About JJ Hardy Army Veteran, Author, and Leadership Speaker

I grew up in chaos. The Army gave me structure, standards, and a team that had each other's backs. I trained in military transportation and served three deployments to Iraq: convoy gunner, marshalling yard manager and convoy commander, then senior staff in a helicopter brigade.

Sometimes leadership is loud. Sometimes it's spreadsheets at midnight.

After I retired as an Army Warrant Officer, I managed truck drivers and later served as a safety manager. I watched good people get promoted with no training. They were managing operations, but they weren't leading people.

So I built VOICES, quit with no backup plan, and started Victory Leadership Coaching. Today I live in Iowa with my wife and kids, and I bring over 25 years of combined military and civilian leadership experience to every room.