ELIZABETH MCCORMICK, CSP
Former US Army Black Hawk Pilott
#13 of the Top Motivational Speakers in the World for 2025 by Global Gurus
Author of 20+ Books

Speaking Categories
Motivation, Inspiration, High Performance, Leadership, Sales,
Safety, Communication, Teamwork
Travels From
Dallas, TX
Speaker's Fee Range
$12,500 — $17,500
Elizabeth's Most Requested Presentations
YOU. In the Pilot's Seat: Motivate, Educate and Activate Your People
This program is ideal for any audience who is:
Emotionally and mentally drained by change
Struggling with focus, attention, and energy
Trying to lead others but struggling to lead themselves
The audience will leave with :
• Ability to boost their own confidence and immediately elevate their performance
• #1 principle for success while learning to FLY a helicopter (YES- REALLY!)
• Inspiration to soar to a higher level of achievement while influencing others
This presentation is customizable to YOUR Organization's needs. Have a specific objective for your event - just ASK!
Popular customization topics to choose from:
3 Confidence Skill Builders: Shore up their resolve, positivity and energy.
Excellence: Inspires confidence and small improvements of focus and attention.
Team Building: Generates appreciation for everyone on their “flight crew.”
Soar Your Sales: Ramp Up Your Rapport to Better Relate and Be Relevant to Your Customers
Motivational sales speaker Elizabeth McCormick shares high performance and sales secrets for business and life. Through her stories of flying missions as a helicopter pilot, she creates an unforgettable experience for your audience while inspiring them to SoarTheir Sales!
Is This Keynote Right for Your Sales Team?
This keynote is a must-book if your sales team is:
Feeling stuck or in need of a motivational boost to push through a tough quarter (or year)
Expected to hit bigger goals without added resources or support
Struggling with cross-functional collaboration and team alignment
Ready to break out of a plateau and unlock higher performance
Kicking off a new initiative and need immediate momentum
Elizabeth’s high-energy, story-driven keynote will empower your team to take ownership of their performance, build stronger rapport with clients, and take action that drives measurable sales results - fast.
Perfect for:
✔️ Sales Kick-Offs (SKOs)
✔️ Mid-Year Resets
✔️ Quarterly Sales Trainings
✔️ Annual Conferences or Incentive Events
Key Takeaways:
YOU CAN! An out-of-your-seat interactive experience demonstrating the impact language (verbal and non-verbal) can make on their sales resilience
The rapport ladder framework and the 2 questions your sales team can ask to reveal how to best connect, communicate, and close any prospect
A better understanding of the 4 buying styles to quickly and easily connect and communicate THEIR way for an improved close rate.
Or other outcomes may be customized to your salesforce’s specific needs and goals
Tactical Leadership for Combatting the Talent War:
Leveraging Internal Motivators to Hire, Inspire, and Retain Your Top Talent
This highly practical presentation from motivational leadership speaker Elizabeth McCormick raises your organization’s leadership culture by equipping your leaders with a keen insight into what motivates your current employees and your new hires — even before you hire them! The result is an increased ability to attract, train, and engage the right candidates, which will improve retention and performance.
This keynote is ideal for the C-Suite, Executives, decision-makers, and aspiring leaders who are:
✔️ Trying to Combat the Talent War and Attract the Right People
✔️ Struggling to retain their top talent and inspire better teamwork within their existing talent.
✔️ Hoping to elevate their team’s performance as well as their own
Key Takeaways:
2 questions to ask to quickly determine every team member's primary motivators
The skills to best connect and communicate with a potential new hire
Actionable insight on amplifying your team members strengths and ensuring you have the right people in their best roles
The SIMPLE leadership formula that leads to actions every great leader takes
Customizable to YOUR Needs. Have a specific theme for your event? Elizabeth can tailor her leadership keynote to target your key learning objectives and improve your leaders’ ability and impact.
Popular customization topics for the leadership keynote are:
C.A.N. Leadership Skills: Communicating, taking action, and navigating with clarity
Resilience & Change Management: Developing the resiliency needed to be ready for anydisruption
Performance: Improving physical, emotional, and mental well-being for better results
About Elizabeth...
Renowned international inspirational keynote speaker, Elizabeth McCormick, CSP is a former Black Hawk helicopter pilot for the US Army. She flew missions as a Chief Warrant Officer, including United Nations peacekeeping, air assault, command and control, VIP, multi-ship, and top-secret military intelligence missions. In 2011, McCormick was honored with the US Congressional Veteran Commendation for her community service as a military veteran.
Elizabeth is now an in-demand keynote speaker, recently named #13 on the list of top 30 motivational speakers in the world for 2025 by Global Gurus and was recently named one of the Top 10 Leading Speakers to Watch in 2025 byMSN.com.
Elizabeth has been seen on ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, CW, News Nation, MSNBC, NBC, TMZ, (and many more) and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, London Times, and other global publications in Australia, Japan, and Brazil as an authority on military and leadership issues with the media.
As a best-selling author, she has sold more than 40,000 copies of her personal development book, The P.I.L.O.T. Method. Drawing from her experience as a corporate manager and award-winning sales consultant, she has authored over 18 books in her tip book series, Soar 2 Success, on a variety of leadership, business, and entrepreneurial topics.
What they're saying...
"Incredible Speaker! Elizabeth was one of the best speakers and made our event a success! She had the crowd up and down, moving around the room, and engaged throughout both of her presentations. She is very aware and respectful with timing. Great to work with getting things set up before and during the event! Highly recommend her!"
I recommend anyone looking for an inspiring motivational speaker to share their story—-entrenched in humor, courage, and incredibly thoughtful transferable skills into any work environment —to look no further."
Vice President
Keurig Dr Pepper