Angelina “Strike” Stephens is a powerhouse keynote speaker, transformational leader, and unapologetic truth-teller on a mission to reshape how we lead in high-pressure environments. With decades of experience building elite teams, navigating global complexity, and leading through crisis, Angelina delivers keynotes that challenge conventional thinking and ignite cultural change.

Through raw storytelling and real-world insights, she equips leaders to break through fear, build trust, and foster environments where high-performing teams don’t just survive uncertainty, they grow through it. Whether she’s guiding an executive team through hard conversations or helping 3,000-person organizations move from silence to action, her message is clear: leadership in today’s world starts at the end of your comfort zone.

Her leadership has shaped outcomes in some of the world’s most volatile arenas. From aerospace and defense to intelligence, innovation, and international negotiation, she’s driven game-changing results across Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and Asia, advising senior leaders, directing complex operations, and leading culture shifts that stick. She culminated her military career as a strategic advisor to the Department of the Air Force’s most senior executives, helping steer a 300,000-member organization through its toughest challenges.

As a keynote speaker and trusted voice on modern leadership, she helps leaders navigate complexity with clarity and create cultures where trust, truth, and performance are non-negotiable.  Angelina lives in Idaho with her husband, two kids, three horses, and two dogs, living her message out loud: life begins at the edge of your comfort zone.