About Adam
Former Navy SEAL Officer, Leadership Speaker, & Trusted Advisor to Executives
Adam served 14 years as a Navy SEAL officer, rising to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. During his time in the Teams, he led SEAL platoons in high-stakes environments, served as Operations Officer, and was second-in-command of a 300-person SEAL Team. His leadership was forged where accountability is absolute, trust is non-negotiable, and performance matters.
After transitioning from the military, Adam moved into executive leadership roles in both the automotive and financial industries. At General Motors, he served as Business Manager to the Vice President of Engineering, overseeing a $3.5B budget and aligning eight Executive Directors around strategic priorities. He later became a Divisional Vice President at AIG, advising hundreds of financial professionals on retirement strategy and business growth.
With Adam's experience as an entrepreneur, he has led significant growth in the financial services sector. He increased firm assets by over 25% within two years in an advisory capacity and later founded his own firm, scaling assets by more than 40% within a three-year period and building a seven-figure equity stake through disciplined execution and culture-driven leadership. This real-world experience informs his coaching, particularly in areas of growth, accountability, and performance under pressure.
Across military command, corporate leadership, and entrepreneurship, Adam’s success has followed a consistent pattern: clear standards, shared ownership, and relentless follow-through. At the center of his philosophy is a simple personal code - Rise. Focus. Persist.
A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Adam now speaks to leaders and organizations about building resilient teams, cultivating accountability, and leading with conviction in uncertain environments. He is happily married and the proud father of three..
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Presentation Topics & Descriptions
Mindset to Action
The tactical decisions of daily life are where thought becomes action. Our mindset drives our actions, reactions, and decisions, which author the events of our lives. Dream big or think small. Bounce back with gusto or pontificate why it was not meant to be. Of significant consequence is how one’s mindset links their outlook to outcome. Adam provides raw, first-hand account of select experiences, which chronologically span his journey from childhood, Naval Academy, 14-year Navy SEAL career, family man, and businessman. He highlights challenges, influences, goals, decisions, and disappointments in his professional and personal life. Thus revealed is the maturation of his mindset as he overcomes personal obstacles to achieve the highest level of success while leading a life with meaning and purpose.
The Burden of Leadership
Adam’s vast leadership experience provides insight from middle management to executive and cuts across different spaces to include military, automotive, finance, and entrepreneurial. Critical in shaping Adam’s experiences have been working alongside and developing friendships with some of the most amazing leaders, to include Medal of Honor recipients. Through these relationships, Adam has a deep appreciation for who great leaders are, where they came from, and how they got there. Adam articulates good leaders are not born that way. They are forged through the same struggles you feel today. Great leaders are rare, but the process to become one is not. The hand you are dealt is not determinative of your station in life. Rather, how you deal with it sets your journey’s course.
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