Jeff Appelquist

JEFF APPELQUIST is the founder and president of Blue Knight Leadership, LLC. Jeff is a former college athlete, U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, practicing attorney, and corporate executive. He has more than twenty years experience both as an entrepreneur and small business owner and as a leader in Fortune 100 companies. He is an award-winning author, dynamic speaker, and nationally-recognized leadership expert. He is also an avid sportsman who hunts, fishes, sails, and scuba dives.

Jeff's first two books, Sacred Ground: Leadership Lessons from Gettysburg & the Little Big Horn and Wisdom Is Not Enough: Reflections on Leadership & Teams, won a dozen literary awards between them, including multiple first place prizes in the Writer's Digest International, National Indie Excellence, and Midwest Book Awards.

The Great Wild West, Jeff's debut novel, is an epic tale of war and peace, love and loss, man versus nature, and the American dream.

Jeff's website is www.blueknightleadership.com, and he can be reached at jeff@bkleadership.com.