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Anthony "AB" Bourke

Fighter Pilot Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, and Proven Business Leader

Anthony “AB” Bourke, fighter pilot and business executive, is an experienced keynote speaker with 15 years speaking to Fortune 1,000 and conference audiences world-wide. He has the ability to motivate, energize and provide teams with real takeaways that they can implement immediately.

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Anthony “AB” Bourke is a highly experienced F-16 fighter pilot who has flown tactical missions in countries all over the world. He has accumulated more than 3,000 hours of flight time in numerous high performance aircraft and was one of the first pilots to fly his F-16 over New York City in the homeland defense efforts on September 11th.

Following his impressive military career, “AB” took the tools and techniques that made him one of our nation’s premier fighter pilots and applied those to the competitive world of business. He ascended early in his career to become the top producing mortgage banker in the Western US for a prominent lending institution. His success in the mortgage industry led to a new opportunity at a California based start-up company where his team of 40 professionals dramatically grew revenue from $500,000 to $65M in three years.

Following these two endeavors, “AB” partnered with two other fighter pilots to form Afterburner Inc., a global management training company. “AB” served as Afterburner’s CEO & President where for over a decade he combined his love of business with his passion for tactical aviation. Under Bourke’s leadership, Afterburner grew into a best-in-class training company and was twice named one of Inc Magazine’s 500 fastest growing companies.

As CEO & Founder of Mach 2 Consulting, Bourke brings his tactical knowledge and vast business experience to the forefront of the management training world. “AB” has traveled the globe sharing his message of peak performance with over 50,000 people in nine different countries, and is currently working on a book titled “The Art of The Debrief.”

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Keynote Speech on Sales: “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 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!

Keynote Speech on Safety: “Staying Safe at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Safety: “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 will 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.
Keynote Speech on Innovation: “Innovating at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Innovation: “Innovating at Mach 2”

n today’s rapidly changing world companies and their people must constantly innovate to stay ahead of the competition. 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.
Keynote Speech on Leadership: “Leading at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Leadership: “Leading at Mach 2”

All great leaders have a system for driving peak performance. This hard-charging, high-impact keynote details 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.
Keynote Speech on Execution: “Executing at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Execution: “Executing 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, your team will walk out the door with a clear understanding of the potential power of open feedback and how you can make open feedback an integral part of your culture.
Keynote Speech on Execution: “Communicating at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Execution: “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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Good afternoon, AB. I wanted to write you to let you know how pleased we were with your participation at our 26th Annual Conference. As I mentioned before, we wanted to hire you for years, and I'm kicking myself for not having done it back in 2010. First, your programs were the #1-ranked item on our post-conference surveys. Our franchises noted that you gave them real, street-level tools that they can implement immediately. Specifically, your information on debriefing was a real hit that will have immediate impact on their businesses. Your breakout session on decluttering sent these guys home focused on the real, needle-moving activities that have a true impact on their company. At the home office, we've already built debriefs into our regular operations, and we will continue to use the information you provided to improve upon our company. I truly look forward to working with you again. Once we get through our season, I look forward to reconnecting on an ongoing engagement. Thank you again for THE BEST KEYNOTE WE'VE HAD IN OUR HISTORY. Kindest Regards.

Brandon Stephens, The Decor Group, Inc., President

AB, Truly, I enjoyed your presentation. I might even say you are my favorite keynote speaker to date, maybe it's the military thing, but you certainly had my attention the whole time. Not to mention you seem to be a pretty down to earth guy… I've recapped your presentation about 5 times today to my staff, again you are one of my favorites! I appreciate you addressing our industry and thank for your time. Cheers my friend! Kind Regards.

David R. Beckham, Security Builders Supply, AHC, FDAI Vice President & General Manager

AB, I just wanted to thank you for speaking at our Sola Summit and let you know what a pleasure it was to meet you. Your ability to weave in business and leadership lessons, alongside your amazing stories, created a captivating experience that our owners loved. I think everyone left feeling inspired, entertained, and that they'd learned something new. We even hosted our own mini-debrief sessions with our internal team after Summit so THANK YOU. Have a wonderful year. We look forward to working together again in the future.

Rachel Vaughn, Sola Salons, Vice President of Marketing

AB, I think I can speak for all of us when I say your message landed with the group! I had people come to me all through the following 2 days with messages of how they were energized by your words and even more exciting for me – they all felt like they could immediately improve their work by applying your brief/debrief methodology! We've all been to a meeting like that and heard a message that was entertaining but not that impactful – you managed to deliver on both. Impressive. Have a great weekend!

Rob Sproull, American Sugar Refining, Senior VP - Sales & Marketing & New Prod Dev

Thank you AB, you were engaging and your messaging with storytelling was effective and powerful. And also thank you for what you have done for all of us here in this country.

Steve Ambrose, DTE Energy, Vice President, CIO

AB, You hit it out of the park. Great job, team loved it as did I. It was a fairly long night for us but a great night. All my best.

Tim Corcoran, Vice President, WW Sales

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Anthony "AB" Bourke

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Keynote Speech on Sales: “Selling at Mach 2”

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Thank you AB, you were engaging and your messaging with storytelling was effective and powerful. And also thank you for what you have done for all of us here in this country.

AB, You hit it out of the park. Great job, team loved it as did I. It was a fairly long night for us but a great night. All my best.

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Anthony "AB" Bourke

Bio

Keynotes

Keynote Speech on Sales: “Selling at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Safety: “Staying Safe at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Innovation: “Innovating at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Leadership: “Leading at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Execution: “Executing at Mach 2”

Keynote Speech on Execution: “Communicating at Mach 2”

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Thank you AB, you were engaging and your messaging with storytelling was effective and powerful. And also thank you for what you have done for all of us here in this country.

AB, You hit it out of the park. Great job, team loved it as did I. It was a fairly long night for us but a great night. All my best.

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Camilo Cruz

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