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About Corps Group

We are the Corps Group - a training and consulting company made up of highly decorated US military combat aviation squadron commanders and instructors – our team comprises a carefully selected group of sharp and dynamic individuals focused on helping companies accelerate performance by leveraging our unmatched experience and expertise in strategic alignment and executional excellence.

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We are the performance acceleration engine behind the world’s most successful companies

We build the worlds leading brands

We have developed a time-tested, proven system geared towards developing corporate cultures of excellence by leading executives, teams, and even entire organizations through an experiential learning process to adopt and apply practical principles that revolve around the core tenants of focus, discipline, and accountability – the same methodologies that gave us the tactical advantage in real-life combat situations and enabled us to succeed while operating in unforgiving and hostile environments.

In a sea of business consulting monotony, we deliver the only; fully-comprehensive, robust, and engaging solution to the most complex business challenge: How to strategically align all facets of an organization and execute with precision - while remaining agile. We create organizational environments that cultivate and foster continuous improvement and self-discovery, thereby ensuring long-term measurable success – a unique experiential learning methodology that works – as proven by the achievements of the largest organizations in the world trusted to Corps Group.

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Meet Our Team

What does combat aviation have to do with business you ask? Consider the implication and importance of the following concepts to running a successful business: Aligning your objectives, executing precisely and strategically, and adapting to constantly changing environments. These very same concepts are applied when planning and executing combat aviation missions – with one exception: Our performance in the air (within a very thin margin of error) determines whether or not we pay the ultimate price.

  • John Borneman

    John "Hatch" Borneman

    CEO & Partner

    A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 carrier based fighter pilot, US Naval Academy and "Top Gun" graduate. He has more than 25 years military aviation training, leadership development and strategic execution experience. As a successful entrepreneur and founder of the Corps Group, John "Hatch" Borneman has helped corporations around the world for over a decade building winning corporate strategies for today's business leaders.

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  • Kyle Howlin

    Kyle "Cruiser" Howlin

    COO & Partner

    A United States Marine Corps AV-8B II carrier based fighter pilot, instructor and weapons training officer. He has more than 25 years of leadership development, execution improvement and strategic alignment experience. As a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of the Corps Group, Cruiser builds high performing teams by delivering transforming messages - equipping audiences with strategies, insights and tools to reach peak performance.

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  • Sean Grenier

    Shawn "Twitch" Grenier

    VP Sales

    A United States Navy F/A-18 carrier based fighter pilot, US Naval Academy and “Top Gun Adversary” graduate. He has more than 30 years of military and aviation training, strategy development, and leadership coaching. As a member of multiple High Performing Teams, he knows first hand the challenges faced in organizations as well as the skills so important to overcoming those challenges.

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  • John Underhill

    John "Yank" Underhill

    Director of Training & IP

    A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 carrier based fighter pilot, "Top Gun" graduate and military aviation instructor. John "Yank" Underhill brings years of military and business leadership expertise to organizations across the globe as a respected speaker, executive mentor and coach.

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  • Mike Glenister

    Mike "Glenbo" Glenister

    Consultant

    A former Naval Aviator, Naval Academy Graduate and instructor pilot. Mike "Glenbo" Glenister combines years of systems training experience, crew improvement performance, and extensive IT knowledge to deliver collaborative systems training and technology improvement implementations.

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  • Scott Hall

    Scott "Hacksaw" Hall

    VP Business Development

    A United States Air Force F-15, F-16 & A-10 fighter pilot, instructor and weapons training officer. Scott "Hacksaw" Hall has more than 20 years of leadership training and team development experience. He has helped corporations around the world build winning corporate strategies for today's global business leaders. He has been a successful business owner and entrepreneur for over a decade.

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  • Sue Anderson

    Sue Anderson

    Director of Global Meetings

    A successful entrepeneur, event manager, and strategic planner. For more than a decade, she has applied creative attention to detail, vision, and paramount expertise to developing objective driven meeting events through a collaborative planning process focused on execution and delivering measurable results.

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  • Leah Murakami

    Leah "Glider" Murakami

    Business Consultant

    A United States Air Force F-16 fighter pilot. Leah Murakami is a successful entrepreneur and University of California Literature Graduate, who specializes in building winning organizational cultures by teaching business development strategies based on effective communication fundamentals.

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  • Darryl Smith

    Darryl "Egg" Smith

    Business Consultant

    A United States Air Force U-2 & F-16 fighter pilot and instructor with more than 300 combat hours. Darryl “Egg” Smith contributes 26 years of military aviation, coaching, and training experience to the Corps Group team focused on strategic business alignment and execution improvement.

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  • Kyle Glerum

    Kyle "Gerbs" Glerum

    Business Consultant

    A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 carrier based fighter and instructor pilot. Kyle "Gerbs" Glerum is a Duke University Psychology Graduate, who specializes in building winning organizational cultures by teaching strategic thinking, execution improvement and communication principles.

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  • Jen Cassidy

    Jen "Snap" Cassidy

    Business Consultant

    A United States Air Force Colonel with over 28 years military and business experience. Jennifer “Snap” Cassidy is a public relations officer, designing and executing global communications strategies, developing critical messages and training senior military leaders and federal officers.

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  • Lou Wootton

    Lou "Token" Wootton

    Business Consultant

    A United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy Instructor Pilot, Military Planner and entrepreneur. He has a Master’s Degree in Communication from Texas Tech and has an innovative approach to time management and goal setting, empowering organizations to achieve more - faster.

