Brian "Iron Ed" Hiner

Brian “Iron Ed” Hiner is a decorated Navy SEAL veteran officer with more than 20 years of distinguished service. He saw nine major deployments on five continents, four of which were combat deployments. He served and fought in three separate wars, including Iraq and Afghanistan. He conducted literally hundreds of combat missions and countless low visibility operations in South America and Asia. He is the recipient of two bronze stars with “V” for valor in combat and is featured in Ken Blanchard’s Leading at a Higher Level and Dick Couch’s Sheriff of Ramadi. He is among the most experienced trainers in SEAL history, having trained and qualified thousands of Navy SEALs as a Navy Special Warfare Training Officer. Ed attended Virginia Commonwealth University on a baseball scholarship and went on to graduate from Officers Candidate School as a distinguished honor graduate, and holds a master’s degree in executive leadership from the University of San Diego. Ed is a leadership consultant, speaker, and owner of Asymmetrical Evolution, an education company that teaches mental toughness to underserved children around the U.S and the world. He is also the author of the Los Angeles Times bestseller First, Fast, Fearless.