For over two decades, military-trained and board-certified emergency medicine physician Dr. Jon Solberg has deployed around the globe, helping high-stakes teams learn to function under extraordinary duress. His leadership framework was forged in the world's most unforgiving environments—from hospital trauma bays to a combat support hospital in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, to expeditions across Greenland, Alaska, and Southern Africa.
Utilizing the core principles of wilderness medicine, Dr. Solberg can lead your team through high-stakes, simulation exercises to introduce controlled, artificial stressors. This immersive training forces participants to quickly:
Identify a Leadership Vacuum and Take Charge if Appropriate
Quickly Build and Support the Team
Prioritize, Then Execute
Keep Your Plan Simple
Empower Others to Help You
Through these engaging and dynamic challenges, leaders learn to prioritize and execute, formulate clear and actionable plans, and empower junior leaders to step up, all while learning skills that may save someone’s life.
Designed to be highly collaborative, deeply impactful, and engaging, these workshops provide profound organizational transformation—even for executives who will never venture into the wilderness.
Leadership in Action: Watch the Expeditions
Travel with Dr. Solberg around the globe, from Alaska to Greenland to Southern Africa. See firsthand how Dr. Solberg communicates, navigates high-stakes crises, and cares for teams in the field.
Dr. Solberg and Expeditions 7 Greenland team pause for a brief stop at abandoned DYE 2 Radar Station on the Greenland Ice Sheet
Inspire Your Audience: Book Dr. Solberg for Keynotes
Bring a riveting, high-energy narrative to your next corporate event or annual conference. Dr. Solberg delivers powerful keynote presentations that seamlessly translate the raw survival strategies of wilderness and combat medicine into actionable business leadership tools.
Dr. Solberg delivers a keynote address to an Emergency Medical Services conference.
Equip Your Leadership Team for High-Stakes Decision-Making.
Bring Dr. Solberg’s battle-tested wilderness medicine simulations to your C-suite or your next conference. Learn to manage chaos, prioritize flawlessly, and execute under pressure.
Dr. Solberg teaching a wilderness and improvisation workshop to military medics in Afghanistan.
Dr. Jon Solberg on caring for teams in the wilderness.