Cole Harmon
Twenty years in the Army, the last six running a battalion staff. Now I talk to plant managers, hospital charge nurses and anyone else who has to decide fast with half the facts.
Spoken at and worked with
- Northfield Freight
- Harbor Credit Union
- Juniper State University
- The Safety Leaders Forum
- Lakeside Medical Group
Speaking topics
- Calm is contagious What Army Rangers learn about staying steady when everything goes wrong, and how any team can practice it before the crisis comes.
- The after-action review The military's simplest habit for getting better, adapted for business teams. Your team runs one live before the session ends.
- Leading people older than you Earning trust when the title came first. For new supervisors in operations, healthcare and the trades.
Ways to work together
- Keynotes From $7,500 · For conferences, kickoffs and leadership retreats.
- Team workshops From $4,000 · Hands-on sessions on decisions, debriefs and leading under stress.
- Executive coaching From $600 a month · Two sessions a month and a direct line between them.
- Years in the Army
- Combat deployments
- Talks and workshops
- Average event rating
Twenty years of service
Cole led soldiers through three combat deployments and later trained the Army's next generation of senior noncommissioned officers. Everything he teaches, he learned with people depending on him.
What clients say
- Cole's after-action workshop changed how our shift leads talk to each other. Incidents are down and the debriefs actually happen. Director of operations, Northfield Freight
- The room went silent, then gave him a standing ovation. Our best keynote in years. Program chair, The Safety Leaders Forum
About Cole
Cole Harmon served twenty years in the U.S. Army, most of them in the 75th Ranger Regiment, and retired as a Sergeant Major in 2022. He now helps companies, hospitals and schools build leaders who stay steady under pressure. He lives in Juniper Crossing with his wife and two sons, and coaches Little League in the spring.
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