Drew Moldenhauer

Leadership & High-Stakes Performance Speaker

I help organizations build stronger, safer cultures by teaching teams how to communicate openly, stay calm under pressure, and create true psychological safety.

Practical frameworks forged in high-risk environments, thoughtfully translated for organizational leadership, team development, and human performance.

Trusted by Organizations Focused on Excellence

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Why Teams Bring Drew to Their Stage
Today’s leaders are navigating uncertainty, disengagement, pressure, and change.

Drew helps organizations build:

Clear-thinking LeadersHigh-trust TeamsExecution cultures that perform under stress

What makes his work distinctive is simple:
He teaches what he lived — how to lead and communicate when perfection isn’t possible, but failure is costly.

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His sessions give audiences clear language, repeatable models, and frameworks they can implement immediately.

What Drew Helps Organizations Strengthen

Performing Under Pressure

Clarity, confidence, and action when stakes and tension rise.

Trust & Accountability

Teams that communicate honestly and operate from shared responsibility.

Psychological Readiness

Mindset and emotional discipline in uncertain, demanding environments.

Execution That Outlives the Event

A shared leadership language that becomes cultural muscle memory.
Meet Drew
Performance Leadership
Keynote Speaker
Instructor
Author


For 20 years, Drew has led teams in situations where trust and clear communication are essential for success.
Drew’s law enforcement experience grounds his work in real-world leadership.
There, he learned and developed the clarity, communication discipline, and presence leaders need when the stakes are high.

Read More About Drew

Drew Moldenhauer is the Owner and Master Instructor of Blue Ethos Specialized Training and an international speaker known for his work in leadership under pressure, situational awareness, and de-escalation.

Across 17 years in law enforcement, Drew learned how trust, clarity, and communication shape decision-making when lives are on the line. Today, he translates that experience into training that helps organizations improve their readiness, performance, and crisis response.

He is also an adjunct professor, author, and contributor to public safety research—developing the frameworks and language leaders use to operate more effectively in uncertain environments. His mission is simple: equip leaders and teams with the mindset and skills to perform when it matters most.

Where his work has shaped leaders and teams:
• Front-line leadership
• Crisis communication
• Academy instruction & training program design
• Organizational consulting
• Speaking & facilitation for executive, corporate, and public-sector audiences

Today, Drew helps organizations:
• Grow leaders worth following
• Build teams capable of performing in high-stakes environments

Signature Keynote
HIGH-STAKES TEAMWORK™

  • Format: 90 min

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How do you lead when the outcome matters most?


This session provides a blueprint for navigating high-pressure scenarios with precision. Attendees will learn how to:

Communicate with clarity under pressure

Build trust that withstands challenge

Strengthen ownership and accountability

Align execution across roles, personalities, and expectations

Make confident decisions with limited information

Equip your leaders to perform under pressure.

Breakout Workshops & Training Experiences

Situational Awareness

Helping attendees learn how to make better decisions in high risk, high consequence, time-compressed environments

Participants learn:
  • Improved hazard recognition
  • Faster decision-making skills
  • Better focus under stress
  • Tools to prevent escalation
  • Format: 45–75 min

Active Threat and Preparedness

Prepare your team to prevent, respond, and recover from active threats with actionable strategies in any setting.

Teams walk away able to:
  • A clear response plan
  • Crisis communication tools
  • Greater readiness and control
  • Confidence to act under pressure
  • Format: 45–75 min

De-escalation

Master techniques to defuse conflicts, manage tensions, and create a safer environment in

Participants practice:
  • Calming communication tactics
  • Conflict-reducing strategies
  • Tools to stay composed
  • Ways to build quick trust
  • Format: 45–75 min

Client Outcomes

Real results from teams who brought Drew into their high-stakes environments.

The Mission


Drew’s mission is to develop leaders who perform with character, courage, and clarity — especially when stakes are high.
Through speaking, workshops, consulting, and content, he helps organizations:
  • Develop leaders worth following

  • Build teams others want to work on

  • Strengthen cultures that perform consistently beyond the event

Trusted Beyond the Stage

Drew’s work on situational awareness goes far beyond keynote presentations.

His real-world experience has been recognized nationally and captured in a practical guide designed for leaders who must think clearly, act decisively, and lead under pressure.

This book breaks down how elite professionals recognize risk early, avoid preventable mistakes, and stay one step ahead in dynamic environments—principles that apply directly to leadership, team performance, and organizational resilience.

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The perfect fit for:
• Leadership Conferences & Executive Forums• Corporate Training & Team Offsites• HR & Professional Associations• Public Service Organizations

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