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Leadership keynote speaker
Lead clearly
Boeing 787 pilot and leadership speaker Joi Schweitzer equips leaders and teams to communicate, decide, and perform when the stakes rise.
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ProgramRide High™ Leadership Keynote
AudienceLeaders & Teams
FocusCommunication + Decision-Making Under Pressure
FrameworkThe Ride High Flight Plan™
FormatKeynote / Workshop / Leadership Training
OutcomeClearer decisions. Stronger communication. Confident execution.
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Seat6P
BoardingPrepared
The instrument you trust when the view stops helping
The business problem
The distance between a capable team and a high performing one can be measured in
what they say out loud in the first sixty seconds of a problem.
When pressure rises, communication gets shorter, decisions get harder, and culture gets exposed. Joi turns the disciplines of aviation into clear operating habits leaders can use before confusion becomes cost.
Trust in the standard.
People know what good looks like before the pressure arrives.
Trust in the call.
Decisions have an owner and an order.
Trust in the challenge.
A concern can be voiced early, regardless of rank.
Trust in the recovery.
A setback calls for the next clear step, not blame.
The difference
Pressure does not create your culture.
It reveals what your people can reach when the room gets loud.
See the room move
A speaker reel should show more than presence.
It should show the moment a story becomes a usable decision.
Watch Joi translate real pressure into practical language for communication, resilience, and action.
Aviate.Navigate.Communicate.
Why Joi
The credential is not the lesson.
It is proof that the lesson has been pressure tested.
Joi Schweitzer knows what pressure asks of a person before it ever reaches a stage. She began her aviation career as a flight attendant, earned her place in the flight deck, and now flies the Boeing 787.
During an engine failure at 300 feet, there was no time to manufacture confidence. Preparation made the next correct action reachable. That experience sharpened the leadership principles she had trained for years.
Today Joi turns those principles into practical tools for organizations. Her keynotes help leaders communicate clearly, decide with discipline, and protect team performance when time, attention, and certainty are limited.
As founder of Ride High, she brings aviation precision together with warmth, audacity, and an understanding of what it takes to use your voice in rooms where the stakes are real.
Current roleBoeing 787 pilot
Leadership lensAviation decision science and human performance
Audience focusLeaders, teams, and women in high-stakes rooms
FounderRide High
Joi's promise to the room
“When pressure rises, leaders don't panic. They pilot. I show them how.”Joi Schweitzer | Boeing 787 pilot and leadership speaker
THE RIDE HIGH™ LEADERSHIP SYSTEM
Built for the moments when pressure changes how people communicate, decide, and execute.
THE 6Ps OPERATING MODEL
The 6Ps Operating Model translates flight-deck disciplines into practical leadership behaviors leaders can apply when pressure rises.
PREPARE
Lead Beyond Comfort
Build readiness to lead through discomfort, feedback, and difficult conversations.
PEOPLE
Deliberate Empowerment
Empower, recognize, and understand what motivates your people.
PURPOSEFUL COMMUNICATION
Close the Loop
Communicate intentionally, confirm understanding, and close the loop.
PULSE
Know Your Organization
Stay connected to people, conditions, and emerging gaps.
PIVOT
Adjust With Intention
Listen. Assess. Adjust without losing sight of the mission.
The numbers
Experience behind the message.
Built in the flight deck. Brought to the boardroom.
Joi brings more than two decades of aviation experience into every room, translating lessons from high-stakes environments into practical tools for communication, leadership, and decision-making under pressure.
787Boeing aircraft model Joi flies
300 ftAltitude documented for the engine failure
6PsOne shared Flight Plan for decisions under pressure
20+Years serving across aviation
Signature programs
The right talk starts with the right problem.
Three talks. Three different problems.
Pressure, voice, or recovery: choose the challenge your audience needs to tackle first.
Flagship keynote
Audacious Resilience™
When pressure compresses time and attention, teams do not need another inspirational idea. They need a repeatable way to steady the moment and make the next correct move.
- Communicate clearly when pressure rises
- Know when to follow the plan and when to pivot
- Turn disruption into disciplined action
Women and leadership
Move Your Voice™
For women who know what they need to say but still hesitate in the room. Joi pairs her path from silence to authority with practical tools for speaking before confidence arrives.
- Speak up before small problems become bigger
- Give and receive feedback across levels
- Hold your place in high-stakes rooms
Workshop or keynote
Resilience Reset™
A focused reset for teams carrying change, fatigue, or uncertainty. Participants leave with a clearer priority, a shared language, and one next move.
- Recognize the cost of sustained pressure
- Practice recovery as a performance discipline
- Rebuild direction after a setback
For formats, customization, and availability: [email protected]
Fit check
Joi is a strong fit when your audience needs to
move from pressure to a clear next action.
The room does not need more energy for its own sake. It needs a memorable operating idea that leaders can repeat when Joi is no longer onstage.
Talk about your eventYour audience leads under pressure.
Time, attention, or certainty is limited.
Your managers need decisions to move faster.
Delay has become its own operational cost.
Women leaders need usable confidence tools.
The goal is voice and action, not vague encouragement.
Communication contracts when stakes rise.
The team needs a shared language for the moment.
Your event needs story plus instruction.
The message must be memorable and practical.
You want Monday behavior, not Friday applause.
The takeaway should survive beyond the room.
Participant voices
What stays after the session ends.
“I feel renewed and transformed.”Josie C.
Founder, Golden Resort Swim Wear
“Her teaching gave me clarity and motivation.”Brandi L.
Brand strategist and author
“A safe space to explore your thoughts and feelings.”Janina B.
Mother and project manager
Bring Joi to your organization
If your people perform when the stakes rise,
give them a message built for the moment that matters.
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