Keynotes – 2022 NBAA Leadership Conference

Don’t miss these dynamic keynote addresses from leaders in the industry at NBAA’s 2022 Leadership Conference.

Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022

Bill Eckstrom

CEO & Founder, Ecsell Institute
International Keynote Speaker
Best-Selling Author

Bill Eckstrom is the CEO and founder of EcSell Institute. Bill’s robust professional career path has encompassed sales, sales leadership, executive leadership with both private and publicly traded companies, and as a founder of start-ups. In 2008, he established EcSell Institute to fill a void he witnessed and personally experienced in the coaching and leadership profession within businesses. Since then, EcSell’s research and improvement programming has been utilized in the athletic and academic worlds, spawning his new start-ups EcSell Sports and EcSell Education in 2019.

8:45 a.m. – 10 a.m.
Emerging from the Pandemic – How Growth Occurs in a State of Discomfort

Dr. Amy Grubb

Digital Transformation Advisor to the CIO

Amy D. Grubb, Ph.D. is an internationally acclaimed speaker who has presented numerous keynote addresses and workshops on leadership, change, working with others, engagement, performance, organizational culture, and storytelling. She has worked directly for three C-level functions (CHRO, CFO, CIO) for the past 12 years, currently serving as a special assistant to the Chief Information Officer at the FBI and is the founder of Organizational Insights, LLC.

10:45 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Navigating the Turbulence of Change

Dr. Mark Lowry

Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Partner at Winning Mind, LLC

Dr. Mark Lowry is a licensed clinical psychologist, who has spent the past 30 years working with elite performers in the military, sport, and business. His professional passion is helping leaders perform at their best under the toughest conditions.

1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Get Your Organization Healthy, Engaged and Cohesive

Monty Moran

Author & Former CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill

Described as one of America’s most inspiring and effective leaders, Monty Moran’s unique and powerful style led Chipotle to meteoric growth and success, as the company’s value grew by over $23 billion and more than 2,000 restaurants during his time as co-CEO. Chipotle’s unparalleled rise in revenue, profitability, and shareholder return were fueled by an extraordinary team of over 75,000, united around Moran’s powerful vision of rewarding people based on their effectiveness in making the people around themselves better. Moran, a former trial lawyer, is an avid pilot, author and filmmaker, who continues to teach how to build empowered cultures by unlocking people’s maximum potential through love, vulnerability, authenticity and excellent communication.

3:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
Love is Free. Guac is Extra: How to Empower Employees & Build a Connected Culture

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022

Ryan Hawk

Author & Founder and Host of the Learning Leader Podcast

Ryan Hawk is the host of The Learning Leader Show. A podcast with millions of listeners in more than 156 countries worldwide. Apple Podcasts named The Learning Leader Show an “all time best-seller” in 2020 and 2021. Hawk is also the author of “Welcome to Management,” a book that Forbes called “the best leadership book of 2020.” His next book “The Pursuit of Excellence” will be available Jan. 25, 2022, and has been named a “hot new release” by Amazon.

8:15 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Creating a Dynamic Workplace Where Innovation and Open Communication Thrive

Reed Timmer

Extreme Meteorologist and Storm Chaser

Having intercepted over 1000 tornadoes and a dozen powerful hurricanes since he started chasing 20 years ago, Reed Timmer is well-known as the most successful and extreme storm chaser in the world. Timmer is one of the few people in existence to document both an F5 tornado, and the most devastating hurricane in U.S. history (Hurricane Katrina). Timmer completed his PhD in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma in 2015.

1:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Navigating the Storms of Leadership

Jess King

Senior Peloton Instructor, Speaker and Actress

Jess King is a top Peloton instructor with a passion to revolutionize fitness by bridging the gap between fitness and entertainment. Jess began her journey on the bike in 2014 and has since amassed an international following of riders and runners through the Peloton platform. Her passion for movement originally began in childhood through dance, she went on to become a professional dancer and first gained fame as a contestant on renowned network television show, So You Think You Can Dance. King has been featured by top media outlets such as Vanity Fair, Shape, SELF and many others for her thought leadership at Peloton, advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community and accomplishments in the entertainment industry. Most recently, she was featured acting in the reboot of “Sex and The City: And Just Like That” as cycling instructor Allegra Planche.

3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Motivating an Exceptional Team