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Vernice Flygirl Armour

  • Former Marine Combat Pilot
  • "Combat tested" having served two tours of duty in Iraq as a Marine
  • Member of the Forbes School of Business & Technology Board of Advisors
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Known simply as “FlyGirl”, Vernice ignites her audiences with a dynamic spark that can’t beextinguished. Soar through the execution of any plan by harnessing the power of a “Breakthrough Mentality”! From the moment she leaps into the audience, she shows attendees how to go from “Zero to Breakthrough” and create a personal flight plan utilizing...

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Known simply as “FlyGirl”, Vernice ignites her audiences with a dynamic spark that can’t beextinguished. Soar through the execution of any plan by harnessing the power of a “Breakthrough Mentality”! From the moment she leaps into the audience, she shows attendees how to go from “Zero to Breakthrough” and create a personal flight plan utilizing her candid strategies to help win on the battlefield of business life!

Leveraging her “Breakthrough Mentality” mindset, she propelled herself from beat cop to combat pilot in a recordbreaking three years and became the United States Marine Corps’ first African American female pilot and, shortly after, was recognized as America’s First African American Female Combat pilot by the Department of Defense.

Upon completion of two tours in Iraq and leaving the military, Vernice launched VAI Consulting and Training, LLC. By applying the Zero to Breakthrough™ Success Plan to her own company, Verniceproduced over sixfigures in revenue within the first 12 months! Her passion is helping organizations andindividuals create similar results.

As featured on Oprah Winfrey, CNN, Tavis Smiley, NPR and others, Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour’s fresh style and presentation methods have inspired hundreds of organizations and individuals.

Vernice ultimately impacts organizations and individuals with an understanding of the passion and leadership required to excel. Through her keynotes, executive and group coaching, seminars and executive retreats, Vernice conveys messages of Zero to Breakthrough™ through her unique insight andlife strategy: “You HAVE permission to engage!”

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ONE MISSION – ONE GOAL – ONE TEAM
Gutsy Leaders create Gutsy Teams that make Gutsy Moves. They’re proactive – not reactive; and create the future by summoning the courage to adapt and align. Drawing on her trailblazing career as a U.S. Marine ...more
Gutsy Leaders create Gutsy Teams that make Gutsy Moves. They’re proactive – not reactive; and create the future by summoning the courage to adapt and align. Drawing on her trailblazing career as a U.S. Marine combat helicopter pilot, Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour unloads valuable lessons learned under the most stressful of circumstances – about leadership, teamwork, resilience, communication, execution, and building a culture of unshakable trust. FlyGirl’s storytelling lights up people’s imaginations – showing them new ways to achieve more than they ever thought possible. ...less
GET GUTSY – HARNESS A BREAKTHROUGH MINDSET
How you react to personal and professional obstacles, adversity, and disappointment is a choice. It also determines your future. Black, female, gay, and a child of divorce, Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour learned this early in her ...more
How you react to personal and professional obstacles, adversity, and disappointment is a choice. It also determines your future. Black, female, gay, and a child of divorce, Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour learned this early in her pioneering journey from motorcycle cop to the Marines to becoming America’s first Black female combat pilot. FlyGirl’s energy rocks the house as she recounts for audiences her challenges, adventures, and ultimate triumph. Her authenticity, enthusiasm, and positivity inspire people to Get Gutsy and finally reimagine what’s possible. ...less
WHO NEEDS A RUNWAY? TAKE OFF FROM WHERE YOU ARE
Helicopter pilots spring into action from where they are. They don’t need a runway. It’s their edge in battle. Marine chopper pilot Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour believes this metaphor is perfect for uncertain times where speed ...more
Helicopter pilots spring into action from where they are. They don’t need a runway. It’s their edge in battle. Marine chopper pilot Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour believes this metaphor is perfect for uncertain times where speed and agility are survival skills. FlyGirl fires up audiences with her energy and storytelling – relating hard-learned lessons with tactics for quickly adapting to the forces of change. This presentation is perfect for audiences navigating uncertainty or looking to accomplish audacious goals. FlyGirl will spark their courage and enthusiasm. ...less
A NEW CONVERSATION: ACTIVELY TRANSFORMING A COMPANY, CULTURE AND COUNTRY
It’s time! This is about coming together – working to create an equitable culture for employees, stakeholders, and customers. A place where ALL can feel like they belong and are part of the team. It ...more
It’s time! This is about coming together – working to create an equitable culture for employees, stakeholders, and customers. A place where ALL can feel like they belong and are part of the team. It starts by establishing rules of engagement for civil, productive conversations that find solutions – not fault. Vernice “FlyGirl” Armour was a diversity officer for U.S. Marine Corps HQ; its liaison to the Pentagon. As a gay Black woman she brought valuable personal experience to her work. She learned: When you bring people together, their differences can result in tension…THIS IS NORMAL! How you MANAGE that diversity is the key! ...less

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We just had the opportunity to hear FlyGirl and have her speak with our team. It was awesome. She did an amazing job of research, understanding our mission, understanding our goal, and then connecting it back to her incredible story of motivation, inspiration, and coming together.

- Chairman, Equitable Advisors

Connecting with elite performers requires a speaker to have the three (3) P's: a Presence, a Personality, and a Purposeful Platform. When all three are combined, the engagement becomes a Powerful experience. FlyGirl spoke to the US Women's National Soccer Team before we began our 2023 Women's World Cup campaign. Her message, candid style, humor,…

- Kate Markgraf, U.S. Women’s National Team General Manager and Head of Women's Soccer at U.S. Soccer

We had such an amazing event! Vernice is so inspiring, genuine, and one of the best speakers I’ve had the opportunity to hear in a long time.

- enior Events Management Specialist, national retail bank

FlyGirl was able to relate to all our employees across all professions and all technical groups within Magna. She was engaging and highly enthusiastic, we have numerous comments praising the event. One participant noted, ‘She was so dynamic & inspirational… The world could use more women like Vernice!!!’ We wish we could have talked with…

- Chief Engineer, Innovation, Magna International

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