Commander Lawrence (Larry) M. Kryske, U.S. Navy (Ret.), develops victorious leaders who have vision, courage, and determination. He has over thirty years of worldwide success leading men and women and building unstoppable teams. He was a career naval officer, private school administrator, and strategic planner. Larry is President of Your Finest Hour Leadership Programs, a full-service leadership firm. He speaks nationwide on leadership, teamwork, and innovation. He has worked with over 400 corporate, association, governmental, and education clients in over 50 different industries during the past 12 years. Larry has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Astronomy from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and a Master of Science Degree in Applied Science from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California. Larry’s newest leadership book, Ready, BEGIN! Practical Strategies for Cultivating Courage. He is also author of the leadership book, The Churchill Factors: Creating Your Finest Hour and the leadership and teamwork book, The Greatest Board in the World. Larry is also a respected authority on the life of Sir Winston Churchill with over 40 years of study and scholarship.