PROFILE
Chandler Comerford is an executive coach, leadership consultant and professional speaker with over 25 years of practical experience in coaching, training delivery, and workshop facilitation.
He runs the Resilience through G.R.I.T ™ Program a research informed series of engagements designed to deliver personal leadership tools that improve mental health and wellbeing.
Chandler grew up in Maine, in the North East of the United States. Originally a guitarist in a blues band, the course of Chandler’s life was changed when his drummer showed him a knife that was once owned by a Navy SEAL.
Feeling the call to service, Chandler applied and was appointed by his congressman to attend the United States Naval Academy where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Bs) in Oceanography (With Merit) in 1995.
A collegiate boxer, Chandler was a three-time Brigade Champion, three-time National Collegiate Boxing Association (NCBA) All-American and a National Boxing Champion in 1995.
One of 16 Naval Academy graduates selected to attend Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUD/s) / SEAL Training, Chandler graduated training with BUD/s Class 202 prior to being assigned to SEAL Team ONE in Coronado, California.
Chandler spent 6 years at SEAL Team ONE deploying three times to locations throughout South East Asia and the Middle East where he was engaged in capacity building for numerous nations’ Special Forces units.
As a former US Special Forces Officer Chandler has deep knowledge of what is required to develop ‘high-performing / elite teams’.
Chandler has worked in the oil and gas industry as a consultant for the past 20 years where he has completed risk assessments for numerous Australian Vital National Installations during which time he obtained two Australian Innovation Patents related to the quantification of IT security risk.
With wide ranging experience in the military, as an executive coach, consultant and father of three, Chandler offers a unique perspective on the capabilities that we all possess which he delivers in all aspects of his work.
SPEAKING TOPICS
You Are Capable Of More Than You Think
Drawing on experiences from SEAL Training (Basic Underwater Demolition School (BUD/s) I explore three tools (Perspective, Fellowship and Commitment) which can assist the participants face challenge and change.
Safety and Cognitive Bias
During this talk I speak about the dangers of cognitive bias. From NASA engineers to Everest climbers, we are all subject to errors of logic. This talk provides participants with insight into how they unwittingly take short cuts to and how they might prevent putting themselves and their workmates at risk…
One decision can change your life
During this talk I speak about power of choice through the lens of a SEAL mission that went wrong in Afghanistan. This talk is aimed at providing participants with insight into how they can make effective choices when faced with tough decisions…
