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Brian Shul has captivated audiences nationwide with his motivating story of perseverance and triumph over tragedy.
His ability to present a serious message with candor and wit has made him a favorite at a variety of functions.
Coupled with his unique aviation images, his talks are truly one of a kind and have put him in high demand for speaking presentations.


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Past Speaking Engagements  —  2016

December 12  —  Quiet Birdman Luncheon, San Diego, California

November 23 through 27  —  Nature Photography Shoot

November 21  —  Missouri Association of Counties, Brennan, Missouri

November 17  —  Coast Guard Safety Meeting, Humboldt, California

November 15  —  Livermore Labs Lecture Series, Livermore, California

November 10  —  CIO Forum Keynote, Louisville, Kentucky

November 5  —  Norton AFB Museum Lecture Series, Norton Airport, California

November 4  —  Cochran Airport Airshow VIP Dinner, Jackie Cochran Airport, California

November 2  —  Rotary Kids Aviation Program, McClellan Air Museum, Sacramento, California

October 27  —  AFRL Fellows Career Awards Banquet, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio

October 22  —  Wings of Hope Spy Chronicles Show, Wichita, Kansas

October 14  —  FBI Pilots Reunion Meeting, Colorado Springs, Colorado

October 12  —  Keynote Speaker, American Legion Annual Conference, Indianapolis, Indiana

October 6 through 10  —  50th High School Reunion, Honolulu, Hawaii

October 5  —  Keynote Speaker, TransNational Corp Convention, Chicago, Illinois

September 29 through October 1  —  Nature Photography Shoot

September 28  —  Titanium Conference, Scottsdale, Arizona

September 13 through 18  —  Airshow Booth, Reno Air Races, Stead Field, Reno, Nevada

September 2 through 5  —  Nature Photography Shoot

August 3 through 7  —  Guest Speaker / Airshow Booth, Sea Fair, Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington

July 26  —  Keynote Speaker, FBI Members Convention, St Louis, Missouri

July 1 through 4  —  Keynote Speaker, Independence Day Celebration Fund Raiser, Graeagle, California

June 25  —  Electrical Contractors Convention, Maui, Hawaii

June 10  —  Keynote Speaker, Eclipse Jet Owners Convention, Coeur d’Alene, Idaho

June 4 through 5  —  Wildlife Photography Shoot, St Augustine, Florida

May 24  —  Keynote Speaker, Oakland Corporate Pilots Annual Safety Meeting, Oakland Airport, California

May 19 through 22  —  Wildlife Photography Shoot, St Augustine, Florida

May 14  —  Keynote Speaker, National Convention of Police Survivor Families, Washington, DC

May 13  —  Keynote Speaker, International Medical Symposium, Stanford Medical Center, Palo Alto, California

May 2  —  Keynote Speaker, New York State Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting, Saratoga Springs, New York

April 26  —  Keynote Speaker, Cessna Pilots Annual Dinner, Wichita, Kansas

April 4 through 9  —  Wildlife Photography Shoot, St Augustine, Florida

March 30  —  Guest Speaker, IHMC Lecture Series, Ocala, Florida

March 22 through 25  —  Nature Photography Shoot, Tucson, Arizona

March 15 through 20  —  Wildlife Photography Shoot, St Augustine, Florida

March 14  —  Keynote Speaker, General Dynamics Pilots Annual Safety Meeting, Sea Island, Georgia

February 25  —  Keynote Speaker, Military Officers Association, Fairfield, California

February 10 through 15  —  Nature Photography Shoot, Grand Canyon, Arizona

January 18  —  Guest Speaker, Quad Cities Camera Club, Moline, Illinois

January 16 through 30  —  Bald Eagle Nature Photography Shoot, Davenport, Iowa

January 5  —  Keynote Speaker, Colorado State Assessors Association, Greenwood Village, Colorado


Past Speaking Engagements  —  2015

December 26  —  Hiller Museum, San Carlos, California

November 15  —  Wounded Warrior Fund Raiser, Austin, Texas

October 24  —  Daughters of the American Revolution, Sacramento, California

October 15 through 18  —  Air Expo, Palm Springs, California

October 11  —  United Airlines Family Day, SFO, San Francisco, California

October 8 through 9  —  Wings of Hope Fundraiser, TBA

September 30  —  Symposium, Memphis, Tennessee

September 24  —  IHMC Symposium, Pensacola, Florida

September 15 through 20  —  Reno Air Races, Stead Field, Reno, Nevada

September 9  —  Boston Hospital Seminar, Boston, Massachusetts

July 29 through August 2  —  SeaFair Airshow, Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington

July 22  —  Government Information Systems Association, Naples, Florida

July 11 through 14  —  Florida IT Conference, Orlando, Florida

June 1  —  TecSys Conference, Orlando, Florida

May 29  —  Centennial Fly-In, Colorado Springs, Colorado

May 28  —  Wings of Hope Fundraiser, Denver, Colorado

May 14 through 18  —  Warbird Fly-In, Auckland, New Zealand

May 1 through 3  —  Chino Airshow, Chino, California

April 25  —  Rotary District Conference, Roanoke Park, California

April 15  —  Department of Forestry Firefighters, Williams, California

March 30 through April 1  —  Indian Gaming Association Convention, San Diego, California

