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Major MJ Hegar

Decorated Military Pilot & Author of "Shoot Like a Girl"

Major MJ Hegar
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Baltimore, MD, USA
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Live Event: $30,000 - $50,000
Virtual Event: $10,000 - $20,000
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Education, Female Leadership, Influential Women, Leadership, Military, TED, Veterans, Virtual, Women
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Major MJ Hegar Biography

Raised in Austin, Texas, Major MJ Hegar is a force to be reckoned with. Whether racing her sportbike, fixing muscle cars and airplanes, or advocating for domestic and gun violence survivors, she applies the same fearless passion to any pursuit.

While piloting a helicopter in her third tour of Afghanistan, she was shot down. Injured, and under heavy fire, Hegar and her crew still flew their hobbled aircraft to safety, conducting a near-impossible landing. She received a Purple Heart and a Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor, an honor awarded to only a handful of women. When her injuries barred her from flying, she fought a policy that excluded women from serving in ground combat—a historic victory for female military members which opened over 238,000 previously closed jobs to women. Today, not a single Department of Defense job is closed for competition to women. An incredible story detailed in her memoir "Shoot Like A Girl"—set to be a major motion picture—Hegar’s bravery inspires audiences to persevere through change, hardship, and any obstacles in their way.

Her areas of expertise include Leadership, Being an Agent of Change, Reslience, and Peformance Under Pressure. Hegar is a dynamic keynote speaker, headlining events such as Mercersburg Academy, AIG Finance and Insurance Corporation Veteran's Day Event, Identiverse, the Cohen Veteran Conference, and The University of Texas PTSD Awareness Conference,

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/04/2024.

Major MJ Hegar Speaking Topics

  • Be The Change

    In this talk, Major MJ Hagar reveals how one person can be a catalyst for change on a large scale, be it in your career, at home, or on a national or even global level. When someone tells you something cannot be done, the only way to prove them wrong is to get to work and accomplish whatever it is they believe to be impossible. Her heroic actions in Afghanistan, when she was shot down on a medevac mission and was pivotal to rescuing her crew and patients, earned her a Purple Heart and the Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor. MJ's actions that day served to change perceptions and open the door for her historic fight to open over 238,000 jobs to women in the Department of Defense.

    How did she do it? What can we learn from her experiences? A magnetic speaker, she combines harrowing war stories and powerful lessons on social change with practical advice on leadership, diversity, teamwork, and motivation.

  • Performing Under Pressure

    How will you react when you are tested? When major MJ Hegar’s helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan, she discovered what it truly means to perform under pressure. Injured and surrounded by the enemy, she was pivotal to rescuing her crew and patients and became one of a handful of women in history to earn a Distinguished Fying Cross with Valor.

    In this talk, appropriate for a wide variety of audiences from corporate to college to military, she delivers valuable lessons for not only keeping a cool head in tense situations but performing with distinction. The difference between those of us who react well under pressure and those who don't, she says, comes down to a few important principles. Who do you hope to be when all eyes turn to you?

  • Leading Your Team To Victory

    Leadership is about more than just setting the example, taking care of people, and having integrity. In this talk, Major MJ Hegar draws on her more than two decades of multi industry experience (from leading hundreds of troops in logistics and combat operations to leadership roles in the corporate sector) to identify the most impactful elements of leadership.

    Hegar can tailor this speech to your audience with her ability to focus on parenting, profitability, retention, mental health, and more. From team-building and problem-solving to risk-taking and understanding tactics and strategy, she offers a unique and modern look at this timeless topic.

Major MJ Hegar Videos

  • Follow Your Heart Because It Knows You Best | Mary Jennings Hegar | TEDx
    Follow Your Heart Because It Knows You Best | Mary Jennings Hegar | TEDx
    Extraordinary acts of courage require lots of heart. Listen as decorated veteran, Major Hegar recounts one such event and how it positively affected...
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Major MJ Hegar Books

  • Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front
    Shoot Like a Girl: One Woman's Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front

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Major MJ Hegar is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Be The Change, Performing Under Pressure and Leading Your Team To Victory. The estimated speaking fee range to book Major MJ Hegar for your event is $30,000 - $50,000. Major MJ Hegar generally travels from Baltimore, MD, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Raji Rajagopalan, Joanna Kleinman, Maria Korsnick, Amanda Montell and Mo Abudu. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Major MJ Hegar for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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