Building Stronger Leaders, Teams, and Cultures in the Moments That Matter

We believe strong leaders, teams, and cultures are built when the pressure is high and choices carry consequences.

For more than 35 years, Eagles Flight has helped organizations translate strategy into consistent team behaviors, so performance improves in the moments that matter.

Performance Is Built One Decision At a Time

Strategy becomes performance through the daily decisions leaders and teams make under pressure. 

Performance improves when people understand what matters, develop the skills to act, and consistently apply the right behaviors under pressure. 

We exist to partner with clients, translating strategy into consistent team behaviors so performance improves in the moments that matter. 

The Science of Behavior Change

Lasting change requires more than information alone. 
Our approach combines behavioral science, experiential learning, and practical application to help people build conviction, develop capability, and apply new behaviors when performance matters. 

Trusted Around the World

Organizations across industries, geographies, and business challenges turn to Eagles Flight when performance depends on what people do in the moments that matter. 

Hear From Our Partners

Hear directly from the people whose lives and careers have been impacted by our programs.

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“We love working with Eagles Flight. When you work with something new and better, you don't want to go back!

“What makes Eagles Flight unique is the immersive and hands-on approach of their experiential learning programs.”

I can't praise the Eagles Flight team enough. I want to thank them for giving our team such a great and meaningful experience.”

Unilever

“The team came together much better and much faster than we ever thought possible.”

Our Team

The People Behind the Experience 

Behind every Eagles Flight experience is a global team of leaders, facilitators, designers, and learning professionals committed to helping organizations strengthen performance through meaningful learning and performance-guided discussions. 

Phil Geldart
Founder & Chairman of the Board

Phil founded Eagles Flight over 35 years ago with a bold vision: to transform how organizations build stronger leaders, teams, and cultures — and grew that vision into a company now trusted in more than 35 countries around the world. Drawing on an 18-year career at Nestlé Canada, where he rose to the Executive team as SVP of Human Resources, Phil has authored numerous books on leadership and culture transformation.

Meet the Team

Experience shapes perspective. 
Our leadership team has spent decades helping organizations navigate growth, change, complexity, and performance challenges across industries and geographies. Those experiences continue to inform how we think about leadership, learning, and behavior change today. 

Neil Stephens

Global CEO 

Neil Stephens is Global CEO of Eagles Flight, partnering with organizations around the world to transform strategy into sustained performance through behavior. Over more than 30 years, Neil has led businesses, commercial teams and transformation across international markets, building a reputation for combining commercial rigour with a deeply human approach to leadership.

Dave Root

Global CFO & CEO, LATAM

With more than 35 years at Eagles Flight, Dave Root has helped shape the company's growth from a North American business into a global leader in experiential learning and behavior change. Throughout his career, he has focused on operational excellence, building the systems and financial discipline that enable sustainable growth. Today, as Global Chief Financial Officer and CEO of LATAM, Dave leads Eagles Flight global financial strategy while driving growth and operational excellence across Latin America. His leadership combines strategic thinking with practical execution, helping strengthen the organization and create long-term value for clients, partners, and employees. Passionate about building healthy organizations, Dave believes lasting business success comes from aligning people, purpose, and performance.

Andrew Thomas

CEO, Asia Pacific 

Andrew has spent nearly 40 years mastering the art of communication and leadership, building Southeast Asia's largest PR network before turning his energy toward igniting cultural transformation across organizations. Today, he leads Eagles Flight's charge across Asia Pacific, drawing on his experience coaching global leaders at UBS, Intel, and PayPal to help others unlock their full potential. 

Simon Percival

CEO, EMEA 

Simon is a professional in the field of learning and development. He firmly believes that people love to learn, even if they don't realise it. Simon is committed to providing learning solutions that empower individuals to grow both professionally and personally. His specialty lies in creating contextual learning experiences that yield valuable and impactful outcomes. Through his work, he has facilitated real transformations that align with the organizations business goals.

Facilitators & Learning Leaders 

The quality of a learning experience is shaped as much by the facilitator as the design itself. 
Our facilitation community includes experienced learning professionals from around the world who have worked with leaders, teams, and organizations across a wide range of industries and cultures. Rather than facilitating toward a predetermined outcome, they help participants examine what emerged, understand its impact, and connect those insights to the realities of their work. 
The result is a learning experience that remains responsive to the people in the room while staying connected to the performance outcomes that matter most. 

Professor Tim O'Brien PhD, CPsychol
Faculty and Performance Partner

Tim brings rare scientific rigour and real-world credibility to behavior change, drawing on his standing as an award-winning Chartered Psychologist and Honorary Professor at UCL Institute of Education, alongside 25 years designing performance, leadership, and culture change programs for major organizations. His work at the highest levels of elite sport, including eight years as First Team Psychologist at Arsenal and his role as Head of Psychology and Wellbeing under Mikel Arteta, now fuels his mission to help Eagles Flight leaders turn insight into sustained, higher-performing behavior and culture.

Join Our Team 

Interested in helping leaders and teams grow? 

Let’s Start the Conversation

Whether you’re looking to strengthen leadership, improve performance, or build capability across your organization, we’d be happy to explore what success could look like for your team.