Meet Patrick Hardy
Disaster preparedness specialist, Keynote speaker, adventurer.
Patrick helps individuals and organizations prevent disruptions from ever becoming a disaster. Drawing on his world-class expertise in disaster preparedness & response, he distills memorable lessons audiences can use to break the Crisis Creation Chain and transform every disruption into an opportunity for learning.
Award-winning public speaker
In-demand consultant
Highly-reviewed author
Drillmaster
Disruption influencer
Winning with disruption
Apply secrets from disaster planning to the disruptions of everyday life… and come out ahead.
Having successfully led, managed, and advised teams around the globe through the greatest natural, technological, and security emergencies an organization or community can face, Patrick understands how proper leadership based on simple core principles can break the Crisis Creation Chain and prevent a disaster from ever happening at all.
I want you to go beyond being a survivor (though I do want you to survive) – I want you to be stronger, for your life to actually improve after disaster or disruption.
The only one who can determine if something becomes a disaster is you. Let’s leave the doom & gloom behind and have a great time together.
globe-trotting disaster consultant. former first responder. and one of the world’s elite experts in disaster preparedness.
Master Business Continuity Professional
Master of Exercise Program Practitioner
National Standard Exercise Curriculum
Certified Emergency Manager®
Certified Risk Manager
Patrick’s unique approach to disaster response
A disaster is only something you allow to happen – the impacts that affect your life physically, mentally, socially. Using Patrick’s visionary, easy-to-remember framework, you can actually become stronger and more successful – reversing the disaster and improving yourself, your life, and your relationships.
The c3 method
Get out of bystander syndrome and control how much you allow disruptions to affect your life.
Command
Take ownership. Assume you are the only one who can help, and that your leadership will make a difference.
COMMUNICATE
Empower others. Assemble your own team and establish a clear pipeline of information exchange.
CARRY OUT
You are responsible. Hold yourself accountable for the tasks that must get completed and see it through.
Meet Patrick Hardy
Patrick specializes in three things most people hate: Planning, public speaking, and push-ups.
The planet’s most elite disaster planner
Many of Patrick’s plans are now considered best practice across dozens of industries – he even wrote the chapters on disaster preparedness, terrorism, and weapons of mass destruction for use in the US National Curriculum. He travels the planet to consult with Fortune 500s, SMBs, and high-value families, bringing more than relentless professionalism and excellence: His fun, optimistic approach empowers anyone to be successful in the wake of a disaster.
Nationally awarded public speaker
Patrick Hardy is a multi-certified disaster preparedness and response professional whose domestic and international exploits have earned him the title “The Indiana Jones of disaster planning.” His vivid stories always contain nuggets of wisdom for life, leadership, and business and captivate audiences, whether leaping off the pages of his book or as he leaps onto the stage for his in-demand keynote engagements.
Push-up world record holder… and more
Whether he’s logging Guinness World Records (done), traveling the planet to respond to far-flung invitations to equip teams (monthly), writing his next book, or giving his time and expertise to ensure nonprofits are able to navigate disruption (40 and counting), Patrick Hardy is always evolving – and making interesting connections he effortlessly applies back to lessons in disaster preparedness.
Patrick is a graduate of FEMA’s Advanced Academy, a FEMA Master of Exercise®, Certified Emergency Manager®, Certified Risk Manager®, Master Business Continuity Professional®, and one of only 88 Toastmasters International Accredited Speakers in the world. A small business owner himself, he’s the founder and CEO of Hytropy Disaster Management™, the largest and most successful small business and family disaster management company in the US, where he works across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to help people become more resilient and keep disruptions from ever becoming a disaster.
Patrick thinks he has the greatest job on the planet.
“As we deal with the various factors around us – the storms, the earthquakes, everything that happens around us – if you live in harmony with those disasters, you can decide not to let the disaster destroy you, but to actually let it strengthen you and make you a better person. That is how we truly will get through “the Age of Disasters.”
Partner with Patrick Hardy for:
Speaking Engagements & Drills
Click the button below and share your event details – a Patrick Hardy team member will reach out within 24 hours to confirm availability.
Disaster Expert Consulting
Tap Patrick Hardy’s unparalleled expertise and first-hand experiences for your business, news feature, article, film production, podcast, and more.
Create your own adventure
Charting a course into the unknown? Let’s design an experience together that’s absolutely unforgettable.
When was the last time a speaker took you on a thrilling adventure?
Patrick continuously evolves, responding to the most exciting, obscure, and unlikely invitations to consult, plan, and speak. With a true love for public speaking and a commitment to designing transformational experiences for audiences, a Patrick Hardy event is a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity for any sort of audience or scenario.