Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Nate Sassaman is a 1985 West Point graduate whose leadership skills have been demonstrated from the battlefield to the boardroom. LTC (R) Sassaman led over 1,500 soldiers as a Combined Arms Infantry Battalion Commander in the heart of the Sunni Triangle from 2003-2004. Using the leadership lessons taught at West Point and the hard lessons on the Iraqi battlefield, Nate takes his amazing leadership experiences and develops today’s leaders and aspiring leaders at some of the largest companies and government agencies in the United States. Nate’s high-energy approach, challenging facilitator methods, and focused determination on developing his student-leaders and their teams makes for the best leadership training available. His St. Martin’s Press published book, Warrior King, has sold nearly 100,000 copies and is a regional best-seller.

Topic: "Leading in Times of Chaos and Adversity - Going on the Offense" - "The onset of crisis is too late to decide to become an effective leader; the process must be a cumulative part of each leader's personal development plan and practice.  The sooner this is started as a systematic process, the better, but now is probably not too late."  Sir Ernest Shackleton