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Build up your team with high-impact leadership training designed to challenge thinking, build trust, and drive results. Whether you come to us or we come to you, our keynotes, full-scale experiential workshops, and off-site events will align your team to achieve victory.

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Access proven leadership strategies anytime, anywhere with flexible virtual sessions and self-paced courses built to scale with your team’s needs.

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Leadership development insights from proven leaders that will help you grow

We Don’t Miss Gigs

We Don’t Miss Gigs

Eight years ago, I booked Jocko for a keynote scheduled the day after another engagement he had in Florida. At the time of booking, I called him and told him there was only one flight available that night that would get him to where he needed to be for the

July 7, 2025

How to Let Go of Things You Can’t Control

How to Let Go of Things You Can’t Control

Every leader eventually faces a moment when the situation is outside their control. The market shifts. A client’s business goes under. The weather forecast predicts rain. A competitor encroaches on companies. Circumstances change without warning, and external forces threaten all the team has been working towards. In those moments, stress

June 20, 2025

How To Deal With A Victim Mentality

How To Deal With A Victim Mentality

One of the most dangerous things a leader can allow – on a team, in a family, or in themselves – is a victim mentality. I’ve seen it firsthand in the Marine Corps, business, parenting, and people from all walks of life. It doesn’t discriminate. The victim mindset can show

June 17, 2025

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Leadership Development Services For Enterprises, Teams, & Individuals

Leadership Development is a fundamental part of growing any organization. Too often, leadership development is overlooked, becomes an afterthought, and only becomes important after there’s been an issue. Echelon Front is the premier Leadership Development services company. No matter who you are, we have leadership services for you.

For Teams

Short-Term and Long-Term Leadership Development Consultation for Your Organization

Echelon Front has helped thousands of organizations, from small business leaders to Fortune 100 companies. Big or small, we have leadership training programs that will help you succeed in accomplishing your mission. Why us? Echelon Front’s leadership principles come from the most intense environment on Earth: the battlefield. Leadership helped navigate a war, it will absolutely help you win in the boardroom.

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Online Leadership Training Available 24/7

Online leadership training helps organizations and individuals learn at home and on demand. Extreme Ownership Academy provides you with instant access to the top leadership development consultants from your home or office. Whether you’re just diving into leadership development and training or fresh out of one of our leadership events, our online leadership training portal will help you learn and polish your leadership skills on your time. Access free leadership courses, premium leadership training, live sessions, quizzes, exams, and role-playing opportunities to lock in your learning.

In-Person Conferences and Events

Leadership Development with Real-Time Feedback

It’s one thing to learn about leadership in a book or on a webinar; it’s another thing entirely to be forced into situations where leadership is the difference between winning and losing. If you’re looking for leadership development that lasts, our leadership conferences are the right fit for you. These leadership off-sites and in-person experiences prep you and your team to implement leadership principles in a fun, engaging, and stress induced environment. You’ll be surprised how quickly your leadership paradigm shifts when your team is forced to make decisions that have real-world consequences.

Leadership Training You Can’t Get Anywhere Else

Navy SEALs, TOPGUN Instructors, first responders, athletes, and business leaders. We apply our breadth of knowledge in every single leadership development opportunity we offer.

Immediately Applicable Leadership Concepts

We take leadership theory and concepts and make them actionable. Get simple, easy-to-follow leadership training you can use instantly.

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Testimonials

"We have immersed ourselves, and our team, in the teachings of Extreme Ownership. We have been humbled by the lessons we have learned and it has transformed our approach to leadership and running a business. Echelon Front has proven that they are committed to one thing: "Our success". Extreme Ownership has become the foundation of our success and it has truly transformed our business and our lives."

SCOTT AND KATHLEEN SYPNIEWSKI

Co-Owners, SSLLC Plumbing Construction

"During an especially difficult time in healthcare, Extreme Ownership leadership development with Echelon Front has taught my organization how to break down silos between hospitals, departments, and service lines. The culture change of starting to see ourselves as one big team versus many small teams competing with one another is helping us fulfill our mission of providing high-quality, safe, and patient-centered care."

Derek Feuquay

Chief Medical Officer, Northern Arizona Healthcare.

“Echelon Front’s training is like a flashlight, pointing you toward the path and giving you the tools you need for your journey. It’s changed the way I lead my people. It’s changed the way I lead at home. It’s changed the way I lead myself”

Linda Torakis

Managing Director
The Hahn Group – A Descours and Cabaud Company
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Echelon Front: The Premier Leadership Development Company

Echelon Front's mission is to pass on the leadership lessons learned on the battlefield to leaders everywhere, at every level, in every capacity, in order to help them develop the skills necessary to take care of their people, lead themselves, and lead their teams to victory.

Jocko Willink

Co-founder & CEO

Jocko is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, host of the top-rated Jocko Podcast, and co-founder of Echelon Front.

Leif Babin

Co-founder & President

Leif is a former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win, and co-founder of Echelon Front, serving as President.

Jamie Cochran

Chief Operating Officer

Jamie Cochran joined Leif Babin and Jocko Willink as the first employee at Echelon Front in 2014. She quickly expanded her initial role as Director of Operations and was named Chief Operating Officer in early 2021.

JP Dinnell

Chief Training Officer

JP Dinnell is a former U.S. Navy SEAL and now a Leadership Instructor, Speaker and Strategic Advisor with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Training Officer.

Dave Berke

Chief Development Officer

Dave Berke is a retired US Marine Corps Officer, TOPGUN Instructor and now a leadership instructor and speaker with Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Development Officer.

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Are we the right fit for you?

At Echelon Front, we believe in a key principle: everyone is a leader. Whether you are a parent, a front-line individual contributor, middle manager, entrepreneur, or CEO, you are a leader. We’ve helped start-ups, private businesses, and publicly traded companies navigate their unique struggles, trials, and objectives because the principles work no matter who you are. Our leadership development and training services are for everyone, including you.