Chris Kolenda

Chris Kolenda works with leaders wanting to build unshakeable business endurance. His clients—CEOs, Cabinet-level officials, 4-star generals, police and fire chiefs, and NFL teams—have unlocked over $100 million in new growth by leveraging his battle-tested and business-proven strategies. A West Point graduate, internationally renowned combat leader, and retired Army colonel, Chris developed a game-changing strategy in Afghanistan that motivated an insurgent force to switch sides—the only successful case in the war’s 20-year history. As a trusted advisor to three 4-star generals and two Secretaries of Defense, he became the first American to both fight the Taliban in combat and negotiate successfully with them. He has written three books and has been featured on the front pages of the Wall Street Journal and Washington Post, written about in the New York Times, The Economist, London Times, and many others, and he has appeared on nearly every major news network in the U.S. and U.K.