Kevin Gilheany
BIOGRAPHY / SERVICE
Kevin Gilheany, a retired Coast Guardsman, knows that his style of leadership is what it takes to ensure success under the toughest conditions. Kevin shares, through real-life experiences, the leadership and management skills he developed in the U.S. Coast Guard and he demonstrates with thrilling accounts of adventure on the high seas, what it takes to ensure success.
At the age of 12, following a tour of the Coast Guard sailing ship, Eagle, Kevin knew what he wanted to do with his life. He fulfilled those dreams and much more. He sailed as a crewmember on the Eagle during his 20 year career and along the way fulfilled his other childhood dream to learn to play the bagpipe. In doing so, Kevin was able to leave a legacy on the Coast Guard by founding the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band during the final years of his military career.
After retiring from the Coast Guard as a Chief Warrant Officer in 2003, Kevin started a maritime consulting business, which he has grown into a firm with a world-wide reputation for excellence. He has helped many companies develop the leadership and management skills necessary to increase profitability by implementing successful programs.
Whether the critical missions involve personal or business goals, Kevin shares what it takes to ensure personal and professional success.
BIOGRAPHY / SERVICE
Kevin Gilheany, a retired Coast Guardsman, knows that his style of leadership is what it takes to ensure success under the toughest conditions. Kevin shares, through real-life experiences, the leadership and management skills he developed in the U.S. Coast Guard and he demonstrates with thrilling accounts of adventure on the high seas, what it takes to ensure success.
At the age of 12, following a tour of the Coast Guard sailing ship, Eagle, Kevin knew what he wanted to do with his life. He fulfilled those dreams and much more. He sailed as a crewmember on the Eagle during his 20 year career and along the way fulfilled his other childhood dream to learn to play the bagpipe. In doing so, Kevin was able to leave a legacy on the Coast Guard by founding the U.S. Coast Guard Pipe Band during the final years of his military career.
After retiring from the Coast Guard as a Chief Warrant Officer in 2003, Kevin started a maritime consulting business, which he has grown into a firm with a world-wide reputation for excellence. He has helped many companies develop the leadership and management skills necessary to increase profitability by implementing successful programs.
Whether the critical missions involve personal or business goals, Kevin shares what it takes to ensure personal and professional success.
Lifesaving Leadership - How to Succeed in Your Critical Missions
Successfully conducting critical missions was a way of life for Kevin during his Coast Guard career. It wasn't until after he watched the media's response to the Coast Guard's outstanding performance during Hurricane Katrina that Kevin realized the benefits that private industry could derive from the leadership lessons of a 20-year Coast Guard career. Kevin shares, through real-life experiences, the leadership and management skills he developed in the U.S. Coast Guard and demonstrates,...
Charting Your Course for Success - Quit Dreaming and Make it Happen
For Kevin Gilheany, joining the Coast Guard was a childhood dream come true. At the age of 12, following a tour of the Coast Guard's sailing ship, Eagle, Kevin knew what he wanted to do with his life. Although he was an unlikely recruit, who never swam a stroke in his life, Kevin fulfilled his dream to join the Coast Guard and much more. He sailed as a crewmember on board the Eagle during his 20 year career, and along the way he fulfilled his other childhood dream to learn to play the...
Captain of Your Own Ship - Capitalizing on Expertise
Kevin's final Coast Guard assignment was as a marine inspector of commercial vessels. Following his retirement, using the leadership and management skills he developed in the Coast Guard, Kevin converted his expertise into a maritime consulting company. Along the way, Kevin became a student of modern marketing techniques and, by consistently implementing what he learned, was able to grow his business, Maritime Compliance International, into a firm with a world-wide reputation for...
