Dan Lowes has enjoyed a successful career in the military, serving for 16 years as a Commissioned Officer and Fighter Pilot in the Royal Air Force. Making it his life goal to operate at a world-class level, Dan is now a leading high-performance executive coach who discusses the power of effective communication and the art of debriefing. Booked as a coach or conference speaker, Dan shares anecdotes from his life in the RAF, focusing on topics like communication, leadership development, and performance management. Book Dan Lowes if you want a speaker who can provide communication processes that shape high-performance teams.
In 2004, Dan joined the Royal Air Force as a Fighter Pilot and Commissioned Officer. For the next 16 years, Dan was exposed to demanding, dynamic, and high-pressure environments, which forced him to make split-second decisions and develop effective communication skills. In 2016, Dan became an Executive Officer of the Red Arrows and a Red Arrows Pilot. Proving his worth as a display pilot, Dan was later selected to assess the flying tests for Red Arrows candidate selection. In 2020, Dan finished his service in the Royal Air Force and became a Gulfstream 650ER Pilot for TAG Aviation.
Dan has also been a G650 Pilot for Flexjet, sharing his time flying and speaking at various conferences and a First Officer with Norse Atlantic Airways. Skilled in performance management and team leadership, Dan helps his clients implement effective communication processes that enable leaders and teams to achieve peak performance. Having thrived in one of the world’s most demanding and dynamic environments for 16 years, Dan has experienced life with zero room for error. The lessons he learned over his highly successful career allow him to translate his expertise to a business context, applying his experiences of working away from home to the increasingly virtual and remote working lives people lead.
An in-demand keynote speaker, Dan is booked time and time again to share his exciting experiences in aviation and the military. Resonating with clients who work in high-pressure environments, Dan offers tools to audiences that help reduce stress levels, make simple changes to increase professional performance and understand personal and team vulnerabilities. Dan shows companies how to revolutionise their learning processes with tried and tested methods, expediting the ability to eradicate errors. When he is not travelling the world piloting private jets, Dan delivers astounding keynote speeches for the biggest companies and clients, having recently spoken for Barclay's Regional Managers, Swansea City Youth Academy, and the Premier League Head of Coach Development. If you are looking for a speech from a former RAF member with performance management experience, book Dan Lowes today.
In 2023, we conducted an exclusive interview with Dan Lowes to hear his insight into leadership.
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Dan Lowes received a 4.5 star rating across 14 events in 2023.
AGENT RECOMMENDATION
"Dan Lowes, an exceptional Red Arrows pilot, showcases unparalleled knowledge of resilience and leadership. His remarkable skill and dedication to excellence have earned him many accolades in the aviation community. Dan's expertise and passion for flying make him a distinguished and inspiring figure. I highly recommend him for any event!"
How to hire Dan Lowes
Contact the Champions Speakers Agency to provisionally enquire about hiring Dan Lowes for your next event, today. To get in touch, simply call an official booking agent on 0207 1010 553 or email us at [email protected] for more information.
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Dan Lowes' official speaker topics are listed below:
- The Power of Effective Communication
- The Critical Importance of Debriefing
- Effective Remote Working
- Surviving & Thriving in High-Pressure Environments
- Lessons Learned from Operating in a World-Class, Elite Environment
- Loyalty & Teamwork
- Resilience & Managing Stress in Challenging Situations
- Ambition & Achieving Goals
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"Dan's ability to deliver key messages on resilience, motivation and life planning was received exceptionally well, especially as many of our young people either suffer or have suffered in these areas in the current climate. I cannot recommend Dan as a speaker enough. The feedback and response that I have received from Dan's guest speaker appearance has been nothing short of phenomenal" - Rachael, Development Officer, Scouts NI
"It was right on message, clear, simple in a good way and engaging. I took plenty of notes personally, and there was much to reflect on for the team and the wider business." - Stephen, Regional Director, Lloyds Bank
"He is a captivating speaker who held the audience's attention, his stories are excellent, and he was able to encapsulate the ethos of our company through them." - Jamil, Founder & CEO, Wakelet
"Dan delivered an inspirational session on team effectiveness that focused on the skills of debriefing used in his extensive career background in the Red Arrows. Our learners took away key insight in the importance of trust, integrity, honesty and respect. These values were role modelled by Dan throughout the planning, delivery and reflection phases of the shared work with us. Dan utilised his knowledge to transfer the similarities and key differences between our respective performance contexts. He skilfully embedded important messages around high challenge and high support environments and gave our learners bitesize takeaways to take back to their personal context." -Scott, Senior Coach Development Management, Premier League
"Through being part of an insurance team that can act as an advisor within the M&A process, the purpose of bringing Leon and Dan in to deliver a ‘performing under pressure’ seminar to our clients, was down to the fact that operating within the M&A environment can bring about its own demands and pressures on a regular basis. As it is general accepted, the ability of the individual and/or team to embrace and function under pressure will go a long way to determining its success levels. Within an M&A context, it was apparent that a large number of parallels that can be drawn from Leon and Dan’s own experience in their careers that can be attributed to M&A professionals. This was demonstrated through the level of engagement throughout the seminar, and the large number of positive responses we received from our clients post event. I would strongly recommend Leon and Dan to any organisation that is looking to continually improve their operational processes and looking to embrace a high performing culture." - Iain, Training Risks Associate Director, Gallagher Insurance
- 2023 - Appointed Senior First Officer with Norse Atlantic Airways
- 2021 - Served as a G650 Pilot for Flexjet
- 2022 - Appointed G650 Senior First Officer
- 2020 - Began flying the Gulfstream 650ER for TAG Aviation
- 2016 - Appointed Executive Officer of the Red Arrows and a Red Arrows Pilot
- 2004 - Joined the Royal Air Force as a Fighter Pilot and Commissioned Officer
