Eric
Eric Bents is a leadership developer and strategy coach dedicated to helping leaders overcome their biggest problems.
With 30 years of military experience as a senior officer in the US Air Force, Eric made major contributions to a variety of war and defense projects. His career included serving as nuclear Battle Watch Commander, cyber warfare officer, peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and detainee operations in Afghanistan, along with many other missions.
Eric is the founder and director of a leadership non-profit, The Storehouse, which serves over 35 different businesses and non-profits across six states and three countries. He is a sought-after consultant for organizational, state, and city leaders.
Eric’s present fulltime role is serving as the Executive Director of a growing non-profit organization currently helping 100s of leaders in 43 states and several nations grow in character and effectiveness.
Eric is committed to a worldview where the good guys win.
He is passionate about bringing wisdom and solutions to difficult situations. Eric’s hard-won insights into war-time strategy and operations provide a framework for anyone to tackle the most challenging life, business, or community challenges.
By The Numbers:
30 years of honorable service in US Air Force
1000s of hours experience in coaching and developing leaders
7 natural disasters addressed via Eric’s non-profit
28 nations visited for military, business, or non-profit
650 bird species named and logged in lifetime
4 miles on snowshoes every time Eric ran his north woods, Wisconsin trapline
3 years leading a city “roundtable” of senior city government, business and civic leaders
12 named military operations served
6 years playing rugby
$10,000,000 of Department of Defense funding secured and utilized to formulate lasting, non-material solutions to complex war-fighting problems
31 years married to wife, Marnie
98 detained Afghans dependent on Eric as their personal representative
5 grown children and 2 beloved granddaughters
