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Eric Farewell
Leadership and Culture

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Built North America's largest paramotor school, then stepped out of it. Presence over performance.

Keynote speaker, workshop leader, and coach · Author of Farewell to Normal

Leadership and CultureExit, Succession, and OwnershipResilience and Mental Wellbeing
+2 morePurpose and Life DesignMarriage and Partnership

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Speaking fees
3 sessions below
Formats
Keynote, Workshop, Small group
In person or virtual
Based in
Austin, TX
Travels internationally.
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Sessions and fees

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Presence Is Real Success

$5,000
Travel billed at cost from Austin.
KeynoteUnder 1 hourIn person
For entrepreneurs and business owners, CEOs and senior executives, and executive peer groups.

I built Aviator from my garage into the largest paramotor school in North America while working 80 to 100 hours a week, with a failing marriage and kids I barely knew. Then my brother James died. This keynote is what came after: four years of rebuilding, handing my companies to other people, and finding out who I was without the title. Story first, then short reflection moments the room does live, shaped to your theme and followed by Q&A.

  • Three questions that redefine success for this season of your life and business.
  • A calendar test that shows what you actually prioritize, not what you say you do.
  • A clear decision about what you're willing to give up for what matters most.
Session details and terms
Promotion: Optional invitation, only if you agree. Founder coaching with me, 1:1 or through the Royals Mastermind.: A closing slide with a QR code to book a call with me, about 30 seconds at the very end. Only if you agree before the event. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: Only with attendees who choose to hear from Eric. Attendees who scan the QR code book a call themselves. I never ask for attendee lists or contact details.

Get Free of Your Business: A Founder Intensive

$7,500
Travel billed at cost from Austin. Includes a prep call with the organizer.
WorkshopHalf dayIn person
For entrepreneurs and business owners, CEOs and senior executives, and executive peer groups.

Most founders delegate tasks and keep the decisions. The work leaves their desk and the weight stays. This is a working session for founders who want the company to run without them standing in the middle of it. We audit the calendar, trace the decisions that still land on the founder, and look at how the founder's own fear, speed and control shape the roles around them. Short teaching, then individual work and small-group processing on each person's real business.

  • An audit of your calendar: what's worth protecting and what needs a redesign or a handoff.
  • A map of which decisions still route back to you, and why.
  • One handoff to make in the next 30 days, and a way to tell whether it actually moved.
Session details and terms
Promotion: Optional invitation, only if you agree. Founder coaching with me, 1:1 or through the Royals Mastermind.: A closing slide with a QR code to book a call with me, about 30 seconds at the very end. Only if you agree before the event. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: Only with attendees who choose to hear from Eric. Attendees who scan the QR code book a call themselves. I never ask for attendee lists or contact details.

Community Is Currency: A Room-Opening Session

No speaking fee ($0)
No speaking fee. Travel billed at cost outside Austin.
Small group session1 to 2 hoursIn person or virtual
For entrepreneurs and business owners, CEOs and senior executives, and executive peer groups.

I open the room so everything after it lands on people who are already honest with each other. A short version of my story goes first, because someone has to say the true thing early. Then the group breaks into fours around one question: if everything in your life stayed the same except one thing, what would you change so it felt more aligned with your purpose? Two minutes to journal, two minutes each to share, then reflections as a full room.

  • One honest answer about the single change that would bring your life back in line with your purpose.
  • A group that trusts each other faster, before the rest of your agenda starts.
  • A simple sharing structure your group can reuse at its next meeting.
Session details and terms
Promotion: Optional invitation, only if you agree. Founder coaching with me, 1:1 or through the Royals Mastermind.: A closing slide with a QR code to book a call with me, about 30 seconds at the very end. Only if you agree before the event. Required purchases: None. Attendee follow-up: Only with attendees who choose to hear from Eric. Attendees who scan the QR code book a call themselves. I never ask for attendee lists or contact details.

About Eric

Eric Farewell was brokering airplanes at 13 and speaking on stages at 16. He founded Aviator Paramotor, the largest paramotor flight school in North America, and co-founded National STOL, the aircraft racing series. Aviator grew from his garage to more than 3,000 students and 60 dealers worldwide, mostly on YouTube.

By 2018 he was working 80 to 100 hours a week, his marriage was failing and he barely knew his kids. Then his younger brother James died. Eric spent four years rebuilding, moved to Austin, and handed his companies to other people. He's now selling two of them.

He coaches founders through the Royals Mastermind, serves on the board of Front Row Dads, and wrote Farewell to Normal and The Royal Shift.

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Media and books

Cover of Farewell to Normal
Farewell to Normal
A Transformational Guide to Adventure, Excitement, and Personal Happiness. Published 2019. Author. Ebook.

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