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  • John Eidmann

    John "E-Man" Eidmann

    Business Consultant

    As a successful and skilled Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Night Attack pilot and Boston College Economics Graduate, John "E-Man" Eidmann completed dozens of overseas and carrier based deployments internationally, and helps corporate teams drive cohesive strategy and collaborative teamwork.

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  • Tim Nauroth

    Tim "Axis" Nauroth

    Business Consultant

    As a successful and skilled Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Night Attack pilot and Boston College Economics Graduate, John "E-Man" Eidmann completed dozens of overseas and carrier based deployments internationally, and helps corporate teams drive cohesive strategy and collaborative teamwork.

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John Borneman

John "Hatch" Borneman

CEO & Partner

A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 carrier based fighter pilot, US Naval Academy and "Top Gun" graduate. He has more than 25 years military aviation training, leadership development and strategic execution experience. As a successful entrepreneur and founder of the Corps Group, John "Hatch" Borneman has helped corporations around the world for over a decade building winning corporate strategies for today's business leaders.

Kyle Howlin

Kyle "Cruiser" Howlin

COO & Partner

A United States Marine Corps AV-8B II carrier based fighter pilot, instructor and weapons training officer. He has more than 25 years of leadership development, execution improvement and strategic alignment experience. As a successful entrepreneur and co-founder of the Corps Group, Cruiser builds high performing teams by delivering transforming messages - equipping audiences with strategies, insights and tools to reach peak performance.

Sean Grenier

Shawn "Twitch" Grenier

Business Consultant

A United States Navy F/A-18 carrier based fighter pilot, US Naval Academy and “Top Gun Adversary” graduate. He has more than 30 years of military and aviation training, strategy development, and leadership coaching. As a member of multiple High Performing Teams, he knows first hand the challenges faced in organizations as well as the skills so important to overcoming those challenges.

Kyle Howlin

John "Yank" Underhill

Director of Training & IP

A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 carrier based fighter pilot, "Top Gun" graduate and military aviation instructor. John "Yank" Underhill brings years of military and business leadership expertise to organizations across the globe as a respected speaker, executive mentor and coach.

Mike Glenister

Mike "Glenbo" Glenister

Director Collaborative Systems

A former Naval Aviator, Naval Academy Graduate and instructor pilot. Mike "Glenbo" Glenister combines years of systems training experience, crew improvement performance, and extensive IT knowledge to deliver collaborative systems training and technology improvement implementations.

Scott Hall

Scott "Hacksaw" Hall

VP Business Development

A United States Air Force F-15, F-16 & A-10 fighter pilot, instructor and weapons training officer. Scott "Hacksaw" Hall has more than 20 years of leadership training and team development experience. He has helped corporations around the world build winning corporate strategies for today's global business leaders. He has been a successful business owner and entrepreneur for over a decade.

Sue Anderson

Sue Anderson

Director of Global Meetings

A successful entrepeneur, event manager, and strategic planner. For more than a decade, she has applied creative attention to detail, vision, and paramount expertise to developing objective driven meeting events through a collaborative planning process focused on execution and delivering measurable results.

Leah Murakami

Leah "Glider" Murakami

Business Consultant

A United States Air Force F-16 fighter pilot. Leah Murakami is a successful entrepreneur and University of California Literature Graduate, who specializes in building winning organizational cultures by teaching business development strategies based on effective communication fundamentals.

Darryl Smith

Darryl "Egg" Smith

Business Consultant

A United States Air Force U-2 & F-16 fighter pilot and instructor with more than 300 combat hours. Darryl “Egg” Smith contributes 26 years of military aviation, coaching, and training experience to the Corps Group team focused on strategic business alignment and execution improvement.

Kyle Glerum

Kyle "Gerbs" Glerum

Business Consultant

A United States Marine Corps F/A-18 carrier based fighter and instructor pilot. Kyle "Gerbs" Glerum is a Duke University Psychology Graduate, who specializes in building winning organizational cultures by teaching strategic thinking, execution improvement and communication principles.

Jen Cassidy

Jen "Snap" Cassidy

Business Consultant

A United States Air Force Colonel with over 28 years military and business experience. Jennifer “Snap” Cassidy is a public relations officer, designing and executing global communications strategies, developing critical messages and training senior military leaders and federal officers.

Lou Wootton

Lou "Token" Wootton

Business Consultant

A United States Air Force C-5 Galaxy Instructor Pilot, Military Planner and entrepreneur. He has a Master’s Degree in Communication from Texas Tech and has an innovative approach to time management and goal setting, empowering organizations to achieve more - faster.

John Eidmann

John "E-Man" Eidmann

Business Consultant

As a successful and skilled Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Night Attack pilot and Boston College Economics Graduate, John "E-Man" Eidmann completed dozens of overseas and carrier based deployments internationally, and helps corporate teams drive cohesive strategy and collaborative teamwork.

Tim Nauroth

Tim "Axis" Nauroth

Business Consultant

A United States Air Force F-16 fighter pilot and tactical air control leader with more than 600 combat hours and 138 missions in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya. Tim "Axis" Nauroth is a decorated pilot and holds a Master of Aeronautical Science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

No matter what size your business and its level of proficiency, we have a solution that will help you achieve peak performance.

Corps Group Business Consulting Performance Impact Chart

Align

All the insights, tools, and resources you need to strategically align your leaders, teams, or entire organization towards a common goal.

Align Your Organization

Execute

Everything you need to know in order to execute with laser precision, while remaining focused on short- and long term goals.

Execute With Precision

Adapt

Learn the art of developing a corporate culture of excellence - one that continues to develop a lean and nimble organization.

Develop Cultural Excellence

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