverick's Blueprint.

Leading When the Plan Falls Apart

Cultural Intelligence in Global Operations

Decision-Making Under Pressure

From Battlefield to Boardroom

Building Crisis-Ready Organizations

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Formats

Keynote Address

45–60 minutes of high-impact content tailored to your event's theme and audience. Ideal for conferences, leadership summits, and corporate events.

Half-Day Workshop

Full-Day Intensive

Two-Day Leadership Immersion

Custom Programs

What to Expect

Conan's presentations are direct, engaging, and grounded in real experience. He doesn't lecture—he shares stories, teaches frameworks, and challenges audiences to think differently about leadership.

Audiences leave with practical tools they can apply immediately, not just inspiration that fades by Monday morning.

Past Engagements

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Distinguished Speaker Series

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2016 Spring Meeting

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