Bring Sig Tiegs to Your Stage
Combat veteran. Author. Founder of Do Hard Things™. Sig delivers raw, tactical talks that move audiences from surviving to leading, with grit, peace, and purpose.
Keynote Speaker · Author of Life on Offense · High-Performance Coach · Expedition Leader
Listen to Do Hard Things with Siegfried Tiegs Podcast
Motivation is a dopamine hit. It feels like progress in the room; it's gone by Thursday, and nothing in your organization changes.
Sig's keynotes are built to survive the flight home. Your people leave with tools they can run Monday morning: a way to confirm they're chasing the right goal before they spend five more years on it, a personal map built on mission, aspiration, and purpose, and a daily compass that catches drift before it costs them a quarter.
The frameworks aren't theoretical. Sig spent twenty-seven years in the United States Army as a combat engineer; a Sapper. When a formation hit an obstacle it couldn't get past, the call went out: Sappers forward. His job was to move to the front, clear the thing stopping everyone, and get the main body moving again. He built these tools, training leaders for combat deployments, and he has tested them at 19,341 feet on Kilimanjaro and across 340 miles of the Missouri River.
That's still the job. He just does it from a stage now.
Your audience will leave fired up. They'll also leave knowing exactly what to do about it.
Sig Has Lived What He Teaches
Siegfried "Sig" Jay Tiegs is not a motivational speaker. He's a combat veteran, leadership coach, and the founder of Do Hard Things Coaching™ — a movement built for high-achievers and purpose-driven leaders navigating life's hardest transitions.
After more than two decades leading soldiers under pressure, Sig channeled his experience into a coaching platform and a book — Life on Offense — that gives leaders the tactical tools to dominate mediocrity and rebuild with purpose.
• U.S. Army combat veteran with 20+ years of leadership experience
• Author of Life on Offense: A Tactical Guide to Dominate Mediocrity
• Creator of the Peaceful Warrior Framework — grit, peace & purpose
• Breathwork facilitator and mindset coach for veterans & executives
• Founder of The Forge Retreat and Do Hard Things Expeditions
• Podcast Host of Do Hard Things with Siegfried Tiegs
Talks That Move People to Act
Each talk is tailored to your audience. From corporate leadership teams to veteran organizations to high-performance events.
01
Life on Offense
Stop playing defense with your life. Sig breaks down the tactical mindset that separates people who endure from those who lead, based on his bestselling book.
02
The Peaceful Warrior
True strength isn't toughness. It's the ability to stay grounded under pressure, lead with clarity, and act with courage; even when everything is falling apart.
03
Leading Through Transition
Career pivots, burnout, identity loss — transition is the hardest chapter any leader will face. Sig shows teams and organizations how to move through it and come out stronger.
04
Grit, Peace & Purpose
The three pillars of the Do Hard Things framework. Built for high-performers who are driven but depleted. A blueprint for rebuilding a life and career that actually means something.
05
From Combat to Boardroom
The lessons of military leadership. Discipline, mission clarity, team trust, and calm under fire; translate directly to business. Sig bridges that gap with stories that land.
06
The Next Mission
Designed for veteran-focused events and organizations. Sig helps audiences understand how to translate service, identity, and military values into a powerful civilian purpose.
Inclusions when you book Sig
- A discovery call before the event to tailor the message to your theme and your people
- A customized keynote — the frameworks are fixed, the language and examples are yours
- A live guided breathwork and visualization experience your audience can use the next morning
- A short pre-event video to build anticipation with attendees
- An episode of the Do Hard Things Podcast featuring your organization or leadership
- Post-event: a one-page implementation tool so the content survives the flight home
- Optional: a follow-on leadership expedition for your top performers, guided by Sig
ROD KHLEIF
Real estate investor, host of the Lifetime Cash Flow Through Real Estate Investing podcast
"I've had Sig Tiegs coaching in my world for three years now as the high-performance coach for my Lifetime CashFlow Academy. Here's what I'll tell you about him: he's a retired Army Major, he's led people up Kilimanjaro, and he's got the credentials, but that's not why I keep him around. I keep him around because my students get results. He's the guy who figures out what's actually stopping you and then hands you a plan. That's why I put him on my stage. He does one-on-one coaching as well, so if any of you feel like you need a little extra oomph, he's the guy."
DAN T.
Navy veteran • Entrepreneur • Real Estate Investor · Kilimanjaro summit team
"Sig has a way of taking one man's story and making the whole room see themselves in it. No fluff, no motivational noise. Just the truth, delivered by someone who's actually done the hard thing."
JIMMY M.
Real Estate Investor Â
"My wife and I went to hear Sig speak at a Lifetime Cashflow event. Ten minutes in I realized I'd been climbing the wrong mountain for years. I'm 63, I'd already decided certain things were behind me. He didn't argue with that. He just showed me it was a story I'd been telling myself. That's the effect he has: he takes something you've buried and puts it on the table in front of a whole room, and everybody in there thinks he's talking to them. I signed up to work with him before I left the building. I'm smoke-free, in the best shape I've been in a decade, and I am inspired to climb Kilimanjaro in addition to achieving other life goals. Great speaker. Even better coach."
Built for Your Event
Whether you're planning a large conference or an intimate leadership retreat, Sig adapts his delivery to fit your audience and your goals.
