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INSPIRING, ACTIONABLE KEYNOTES

Give your audience more than just a great speech. Give them tools they can use now.

Give them a better way to 'team' moving forward. Your event matters. Your audience deserves more than a few good stories and a couple of notes in a notebook. We believe your audience needs a high-energy, unforgettable experience that leaves them equipped with both inspiration and tools. The inspiration is there to drive them to take action; the tools are there to help them win.

A VMax Group keynote is exactly this: It's a high-energy leadership talk centered on building real, positive, forward-focused accountability that helps build trust at the team level. It's delivered by people who have lived what they teach, and it leaves your audience equipped to take action.

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Robert "Cujo" Teschner, leadership keynote speaker, at the lectern under stage lighting
The event planner’s CHALLENGE:

You're not just looking for someone to fill the block

You need a speaker and a supporting team you can trust. You need a speaker and a team that's easy to work with. You need a speaker who understands the stakes and appreciates where you are in all of this. And then you need someone who is prepared, responsive, engaging, and still easy to work with on-site, especially when things start to fall apart. Ultimately, you need someone who works WITH YOU to give your audience an experience they rave about afterward, one that equips them with a framework they can use the next day. Here's the great news: This is the VMax Group standard!

We're very easy to work with
We don't need any support
We're there to make you look great!
What the audience takes away

They will leave inspired. They will also leave equipped.

Accountability without fear
A better way to own outcomes without blame, excuses, or finger-pointing.
A practical debrief process
A simple framework that turns success and failure into useful learning.
Trust people can feel
Practical leadership behaviors that make it safer to speak up and address the hard things.
Clearer execution
A better way to align goals, standards, ownership, and action.

Listen to Cujo talk about VMax Group keynotes:

The event planner’s problem

Here's how we deliver for you:

Step 1: We meet to understand what you need

We meet over Zoom to understand your event, your focus, who is going to be in the room, and what you’re looking for from us. Ultimately, we’re going to clarify your expectations of us.

Step 2: We design the experience

We’re going to work on our side to design the experience you want based on what you shared during our initial call. Components we get to pull from every time we talk include—but don’t have to involve—the following:

  • The keynote itself, tailored to your needs
  • An associated breakout session, again tailored to your needs and timing requirements
  • A book signing, conducted where and when you need it

All of our keynotes also include complimentary access to our proprietary High-Performance Academy online course, which helps audience members take action on what they learn during the keynote.

Step 3: We deliver exceptionally

We allow you to be at peace on the day of your event because we are 100% self-sufficient, both leading up to the event and while we’re on-site.

We’ll work with your A/V team to ensure everything comes together seamlessly and works correctly. We’ll deliver an exceptional experience, ensuring we meet or exceed your expectations.

Step 4: We follow up to ensure your satisfaction

We’ll follow up after the event to discuss how everything went. We’ll share data tied to the online course, and we’ll review the feedback you collect from your audience to validate that we delivered as expected.

We’ll always learn from and with you, using those insights to improve what we do and serve you even better in the future.

Robert "Cujo" Teschner signing books for attendees after a leadership keynote on team accountability
Why VMax Group keynotes land

We teach what we lived. And we inspire through the power of extremely well-crafted and well-delivered stories.

Our stories come from the world of high-stakes, life-or-death environments where clarity, accountability, and trust truly mattered. The win, however, is not to copy military culture. The win is to learn and adopt the frameworks we used in that culture to build a culture of trust and real accoountability in your business.
Team

Our Featured Keynote Speakers:

Black and white portrait of Robert "Cujo" Teschner, Founder and CEO of VMax Group
Founder & CEO
Robert “Cujo” Teschner
Former F-15C/F-22 pilot and USAF Fighter Weapons School Instructor with 30+ years of leadership experience.
Black and white portrait of Robert "Shark" Garland, keynote speaker and workshop leader at VMax Group
Keynote Speaker & Workshop Leader
Robert "Shark" Garland
Former F-15C/F-22 pilot, USAF Weapons School Instructor and Commandant with 30+ years of leadership experience.
Black and white portrait of Tammy "G." Barlette, keynote speaker and mindset coach at VMax Group
Keynote Speaker & Mindset Coach
Tammy “G.” Barlette
Former A-10 and RPA pilot and Weapons School graduate with over 20 years of leadership and service in the US Air Force.
Robert "Cujo" Teschner delivering a leadership keynote with a city skyline projected behind him
Event experience

Your event is a high-stakes mission. 
We treat it like one.

VMax Group is prepared, responsive, and self-sufficient. We work with your team before the event to understand the room, the moment, and the message your people need to hear.

Optional additions can include a focused breakout, book signing, and supporting learning resources. We'll work with you during the booking call to build the perfect experience to support your event goals. Ultimately, your success is ours...and we want to win!
REAL PEOPLE. REAL WORK. REAL CHANGE

Don't just take our word for it

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COO
Delta ModTech
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Senior Director of Meetings
American Petroleum Institute
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FAQ

Everything You Need 
to Know...Upfront

What does a VMax Group keynote cover?

VMax Group keynotes cover how to built trust through real team accountability. We teach the "Debrief to Win" system, the one Cujo outlined in his bestselling book. We do so by way of stories, stories that help people understand the core frameworks, and why they work.

Who delivers VMax Group keynotes?

Our primary keynote speakers include our founder, Robert "Cujo" Teschner (F-15C and F-22 pilot, plus Weapons School Instructor), as well as Robert "Shark" Garland (F-15C and F-22, plus Weapons School Instructor), Brian "Stickit" Emme (F-18 pilot), and Tammy "G" Barlette (A-10 and MQ-1 pilot, ad Weapons School graduate).

Can a keynote be tailored to our event?

100%. In fact, this is the first part of our winning process, outlined above!

Do you speak virtually and in person?

Absolutely. In fact, we pride ourselves on our virtual presentations, having honed the skillset during the Covid pandemic when our entire product set switched to virtual delivery.

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Make your next event one people always remember as their favorite!

Book a call. We will learn about your audience, goals, date, and desired outcome. Then we'll build the perfect keynote experience together, guaranteed to exceed your expectations.