Tasking with Clarity
Directionally Appropriate Action
Delivered By: Adam Weiner, Managing Director
Adam spent 14 years in leadership roles as a Navy SEAL where he attained the rank of Lieutenant Commander, including assignments as Platoon Commander, Operations Officer, and Executive Officer. After the Navy, he worked at executive levels in the automotive industry and finance. In 2017, the governor of Michigan appointed him to the Veterans Facilities’ Board of Managers where he served for 2.5 years.
While in automotive, Adam was the Business Manager for the Vice President of Engineering at General Motors, where he managed a $3.5B budget and coalesced eight Executive Directors. After that, Adam began his career in finance as a Divisional Vice President for AIG, consulting with hundreds of financial advisors on retirement solutions. Within the financial space, he transitioned to become a financial advisor and partnered with Michigan Retirement Advisors. Working directly with individuals and families, Adam was able to increase the firm’s assets by over 25% in less than 24 months.
In 2022, Adam’s success led him to founding Freedom Financial Team where his pillars are: providing clients financial peace of mind, community philanthropy, and financial literacy. Consistent with this, Adam is a proud member of the Association of Financial Educators, a 501(c)(3) non-profit created to help with financial literacy. Adam brings this education to high-schools, colleges, and businesses in the Detroit Metro area to help demystify complexities in investing and retirement planning.
Adam’s passion is teaching mindset, character, and leadership. Alongside his teammates at Victory Strategies, you might catch him at workshop or delivering his keynote, inspiring people to Rise, Focus, and Persist!
Adam is a proud graduate of the United States Naval Academy. He is happily married, and they have three wonderful children.
Five Decades Of Leadership Wisdom From A 4-Star General
May I Have Your Listening?
BENEFITS OF A TEAM OFFSITE
Perception is Reality
Empathetic Leadership
Executive Leadership
Does 1+1 = 2?: The Power Of Team
I have a simple math problem for you. What is one plus one? If you said two, you’re correct, some of the time. If you had asked me that question right after I graduated from engineering school, I would have told you emphatically, “yes!” After a 26-year career as a US Navy fighter pilot, I’ll tell you the answer is, “sometimes.”
Protecting your IP: Why you should give a DAM
Seek Commitment over Compliance
The first slide boldly asked, “Are you committed to our company?” This was one of the first questions I was asked during my onboarding in one of my first post-military jobs. I had just completed committing 25+ years of my life and my family’s life to the United States Air Force. We were no strangers to the dedication this lifestyle required to…
Plan or Strategy – Short-Term Gain or Long-Term Pain?
The Unspoken Superpower In Business
Mange the email monster and make more time for personal connections
We each have our own “special” relationship with email. That relationship can change over time with each message and the volume of emails both sent and received. Nonetheless, email is a fact of business and professional life, and therefore we must learn to manage email and not have email manage us. In a recent study about email, 86% of professionals say that emails are their preferred method of communication. That same study concluded that, on average, each person checks their email over…
Being Present
Developing your leadership philosophy and team expectations
The most important leadership attribute
The Best Leaders Ask Great Questions
Everyone Has a Plan… and then, Boom.
Before his bout with Evander Holyfield, a reporter asked Mike Tyson if he was concerned about his opponent’s plan for the fight. Mr. Tyson famously responded, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Everyone chuckled. I chuckled and went about my business. Then I got “punched in the mouth.”