Leadership is not taught.

It's Forged.

Some things are best taught outside a classroom– trust, accountability, courage, communication. They must be lived, discovered, FORGED

We are forged by Tactic.

We build experiences that transform teams.

FORGED by TACTIC creates customized leadership and team development experiences for organizations that want stronger communication, deeper trust, and healthier culture.

We believe transformation happens when people step outside normal operations, face challenge together, communicate honestly, and learn to lead under pressure.

Every experience is intentionally designed around the real needs of your team.

Experiential Training

Team Development

Real-World Application

Lasting Impact

The Experience

Train under stress, leave as a team.

The FORGED experience combines immersive leadership development with hands-on, high-engagement environments designed to strengthen communication, trust, accountability, ownership, decision-making, and team cohesion.

The experience is customized for every organization and can include:

This is not about tactics alone. It is about how people find meaning and purpose in their work by showing up for each other when the pressure is real.

F

Firearms

O

Ownership

R

Relationships

G

Grit

E

Empowerment

D

Debrief

context comes before content.

People grow differently outside the noise of daily operations. Leadership is not built through information alone. It is built through:

When teams are placed in environments that require authenticity, clarity and connection, growth becomes real — and lasting.

The Difference

Crash Champions Case Study

Impact That Scales

Crash Champions partnered with FORGED by TACTIC to strengthen leadership, communication, retention, and culture across one of the largest MSO collision repair organizations in the country.

What began as leadership development for a select group of leaders expanded into a large-scale investment in people across the organization, and the impact has been staggering.

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“This wasn’t just training. It created trust, alignment, and stronger leadership throughout the organization.”

Crash Champions saw measurable improvement in retention within the ecosystem following the leadership initiatives.

Additional outcomes included:

Watch the video for a more in depth view into Crash Champion’s FORGED experience.

Crash Champions is not the exception.

FORGED has worked with real estate brokerages, schools, churches, airports, and non profits, and all industries have experienced the same kind of transformation — stronger leaders, tighter teams, and cultures built on trust, accountability, and connection.

Our Team

Built by leaders who have lived it.

Shoot with a Navy SEAL, tackle time management with an Aircraft Carrier Air Boss, resolve conflict with a State Supreme Court mediator and debrief with a Blue Angel pilot.

The FORGED by TACTIC team brings together decades of leadership experience from military command, aviation, tactical operations, executive coaching, mediation, organizational development, and business leadership. Their backgrounds include U.S. Navy leadership, Navy SEAL operations, U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team – The Blue Angels, strategic leadership instruction, business development, conflict resolution, and organizational coaching.

But more importantly, they understand people. And they understand that strong teams are built relationally — not transactionally.

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Randy "Durk" Duhrkopf

U.S. Navy Captain (Ret) / Squadron Commander / Former Blue Angel

Chris "DT" Forrest

Navy SEAL / Defense Contractor

Chris "Doc" Hahn

Entrepreneur / Mediator / Supreme Court Facilitator

Brad "Flats" Jensen

U.S. Navy Captain (Ret) / Squadron Commander / Former Aircraft Carrier Air Boss

Travis "Twitch" Switzer

USAF Major / C-130 pilot

Strong teams are forged intentionally.

If your organization is ready to build retention, strengthen trust, communication, leadership, and culture, let’s start the conversation.

Ready to Build Stronger Leaders?

Whether you are developing executives, strengthening management teams, or investing in company culture, FORGED by TACTIC creates customized experiences designed around the real challenges your team is facing.

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