March 21  —  Castle Air Museum Author's Day, Atwater, California

March 14  —  Men's Breakfast, Graeagle Community Church, California

March 12  —  Norman Wright Engineering Conference, Squaw Valley, California

March 10  —  CalFire Supervisors' Luncheon, Oroville, California

March 2 through 4  —  SatCom Conference, San Diego, California

February 12 through 24  —  Eagle Photography Sessions, Davenport, Iowa

January 5  —  Navy New Orleans Coast Guard Safety Day, New Orleans, Louisiana


Past Speaking Engagements  —  2014

December 24 through 31  —  Wildlife Photography Shoot, Florida

November 3 through 5  —  Symposium IT Conference, Denver, Colorado

October 30 through November 1  —  Aviation Summit, Palm Springs Convention Center, California

October 20  —  CAPCA Conference, Anaheim, California

October 10  —  Greenheck Sales Meeting, Chicago, Illinois

October 8  —  Del Star Management Meeting, Austin, Texas

September 18  —  CFMA Dinner, Sacramento, California

September 9 through 14  —  Reno Air Races, Stead Field, Reno, Nevada

July 30 through August 4  —  SeaFair Airshow, Museum of Flight, Seattle, Washington

July 16  —  Pacific Coast Air Museum, Santa Rosa, California

June 26  —  Santa Maria Fly-In, Santa Maria, California

May 24 through 25  —  Veterans Appreciation Luncheon, Phoenix, Arizona

May 19  —  USMA Conference, Nashville, Tennessee

April 23  —  Gateway to Innovation IT Conference, St Louis, Missouri

April 19 through 22  —  Grand Canyon Photography Shoot, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

April 16 through 18  —  Silent Warrior Fundraiser, Litchfield, Arizona

April 11 through 13  —  University of North Dakota, Odegard School of Aviation, Grand Forks, North Dakota

March 26  —  Paradise Retirement Home, Fairfield, California

March 5 through 9  —  Women in Aviation Conference, Disneyworld, Florida

February 4 through 11  —  Bald Eagle Nature Photography Shoot, Davenport, Iowa

January 18 through 26  —  Bald Eagle Nature Photography Shoot, Davenport, Iowa

January 9 through 13  —  Hawks & Eagles Nature Photography Shoot, Oregon


Past Speaking Engagements  —  2013

December 11  —  Orlando IT Symposium, Orlando, FL

December 7  —  Pearl Harbor Day Freemasons Dinner, Burlington, NJ

November 15  —  Sons of Revolution Dinner, Sacramento, CA

October 29  —  Kansas Agricultural Association Annual Meeting, Manhattan, KS

October 23  —  Caltech Flying Club Annual Dinner, Orange County, CA

October 10 through 13  —  AOPA Convention, Fort Worth, TX

October 8  —  Christian Womens Dinner, Yuba City, CA

September 27  —  Los Angeles School of Medical Therapy Seminar, Los Angeles, CA

September 11 through 15  —  Reno Air Races, Reno, NV

September 10  —  IT Network Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

August 24  —  South Lake Tahoe Airshow, Lake Tahoe, CA

August 9  —  Wright Mechanical Equipment Corporation Dinner, Napa, CA

August 1 through 4  —  SeaFair, Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA

July 10  —  Businessmens Luncheon, Sutter Club, Sacramento, CA

June 24  —  Dairy Association Luncheon, Lake Tahoe, CA

June 22  —  Firefighters Conference, Milwaukee, WI

June 7 through 9  —  Golden West Regional Fly-In, Marysville, CA

May 24  —  IT Network Conference, Wilmington, DE

May 22  —  Conoco Meeting, Houston, TX

May 3 through 5  —  Georgia Aviation Business Conference, Stone Mountain, GA

April 30  —  ConAgra Leadership Dinner, Strategic Air Museum, Omaha NE

April 24 through 26  —  Wings of Hope Cancer Fundraiser, Wildlife Museum, Castle Rock, CO

April 9 through 13  —  Sun & Fun Airshow, Lakeland, FL

March 15 through 17  —  Women in Aviation Convention, Nashville, TN

March 14  —  California Lawyers Luncheon, Sutter Club, Sacramento, CA

February 18 through 19  —  Nebraska Aviation Association Conference, Kearny, NE

February 15 through 17  —  Rotary Youth Leadership Camp, Yosemite, CA

January 31  —  Vallejo Rotary Dinner, Vallejo, CA

January 29  —  California Aerial Firefighters Safety Meeting, Sacramento, CA

January 25 through 27  —  Cessna Aircraft Safety Seminar, Wichita, KS

January 8 through 10  —  England Trucking Corporate Dinner, Salt Lake City, UT


Past Speaking Engagements  —  2012

December 5  —  LeWeb'12 International Conference, Paris, France

November 8  —  Aviation Business Association, Seattle, WA

October 18  —  Business Leadership Conference, Charlotte, NC

October 11 through 14  —  AOPA, Palm Springs, CA

October 9  —  Wisconsin Firefighters Safety Luncheon, Milwaukee, WI

September 12 through 16  —  Reno Air Races, Reno, NV

August 25  —  Oregon Pilots Association, Albany, OR

August 1 through 5  —  SeaFair, Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA

