‘Juke Box Hero’ is easily my favorite song. The 1981 Foreigner hit tells a story about a young man standing in the rain, disappointed he couldn’t get a ticket to a sold-out show. So, he buys his own guitar, slings it “way down low” and becomes a rock star himself. And when my wife told me national security is boring, I saw the need for new perspectives, picked up my own guitar and wrote the first self-help book on national security. I became the first national security rock star to do what rock stars do best, help us find our voice by leading change, breaking the rules and challenging the status quo.As a social impact entrepreneur, I know no one will confuse the Beatles with Beethoven or Bruce Springsteen with Yo-Yo Ma, and that's exactly the point. Expertise means little if we're too selfish in how we share it, and discouraging selfish conversations is how we achieve breakthroughs.Today, I bring my leadership in embracing out-of-box solutions to help companies, interest groups and other audiences struggling to find a new way forward, telling the unorthodox story you would expect of a rock star…of embracing my inner maverick to break the rules, shatter selfish communication and effect change.=====With a background in leading large transformation initiatives, growth strategies and entrepreneurial startups I’ve made a career of being a maverick as a military leader, as an author, and as a professional services executive. You'll find my journey to become a juke box hero - and how my story of embracing unorthodox solutions to crush selfish conversations - is a refreshing change that lowers our guard and sparks a broader conversation on achieving your organizational goals.So, whether you’re looking for a unique speaker, seeking to embrace independent thinking in your organization, wanting to improve outreach with stakeholders, or anything else in between, I can help. Let's rock!