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Key Points for Afterburner

Afterburner - Fighter Pilots is authentic, real men and women who have served their country and pushed their minds and bodies to the very limit of human performance and endurance. This very small community operates in an environment like no other and the Afterburner team will take you on a journey to discover your own human performance limitations and what to do day to day to manage them and create a true “High Performing Team”
Afterburner consistently ranks 4.9/5.0 on Facebook and Google reviews for its content and the ability to implement its learnings in business and in life the very next day.
You’ll be taken on a behind the scenes journey, from a 1 v 1 air combat mission viewed from the cockpit of a high performance fighter jet, to the impact of 9G on a fighter pilots body.
You’ll explore an aviation accident, highlighting the impact of distraction on performance using video and the real Cockpit Voice Recorder sound track from the incident. Distraction is the number one killer of personal performance today, Afterburner will show you how to manage distractions and achieve incredible focus in your day to day.

Topics for Afterburner

Afterburner signature keynote
Think like a fighter pilot, operational excellence, flying as a squadron, Flawless Execution (plan, brief, execute, debrief)
Afterburner keynotes turn up the heat on any event. High energy, funny, fascinating and entertaining, audiences are blown away by the fighter pilot mindset as they peek behind the curtains of the defence force, one of the oldest continuous running businesses in the world. Each Afterburner fighter pilot has $50million of training invested in them. They are hyper intelligent, hyper vigilant and have a high sense of duty. They share their methods and mindset of operating under intense pressure when everything is on the line. Arguably the highest value learning is a powerful lesson of nameless and rankless debriefing which builds honesty, trust and accelerated progress among peers and the business as a whole.
CEO keynote Matt ‘Matty’ Hall
Excelling under pressure, recovering from adversity, leadership, teamwork, resilience, achieving goals, service and duty
Matt Hall shares his fascinating story from humble beginnings being raised in a machinery shed with no running water to unimaginable goals. Matt is a third-generation pilot who has seen military combat in Iraq, multiple near-death experiences and immortalisation in the fastest motorsport on the planet. Matt is the reigning Red Bull Air Race world champion and most successful air racing pilot in the modern era. He is Australia’s current Red Bull pilot. Former wing commander in the Royal Australian Air Force, a combat veteran of Iraq with USAF medals for heroism under fire as he defended marines on the ground in his F-15E Strike Eagle, Matt takes his audience into a world where the stakes are high and the margins are extremely slim.
Afterburner Top Gun experience
Think like a fighter pilot, operational excellence, flying as a squadron, Flawless Execution (plan, brief, execute, debrief), team building, leadership, cultural trust
Afterburner's Top Gun Experiences incorporates the signature Afterburner keynote with hands-on military missions. Audiences break out into squadrons of approximately 13 people and are asked to plan and execute their very own fighter pilot mission, while dialling into the fighter pilot mindset and flawless execution model to achieve the mission objective. As entertaining as it is educational, teams are immersed in the fighter pilot world, and learn to develop their teamwork, processes rigour and laser focus while under pressure. An energetic, funny and mind blowing insight into what it is to be a fighter pilot, Afterburner's trademark Flawless Execution method is a must for any small business to multi-national corporation. Perfect for teams, whole of staff or leadership groups. Experience how to plan, brief, execute and debrief any mission. Arguably the highest value learning is a powerful lesson of nameless and rankless debriefing which builds honesty, trust and accelerated progress among peers and the business as a whole.

Testimonials for Afterburner

Even four months later, people are still talking about Afterburner seminars. Your portion of the meeting really had a big impact on our managers. Plan, brief, execute and debrief are terms we hear around the office now. I feel we have built a great working relationship and I look forward to our next project together.
Program Manager
Sprint

The impact that the Afterburner seminar had was incredible. Not only was it the highest-rated segment of our annual meetings, but our store managers have begun to apply what they learned on a day to day basis. The Afterburner seminar received a standing ovation after every one of its programs.
Director of Management Development
Home Depot

I can honestly say that the seminar significantly exceeded expectations and was the highlight of our meeting. We enjoyed the fact that the seminar was delivered in a very professional manner, and had the right blend of pertinent business focus in a light-hearted and fun way.
Senior Vice President
ditech.com

