Jocko Willink

Jocko Willink is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win and Dichotomy of Leadership, host of the top-rated Jocko Podcast, and co-founder of Echelon Front, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer, leadership instructor, speaker, and strategic advisor. Jocko spent 20 years in the SEAL Teams, starting as an enlisted SEAL and eventually becoming a SEAL officer. As commander of SEAL Team Three’s Task Unit Bruiser during the battle of Ramadi, he led SEAL operations that supported the “Ready First” Brigade of the U.S. Army’s First Armored Division in bringing stability to the war-torn city. Task Unit Bruiser became the most highly decorated Special Operations Unit of the Iraq War.

After returning from Iraq, Jocko served as Officer-in-Charge of training for all West Coast SEAL Teams, where he led the development of leadership training programs and mentored the next generation of SEAL leaders who have continued to succeed on the battlefield. Jocko is the recipient of the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and numerous other personal and unit awards.

Upon retiring from the Navy, Jocko co-founded Echelon Front, a premier leadership consulting company where he teaches the leadership principles he learned on the battlefield to help others lead and win. Jocko also authored the Discipline Equals Freedom Field Manual, a New York Times bestseller, and the bestselling Way of the Warrior Kid children’s book series that is being adapted into a movie starring Chris Pratt.