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passionate about driving success for businesses
Years Of Experience
Our Founder
Bob Dixon | 5 Eagles Leadership
Bob Dixon, retired in 2020 after 30 years of military service. He has served as a leader, a planner, a strategist, a manager, a thought leader, a chief executive, and a leader of change.
His most rewarding responsibility as a leader has been to serve as a coach, teacher, and mentor to hundreds of leaders who went on to greater leadership roles.
With advanced degrees in physics, management, operations, and strategy, Bob is a lifelong learner with a proven track record of applying theory to real-world application. As one of the Army’s “Jedi Knights” Bob became an expert at applying systems thinking, design, and operational planning to complex problems to help address some of the nation’s toughest national security challenges.
After living a nomadic life as a military brat and a soldier, Bob made Tampa his hometown. The fact that this coincided with national championships for the Bucs and the Lightning, a pennant for the Rays, and a conference championship for the Rowdies is purely coincidental.
About 5 Eagles Leadership
5 Eagles Leadership started as a leadership discussion among five retired US Army colonels who were working in public, private, and nonprofit sectors. These leaders found that the leadership skills learned over their careers in the military directly led to success in the civilian world, and that most of what they focused on as leaders in uniform was highly transferable to the private sector.
Conceived as a leadership offsite for corporate leaders, 5 Eagles morphed into a range of leadership programs to help leaders at all levels grow into their best selves.
We distilled our leadership lessons into five principles we encourage leaders to follow:
Bob Dixon
Founder & CEO
Our Roosters
5 Eagles Leadership
Our roster of Eagles has grown beyond the original five and now include leaders from USMC, US Navy, Special Operations, Coast Guard, US Air Force, and the US Army.
Eagles are available for coaching, keynote address, workshops, and advising roles.
Marisa L. McClure
Marisa McClure was a Surface Warfare Officer in the Navy, stationed on four different combatant ships during her career. For her last assignment at sea, she was the first woman to command a Coastal Patrol Craft, USS FIREBOLT (PC 10). During her four sea tours, she served mostly in Engineering and Operations and deployed overseas five times, including support for the Global War on Terrorism, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom. Later in her career, Marisa served as Commanding Officer (Warden equivalent) of Naval Consolidated Brig Miramar, the largest correctional facility in the Navy. She also has significant experience in academia, teaching nine semesters of Ethics and Moral Reasoning for the Naval Leader at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD.
In April 2021 Marisa retired from the Navy with more than 24 years of active duty service. She is now an Independent Consultant offering leadership coaching, as well as violence prevention training and technical assistance. She has decades of experience as a leader, warfighter, program manager, mentor, educator, and speaker.
Marisa received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and her Masters from the Marine Corps University Command and Staff College.
Fun Fact: In September 2016, she went sailing with Jimmy Buffett!
Sean Berg
I bring adventure to responsibility, inspiring belief in oneself, the virtue of an ethical, rules-based international order, and the love God has for all.
As a husband of 30 years and father to three, I am a combat-proven Army Special Forces leader with decades of experience. My passion lies in uniting people and teams, embracing the magic of becoming comfortable with discomfort. I make challenging tasks enjoyable, helping others see the best in themselves and those around them.
With extensive experience as a senior Army leader, I’ve worked in joint, interagency, and multinational environments, focusing on innovative leadership and network-building. Over 20 years, I’ve led elite teams from 12-man detachments to multi-thousand-person international task forces in the Balkans, North Africa, Iraq, and Afghanistan. My recent decade has been dedicated to the INDOPACIFIC, specializing in irregular warfare and the information/influence domain, while fostering relationships across Southeast Asia, South America, Europe, and the Middle East.
Now based in Oahu, Hawaii, I’m a keynote speaker on leadership, faith, and Special Operations’ role in global competition. A lifelong athlete, I enjoy Oahu’s natural playground as a runner, triathlete, and surfer.
Fun fact: I’m a third-year Diaconate candidate and began my journey on the island of Bermuda, where I graduated high school.
Joe Polanin
Joe Polanin is an Award Winning CEO, Combat Veteran, and #1 Bestselling Author leading elite global enterprises to succeed on complex missions in high risk, high threat operational environments despite all obstacles. He served 30 years in the U.S. Navy special operations forces, including 20+ years of successful Command Leadership responsibilities (CEO/COO). The largest global enterprise Joe managed as EVP Operations was 412K people, $518B annual P&L, and the largest for which he was ultimately responsible as CEO was 3,900+ people, 19 business units in 72 countries on 3 continents, with an annual P&L of $847M.
In 2020, Joe and his daughters founded The Alaka’i Leadership Group, which provides customized senior executive leadership consulting and fractional C-suite support (CEO/COO/CSO) alongside inspirational speaking for expanding and transitioning middle market companies in any industry or sector. Today, they support companies across the health, wellness, engineering, management, education, entertainment, and technology industries who are involved in raising $76M+ capital that will generate substantial expansion and a cumulative $6.2B in revenue over the next four years.
Brad Spears
Brad Spears is a transformational Leadership Development Strategist and Executive Coach who combines academic excellence, strategic insight, and practical business acumen to help leaders and organizations reach their fullest potential. With 30 years of experience, including as an Air Force senior leader, and through multiple roles at the University of Colorado Boulder Brad has built an exceptional track record of developing high-impact leaders across diverse organizations.
Brad partners with organizations and individuals to create transformative leadership experiences. His distinctive approach combines rigorous academic frameworks with real-world application, drawing from his experience leading complex global organizations and managing multi-million-dollar operations.
Brad holds an MBA from Colorado State University, a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College and is a Certified Executive Coach. When not developing leaders or teaching at CU Boulder, he can be found exploring Colorado’s outdoors – fly fishing its many creeks and rivers, skiing its slopes, or hiking its countless trails.
Fun Fact: Brad completed a transformative 491-mile journey across Northern Spain, walking the historic Camino Frances – an experience that reinforced his belief in the power of authentic leadership and personal discovery.
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We offer leadership and strategy coaching, strategic assessments and workshops, and a full service Operations Upgrade.
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