I translate naval aviation and business leadership lessons into practical ways to lead teams through pressure and uncertainty.

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Loree Draude was one of the first women to fly combat jets in the U.S. Navy. She deployed twice to the Persian Gulf and accumulated over 300 carrier landings. After completing her naval service, Loree earned her MBA at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. She spent 20 years in Silicon Valley, leading teams at startups and tech companies, including Google and Meta. Loree has supported hundreds of clients as a motivational speaker and an executive coach (CPCC, PCC and CPQC). She is an Executive Leadership Coach at Harvard Business School and the President of LD Max Leadership, LLC.

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Author of the bestseller Soar Into Joy,
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She’s Just Another Navy Pilot

Loree’s Offerings

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Keynote or Workshop

Drawing on her experience as one of the first women to deploy in a Navy combat aviation squadron and as a leader at Google, Meta, and startups, Loree Draude brings audiences into the cockpit—and the human moments behind high-stakes performance. Through candid stories, humor, and practical tools, she shows leaders how to manage fear, build trust, and help their teams perform through uncertainty and change.

Audience Takeaways
In this keynote you will learn how to:

  • Create clarity with a simple briefing that establishes the mission, responsibilities, and contingencies.

  • Manage fear and focus attention on the next useful action under pressure.

  • Combine clear standards, candid feedback, and practical support to help people improve.

  • Turn setbacks into shared learning through purposeful debriefs.

  • Become a trusted source of guidance by noticing what people are carrying and offering timely, specific help.

WHEN THE HORIZON DISAPPEARS.
Leading Through Fear and Uncertainty.

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Keynote or Workshop

Naval aviators must maintain physical fitness but did you know that mental fitness can be measured and improved? Your Positive Intelligence Quotient, or "PQ," measures the relative strength of your positive versus negative mental muscles. PQ is the measure of your mental fitness. Loree will demonstrate how you can boost your PQ significantly with easy practice. This breakthrough presentation (also offered as a workshop) will teach your audience to improve their performance and increase their happiness by increasing gray matter in the PQ Brain region, home to your Sage (positive mental muscles), and decreasing gray matter in the Survivor Brain region, home to your Saboteurs (negative mental muscles).

Audience Takeaways
In this keynote you will learn:

  • Why we have inner critics who hold us back

  • How one simple, 10-second exercise can change your life for the better

  • How we can reduce the judgments that increase negativity in our lives and instead build new mental muscles to increase the positive emotions

MENTAL FITNESS: Improve Performance and Increase Fulfillment

  • The way in which you seamlessly connected your military and professional work, the struggles and ability to overcome, to what our GM’s face on a daily basis was incredible. The team left feeling energized and more ready than ever to take responsibility as a leader of their individual units to drive performance! I appreciate the time you took to really pull through Marriott core values and synergize that to SOARing!

    Lindsy Wnorowski
    Regional Senior Director, Operations & Owner Services
    Marriott International

  • "Loree was our keynote speaker at Lithium's annual LiNC conference, with an audience of approximately one thousand attendees. Her enthusiasm and expertise in online communities captivated our audience and motivated them with the lessons she shared. If you're looking for a speaker with humor, warmth, and compelling stories who can inspire an audience, hire Loree!"

    Beverly Dunn

    Global Head of Customer Success, Ivalua

  • “Ms. Draude was the featured speaker for NPower‘s graduation at Splunk in San Jose, CA. Her thoughtful tales and sage advice amplified the warmth of the occasion leaving us uplifted and inspired. Couldn’t recommend Loree enough for engagements where deep, direct discourse is in high demand.”

    Sean Miner
    NPower Board and Senior Director, UX & Product Design, Quin Street

  • “Loree is an exceptional professional. Bright, team-oriented, diligent and a joy to work with. I recommend Loree unreservedly and would welcome the opportunity to work with her again.”

    Scotty Perkins

    EVP Head of Cloud, ACI Worldwide

  • “Healthcare workers are feeling the strain of the pandemic and staffing shortages. Loree’s presentation gave us tools to help manage and improve our mental well-being.”

    Lynne Drawdy
    Executive Director
    Central Florida Disaster Medical Coalition

  • "[Loree's talk] was a breath of fresh air and a new perspective on leadership!"

    Donna G.

    General Manager, Marriott International