Mike Hayes – The Navy SEAL in Obama’s Situation Room During the Captain Phillips Rescue | SRS #350

Mike Hayes is a retired Navy SEAL commander, national security leader, and business executive. He spent 20 years in the SEALs, ultimately serving as commanding officer of SEAL Team TWO and leading a 2,000-person special operations task force in Afghanistan. He later served on the National Security Council for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama where he worked on the START Treaty and led the White House response to the Maersk Alabama hijacking. Today, he is a Managing Director at Insight Partners and the bestselling author of Never Enough and Mission Driven. Hayes draws on his experience across combat, government, and business to speak on leadership, decision-making, and purpose.

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00:00:00 – Introduction
00:16:00 – Being Taken Hostage and Facing Death
00:32:00 – The Journey to Becoming a Navy SEAL
00:48:00 – Dangerous Special Operations in Kosovo
01:04:00 – The Weight of Losing Teammates
01:20:00 – Making Life-or-Death Decisions in Combat
01:36:00 – Leadership and Commanding SEAL Teams
01:52:00 – The Impact of Deployments on Family
02:08:00 – Saving Lives on the Battlefield
02:24:00 – Difficult Decisions and the Cost of War
02:40:00 – Combat Training and Threat Response
02:56:00 – Working at the White House and Nuclear Arms Negotiations
03:12:00 – The Captain Phillips Hostage Rescue
03:28:00 – Leading SEAL Team Two in Combat
03:44:00 – Faith, Prayer, and Finding Direction
04:00:00 – Transitioning from Military Service to Business
04:16:00 – Building a Career on Wall Street
04:32:00 – Leadership Lessons from Business and the Military
04:48:00 – Career Advice and Building Meaningful Relationships
05:04:00 – Supporting Gold Star Families and Giving Back
05:20:00 – Finding Purpose and Making a Lasting Impact