Carey Lohrenz is a former military pilot turned leadership keynote speaker. Best known as the first fully qualified female to fly an F-14 Tomcat for the US Military, Carey has an incredible tale of military service to tell. Having dealt with high-pressure situations as a pilot, Carey is the perfect speaker to instil lessons of leadership, peak performance and keeping calm under pressure to corporate audiences across a variety of sectors.
Carey first began her training to become a military pilot at the Naval Airstation Pensacola, before attending flight school at both the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi and the Naval Airstation Kingsville. By 1993, Carey earned her wings and became a pilot for the F-14 Fleet Replacement Squadron at the California Naval Air Station Miramar. Carey soon was recognised as a pioneer of military aviation, becoming the very first fully qualified female F-14 Tomcat pilot for the US Military. Since her training Carey has embarked on countless missions, flying across the globe as a combat-ready Navy pilot. Having experienced numerous hostile environments, Carey is an expert in dealing with dynamic and fast-paced situations where the slightest misjudgement can have catastrophic results.
As a pilot, Carey has honed skills of succeeding under pressure, problem-solving to overcome obstacles to reduce errors. Such expertise allowed Carey to diversify her career to become a public speaker, specialising in keynotes of leadership, partnership and taking risks. Her mastery of skills from naval experience allows Carey to advise corporate clients on how they too can hone such skills, helping individuals to thrive in the high pressure, time-crunched business world. Spending much of her career in a male-dominated environment, Carey acts as an inspiration to other women to break gender stereotypes.
Top Fortune 100 companies have enquired for Carey’s services, seeking her flawless leadership skills and to inspire optimal performance in their workforce. Some of her previous clients include PayPal, Dell, Deloitte, Cisco, Wells Fargo, Expedia and Toyota to name a few. Carey is also a published author, having written Fearless Leadership: High-Performance Lessons from the Flight Deck. Described to have ‘high-energy’ in her motivational keynotes, Carey is the perfect speaker to engage audiences and help to better workforces.
