"I believe the greatest gift we can give someone is the clarity and inspiration to transform their life by becoming something new. I just happen to accomplish this by teaching leadership." - Aaron Keith Hawkins

Aaron is one of America's most inspirational speakers on leadership, motivation, and personal performance. He gives your audience actionable insights on discovering their leadership greatness by sharing the most powerful lessons from 30 years of diverse, real-world experience from the front lines of supervision to the executive suite.

Aaron is one of the few keynote speakers who can authentically combine decades of award-winning leadership with a cutting edge knowledge of personal development, allowing him deliver life-altering keynotes with an engaging, relatable, and unique style.

"Aaron speaks truth in a very accessible, clear and honest way ... because he's been living this stuff for decades." -- Bryan Falchuk, Bestselling Author and TEDx speaker

Aaron's unique credentials:

• Sought-after guest expert on leadership and personal performance.

• Host of the WELCOME TO LEADERSHIP podcast.

• Decorated Law Enforcement career (Division Commander, Tactical Team Leader, FBI National Academy Graduate, Emergency Medical Technician with Numerous Life-Saving Awards).

• Author of Million Dollar Influence: How to Create Life Changing Connection, Trust and Impact in Your Business and Life.

• Teaches leadership with a focus on authentic relationships, emphatic aspirations, unconditional accountability and a commitment to deliberate self-care.

• Decades of front-line, middle management, and executive leadership including successfully leading culture-change, building high-performance teams, navigating staff challenges, and building relationships with key stakeholders and communities.

"He (Aaron) learned about our organization ... which was evident throughout." -- Wilfredo Torres, Chief U.S. Probation Officer (Ret.), U.S. District Court

Following a brush with mortality in 2009, he was shaken to his core. Fortunately, on what could've been the worst day of his life, he was given one of the best gifts of all: Perspective.

No matter how your audience is currently performing, Aaron will inspire them to recognize they're capable of greater levels of personal performance than they ever imagined, and will give them the memorable tools to do so through his customized presentation built for YOU.

"His strengths and talent as a leader influence me to become a better leader. I'm inspired by his depth of knowledge..." -- Amy Schuber, Business Strategist, Motivational Speaker, Producer & Host of Inspired Conversations

Captain Aaron Keith Hawkins (Ret.) is a constant student of the latest research on leadership and personal performance. Most of all, he is 100% committed to offering the service, support and success you're seeking.