Odie Slocum Positive Leadership

Doug "Odie" Slocum is a world-renowned educator and acclaimed motivational speaker having delivered more than 750 presentations or keynote addresses to over 150,000 attendees. A retired Air Force Brigadier General and Fighter Pilot, he led the 127th Wing at Selfridge to be the top ANG Wing in the country. He is well known for his leadership style which has been branded as “violent positivity”. He is the recipient of DTE’s Environmental Steward Award, Macomb County’s Economic Partner of the Year, and was inducted into the Macomb County Hall of Fame. As the ANG Chief of Safety, he  is credited with leading the four safest years in the organization’s history. He personally created programs resulting in a 76 percent decrease in preventable mishaps, saving lives, & more than $78 million. He also innovated nation-wide programs for suicide prevention, fatigue management, driving safety, midair collision avoidance, and flight safety and was inducted into the AF Safety Hall of Fame.