Benjamin Sledge
About Benjamin Sledge
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From Combat to Community: Rebuilding Your Tribe
Drawing on Ben Sledge’s transition from frontline service to creative and mental health leadership, this keynote highlights the critical importance of forging new communities—whether in the workplace, spiritual centers, or during life transitions—to foster belonging, resilience, and purpose for both veterans and civilians.
Target Audience: Corporate leaders, HR professionals, veteran support organizations, community leaders.
Key Takeaways:
- How to create a “tribe” that fosters connection and retention.
- Practical steps to integrate and support team members in transition.
- Leadership strategies that build trust and loyalty.
Delivery Style: Story-driven keynote with personal anecdotes, audience Q&A, and practical frameworks.
Speaking videos
Media coverage
This Is My Vietnam
(Medium featured staff pick) An Afghanistan veteran weighs in on whether what we did mattered in the ‘Forever War’
Was It Worth It?
(The Daily Wire) Reflections From A ‘Disposable Hero’ Of The War In Afghanistan
You Might Not Actually Be Struggling With Depression
(Medium featured staff pick) But you may be dealing with depression’s lesser known evil twin
The July 4th conversation we should have about the true cost of war
(Fox News) Real price of freedom should be a topic of discussion this Independence Day
What It’s Like to Kill Dogs
(2023 award winning essay in Reader's Digest) On homecoming, alienation, reentry, and belonging
Books by Benjamin Sledge
“Where Cowards Go to Die” (2022)
In the darkness of war-torn landscapes, where honor is tested and the line between bravery and cowardice blurs, a former soldier, awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart, takes readers on a harrowing journey in his haunting and visceral memoir.
“ReWrite: The Journey from Self-Harm to Healing” (2017)
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