Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour
Known simply as "FlyGirl," Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour went from beat cop to combat pilot in three years. Within a year she found herself flying over the deserts of Iraq supporting the men and women on the ground. After serving two years overseas, she had become America's first African American female combat pilot. After returning home, she realized that many people wanted to create breakthroughs in their own lives, they just didn't know how.
From her experiences, she created a seven-step process called the Zero to Breakthrough Success Plan. She now travels extensively sharing this message through her keynotes, coaching, and seminars. She is a battle-tested speaker, igniting audiences with a dynamic spark that can't be extinguished. From the moment she leaps into the audience, Armour shows attendees how to go from "Zero to Breakthrough" and create a personal flight plan, utilizing her candid strategies to win on the battlefield of business and life.
Upon completion of two tours in Iraq and after leaving the military, Armour leveraged her "Breakthrough Mentality" mindset and launched VAI Consulting and Training, LLC. By applying the Zero to Breakthrough Success Plan to her own company, Armour produced over six figures in revenue within the first 12 months. Her passion is helping organizations and individuals create similar results.
As featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, CNN, Tavis Smiley, NPR, and others, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour's fresh style and presentation methods have inspired hundreds of organizations and individuals. Armour ultimately impacts organizations and individuals with an understanding of the passion and leadership required to excel. Through her keynotes, executive and group coaching, seminars, and executive retreats, she conveys her message of Zero to Breakthrough by utilizing her unique insight and life strategy: "You have permission to engage… cleared hot!"
An honorary Doctorate of Laws was conferred on Armour from Chancellor University in 2010. She has also received awards as a pioneering pilot, to include her commanding role in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). She was the Marine Corps' first African American female pilot, the first African American woman on the Nashville Police Department's motorcycle squad, Camp Pendleton's 2001 Female Athlete of the Year, a two-time titleholder in Camp Pendleton's annual Strongest Warrior Competition, and a running back for the San Diego Sunfire women's professional football team. Armour's signature book, Zero to Breakthrough (Penguin), was released in April 2011.
Topics
Cleared Hot! You Have Permission to Engage
Employee engagement, customer engagement, team engagement, personal engagement: No matter what area an organization is strategically trying to improve, individuals have to be engaged and execute in order for the plan to move forward. The key is giving the permission to engage from the inside out. Once that happens, your organization will be cleared hot! There's no secret... a solid flight plan is the key. In this keynote speech, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour will offer a fast-paced message that will show audiences how to:
- Harness the power of a "Breakthrough Mentality" mindset.
- Lead through mentorship.
- Leverage functional and individual diversity as a strategic advantage.
- Create breakthroughs for their teams with five simple steps.
Who Needs a Runway? Take Off from Where You Are!
The bottom line is that we have to move into action from where we are! Unfortunately, many people become paralyzed in the preparation phase. Decide what you want, put your stake in the ground, and execute! Keynote speaker Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour calls this making a commitment to the commitment. Give your organization the boost they need to come together as a team, understand how their objectives support the overall strategy, and accomplish the mission—achieving the desired results!
This speech will give your attendees an invigorating perspective that reveals how to:
- Infuse passion in your life professionally and personally!
- Recognize and utilize the skills and talents of everyone around you.
- Lead a Zero to Breakthrough life with a "Breakthrough Mentality" as the foundation.
- Unleash your full potential, no matter where you are personally starting from.
Zero to Breakthrough: A Breakthrough Mentality Creates a Breakthrough Life
Put passion back in your life and design the path to your dreams with a "Breakthrough Mentality." Be inspired by keynote speaker Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour's personal story of setbacks, challenges, adventure, success, and triumph. She takes you on an amazing journey through her life experiences and, most importantly, the lessons learned. Unleash the personal leadership power needed to take your life to the next level.
Attendees will discover:
- How passion, purpose, and positive steps create breakthrough results and shape your destiny.
- The tangibility of possibility.
- Delay is not denial and to retreat does not mean defeat.
- How to ignite your spark and make your dreams a reality.
(This speech is great for employee resource groups, women, minorities, and students.)
Driving Diversity Deep into the DNA of Your Organization: One Mission, One Goal, One Team
In this speech, Vernice "FlyGirl" Armour—a former diversity officer for Headquarter Marine Corps and liaison to the Pentagon—reveals what it took to help a 200,000-personnel organization get back on track. She explains how, when you bring people together, it is normal to have differences and similarities that result in tension and complexities, but that what is key is how you manage that diversity.
The leader will discover how to:
- Know your people and harness the power, skills, and talents of the team.
- Unleash the full potential of diversity to impact the bottom line.
- Effectively tap into the power of the Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).
- Teach everyone to be an ambassador for diversity.
- Create a culture that values and respects all team members: One Mission, One Goal, One Team!
(Great for senior and middle management, diversity councils, and employee resource groups.)
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