Brian Fleming

Brian Fleming is a combat-wounded Afghanistan war veteran, suicide bombing survivor, and international speaker who provides resilience and leadership training across various sectors. He specializes in showing individuals and organizations how to adapt and overcome unexpected life situations using simple yet potent military strategies that can be directly applied to achieve desired outcomes swiftly.

Severely injured by a suicide bomber in Kandahar, Afghanistan, while serving as a Team Leader with the US Army's elite 10th Mountain Division, Fleming faced the grueling challenge of rebuilding his life after spending 14 months in a hospital. Drawing from his experiences, he now imparts the lessons learned on resilience and mental toughness to others. Over the past 15 years, Fleming has authored three books on human resilience, including titles such as "Never The Same," "The Resilience Booklet," and "Redeployed: How Combat Veterans Can Fight the Battle Within and Win the War at Home."

Fleming’s insightful keynotes and training sessions, such as “How to Stand Firm When Everything Around You Is Blowing Up” and “The Resilient Leader- How to Become the Leader Others Want to Follow,” have reached over half a million people across 42 US states, in 7 countries, and on 4 continents. He has delivered his message to top Fortune 100 companies like Bank of America, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, Blue Cross Blue Shield, and Chevrolet, and has been featured on every major news network in the United States. Fleming lives by the mantra: “When you understand how a battlefield works, you'll understand how to make your life work,” which underscores his approach to teaching resilience and leadership based on real-world military experience and personal recovery.