Darrell Thomsen

AUTHOR, LEADERSHIP EXPERT AND INSPIRATIONAL SPEAKER, ARE THE PRODUCT OF OVER FORTY YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE, MILITARY SERVICE AND ACADEMIA. DARRELL NOW SERVES AS A LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONSULTANT TO FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO IMPROVE THEIR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND IMPACT.

AS AN AIRBORNE JUMPMASTER AND SENIOR MILITARY LEADER, DARRELL DEVELOPED A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THOSE KEY PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES NECESSARY FOR NEXT-LEVEL LEADERSHIP. HAVING WORKED WITH LEADERS FROM FOUR STAR GENERALS AND CEOS, TO SQUAD LEADER AND ENTRY LEVEL LEADERS, HE MAINTAINS FIRST HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE AFFECTS AND EFFECTS OF GOOD AND BAD LEADERSHIP PRACTICES. DURING HIS TIME AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY (WEST POINT, NY) DARRELL'S PASSION FOR LEADERSHIP GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT GREW EXPONENTIALLY.

DARRELL HOLDS A BA IN PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGION, A MASTER OF DIVINITY, IS A RESIDENT GRADUATE OF THE U.S. ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLLEGE, AND POSSESSES A MASTER'S DEGREE IN STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP STUDIES.