The Afterburners Team obviously spent an incredible amount of prep time getting to know our business and our competition. This enabled them to walk and speak our language, which earned instant credibility with our senior leadership team. It opened the door to some great discussions around improving how we work together – the result of which has already made us a more effective team.
Vice President of Leadership Development
Bank of America

Having been involved with many “team-building” type exercises before, I can honestly say yours was the most relevant, practical, entertaining and thought-stimulating program I have ever seen.
President
IBM Credit Corporation

Afterburner were fantastic! They understood our brief, were able to adjust and really make the workshop work for our needs. They were incredibly engaging, brought a lot of fun to the day and a number of surprises to keep the energy going in the room. I have heard nothing but great feedback about the session from the team that attended! A massive thank you and shout out to Boo, Slash and Burry!
Ramsay Health Care

Fun, engaging, good energy .
Canterbury Bankstown Council

Christian 'Boo' was an engaging and entertaining presenter. The mix of his life experiences being linked back to a business environment today was excellent. Highly recommended.
National Mortgage Brokers

Boo was very much on point in terms of the message to our delegates and in line with our conference objectives.
Ashdown-Ingram

The best corporate workshop we’ve ever done.
Fox Sports

Without a doubt, the Flawless Execution program run by Afterburner is the best I’ve ever seen”. We were blown away by how well Afterburner incorporated the information about our business into their program.
Motospecs

Thanks, that’s the best training program I’ve ever done in the corporate world.
CEO
Transurban

What a great experience! Everyone was ‘wowed’ by the Afterburner team….Afterburner will definitely be recommended by us!
Iplex Pipelines

Thank you to you and the team for a very successful day… My team and I have already started talking about how do we make debriefing a daily practice.
Westpac

Boo and Booger were fabulous and the content was very relevant. After the program we brought Afterburner into our business for 90 days and the improvement in performance of our team was amazing.
SAI Global

I couldn’t believe it was a three hour program, it felt like 10 mins! I can’t wait to give debriefing a go in my organisation.
Astra Zeneca

Wow, it’s amazing! ALL our delegates came back after lunch to attend the second half of the Afterburner program, we’ve never seen such senior executives so engaged, for an entire day!
McDonalds Restaurant Supervisors National Conference

The speakers had such a great positive impact - perfect way to start our conference.
Global Orthopaedic Technology

Excellent, job, easy to work with, delivered what we asked for.
Medtronic Australasia Pty Ltd

Afterburners absolutely delivered beyond our best expectations. It was a perfect session for our sales team who come out motivated not just in the short-term, but on achieving long-term our objectives & budget.
Consumer & Marketing
Telstra

We are exposed to many motivational speakers but none of them come close to the tailored and practical style of Afterburner. Your attention to detail and the depth of your knowledge of our business was second to none and was commented on by a number of members of the team. I have had feedback from our teams around the country that they have already started conducting briefing sessions, and indeed I have restructured the way in which I communicate with the team. It certainly says something when this type of response occurs unprompted. I look forward to working with you in the future.
Product Manger
Sanofi-Synthelabo

Phil Eldridge and his wingmen have conducted several highly successful Afterburner workshops in Sydney and Melbourne for our members. Their credentials and experience in active service are absolutely equalled by the quality of the corporate program that they deliver. We have used both the short and the long version of Afterburner, for our CEO, CFO and HR Director members who all found the principles and models of accelerating performance through flawless execution highly relevant to their organisations and teams, and at an individual level. The feedback from many of our members is that it was one of the best sessions we have ever run. The messages are conveyed in a high energy and authentic setting, and the tools are able to be put to use straight away. I know that at least five participants have invited Phil and his Afterburner team to run the same program in their own organisations. I think this is its own validation.
Director
International CFO Forum

Afterburners were great. Very energetic and I could not believe how much they knew about our project. Plan and executive team exercise was worthwhile and fun
Santos

Phil and Booger delivered a stimulating view of their world and certainly made me feel as though our challenges, albeit important, can be managed successfully by maintaining an unwavering focus on prize/outcomes
Santos

Can't wait to get a copy of the presentation to incorporate it into my daily work.
Pat Moore

Very motivating and will implement RED Team strategy for team
David Lobb

Excellent - Already using some of their ideas to get that 1%. Probably best 'facilitator' I have come across. While there was a 'fun' element to it there was a clear link to improved work practices.
Donna Gallaher