July 28 through 31  —  12d International Innovation Awards, Brisbane, Australia

June 7  —  Colorado Airport Business Association Foundation, Castle Rock, CO

May 30  —  IT Symposium, Charlotte, NC

May 24  —  IT Symposium, Atlanta, GA

May 19  —  Rotary Regional Conference, Reno, NV

May 16 through 17  —  Healthcare Conference, Little Rock, AK

May 8 through 9  —  Transportation Conference, Phoenix, AZ

May 4  —  IT Symposium, Minneapolis, MN

April 24  —  IT Symposium, Hartford, CT

April 12  —  Sutter Club Luncheon, Sacramento, CA

March 27 through 31  —  Sun & Fun Airshow, Lakeland, FL

March 24  —  Seattle Museum of Flight Spy Chronicles, Seattle, WA

March 8 through 10  —  Women in Aviation Conference, Dallas, TX

March 7  —  IT Symposium, Tampa, FL

February 23  —  Entrepreneurs Organization, Philadelphia, PA

February 17 through 18  —  Youth Leadership Camp, Yosemite, CA

January 24  —  California Aerial Firefighters Safety Meeting, McClellan AFB, CA

January 16 through 18  —  NBAA Conference, San Diego, CA


Past Speaking Engagements  —  2011

December 15  —  IT Symposium, Boston, MA

December 8  —  Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Hampton, VA

December 5 through 6  —  Crop Dusters Reunion, Las Vegas, NV

December 2  —  UC Berkeley ROTC Christmas Ball, Oakland, CA

November 30  —  Nevada Water Commission Conference, Las Vegas, NV

November 28  —  Business Congress Conference, Raleigh, NC

November 9  —  Yuba City Rotary, Yuba City, CA

November 1  —  Marysville Rotary, Marysville, CA

October 26  —  IT Symposium, Portland, OR

October 22  —  Wings of Hope Cancer Fundraiser, Denver, CO

October 19  —  United Airlines Business Conference, Chicago, IL

October 6  —  Pratt and Whitney Awards Luncheon, Hartford, CT

September 28  —  IT Symposium, Indianapolis, IN

September 25  —  Region Aviation Conference, Cheyenne, WY

September 22  —  World Burn Conference, Cincinnati, OH

September 15  —  Exxon Fuels Conference, Incline Village, NV

September 13 through 18  —  Reno Air Races, Reno, NV

September 2  —  Aircraft Owners Symposium, Colorado Springs, CO

August 19  —  Yuba Sutter Arts Council Presentation, Marysville, CA

August 3 through 7  —  Seafair Airshow, Seattle Museum of Flight, Seattle, WA

July 22  —  Mooney Aircraft Convention, Plano, TX

July 20  —  Food Growers National Conference, Des Moines, IA

July 19  —  Agricultural Symposium, Kansas City, MO

July 11  —  World Communications Conference , Dallas, TX

June 11 through 12  —  EAA Golden West Fly-In, Yuba Co Airport, Marysville, CA

June 9  —  IT Symposium, Cleveland, OH

May 31 through June 5  —  Gathering of Eagles, Maxwell AFB, AL

May 17  —  IT Symposium, Milwaukee, WI

May 13  —  IT Symposium, Indianapolis, IN

April 30 through May 1  —  Beale AFB Airshow, Beale AFB, CA

April 26  —  IT Symposium, Chicago, IL

April 20  —  IT Symposium, Philadelphia, PA

March 22  —  IT Symposium, St Louis, MO

March 8  —  Regional Aviation Symposium, Minot, ND

March 3  —  Farm Bureau Dinner, Colusa, CA

February 24  —  Women in Aviation Conference, Reno, NV

February 18  —  Youth Leadership Camp, Yosemite, CA

February 9  —  World Agricultural Expo, Tulare, CA


The History Channel  —  Heavy Metal: Blackbird Stealth

Brian Shul is one of nine individuals appearing on this History Channel special, speaking about what it was like flying the Blackbird. Actual footage of the plane in flight is interspersed with numerous interviews from actual crew members. Check TV listings for selected times. One of the best presentations on the Blackbird ever done, giving the viewer a deeper historic perspective of the SR-71s role in our nation's defense.


Snakes On A Plane  —  The Prequel

Click to read this beady-eyed tale of a near-disastrous encounter from The Untouchables, the riveting account of one of the hottest Blackbird missions ever flown by SR-71 pilot Brian Shul and RSO Walt Watson.