Marc Liebman
Professional Speaker
Marc is a leader and shares his rich experience as an executive who enjoyed success in big companies and small businesses. He has worked in Europe, Africa, and Asia and shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, sales and business development. Others may want to hear about his military experience and career that took him all over the globe. Or, he can talk about the process of writing a novel and the trials and tribulations of getting published.
Marc giving his “Wildcat vs. Zero, Resetting the Record” presentation at the Western Museum of Flight. Photo courtesy of Frank Mormillo.
Topic: Living History
Navy Combat Search and Rescue Over and Around North Vietnam
What the attendees will learn: What and where the Navy’s combat search and rescue operations were conducted during the Vietnam War. Overview: The common perception is that the Air Force made all the combat rescues during the Vietnam War. The truth is that 50% of the combat rescues (based on the DOD definition) were made…
Navy Helicopter Operations in the Arabian Gulf During Desert Shield and Storm
What the attendees will learn: How a multi-national task force used helicopters during Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Overview: During Desert Shield/Storm, Marc was responsible for tasking and operational control of 140+ helicopters flown from pilots from 14 nations. This is his “Grandpa, what did you do during Desert Storm?” talk. Navy and Army helicopter…
Naval Lessons from the American Revolution
What the Attendees Will Learn: Four naval lessons were valid in 1775 and are more so today. Overview: When the Continental Navy came into existence in 1775, the Royal Navy had 350+ rated ships with 20 guns or more and another 150 smaller ones. At the time, the Royal Navy was the most experienced, best…
Jews in the American Military
What the attendees will learn: The stories of American Jews not named Rickover who made significant contributions to the American military. Overview: Most Americans (and American Jews) do not realize the significant contribution their fellow congregants made to American military history. Mr. Liebman introduces you to men and women, starting with the American Revolution and…
The Thunderbirds Go to War
The squadron that became the original Thunderbirds started as the 34th Aero Squadron during World War I. After the war, they became the 34th Pursuit Squadron, and in 1932, the War Department approved their distinctive logo based on an American Indian design and the squadron became the Thunderbirds. At the time, they were flying Curtiss…
Wildcat vs. Zero – Resetting the Record
Conventional wisdom says that the performance of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen (Zero) was far superior to the Grumman F4F Wildcat. However, if that is truly the case, why is the exchange ratio – number of F4Fs vs. Zero’s shot down – significantly in favor of the Wildcat? From the attack on Pearl Harbor until the…
Mustang vs. Corsair – Which is the Better Fighter
The P-51 is considered by many experts to be the best piston-engine fighter of World War II? But was it? Barring the Me-262, which was the first operational jet fighter, were there any other piston engine fighters that offered better all-around performance? Is the P-51 the king of the hill? Many Navy and Marine Corps…
10 Issues from that American Revolution that Still Plague Our Democracy Today
Winston Churchill once said that “democracy is the worst form of government except for all the others that have been tried….” Looking at history, Churchill is (or was) right. If one studies American history and the path taken by this country’s Federal government, it appears as if the government is following a winding road through…
Why Helicopters are Different and More Difficult to Fly
Some say helicopters beat the air into submission so they can fly. While this is not true, the helicopter flies differently than an airplane. In many ways, it is much more difficult to fly because if you move one control, you must move the other two. In this YouTube video, Marc provides a brief history…
The Dogfight That Never Was
On November 18th, 1952, the Korean War had been going on for two and half years. On the ground, the war was stalemated along a line that would ultimately become the Demilitarized Zone that, to this day, separates North and South Korea. In the Sea of Japan, the carriers and escorts comprising Task Force Task…
Topic: Business & Leadership
The Dirty Dozen Sayings That Will Make You a Better Leader
What the attendees will learn: Ten phrases that if used as tactics or tools will make the individual a better, more effective leader. Overview: There’s a big difference between leadership and management. Leadership is all about developing strategies, setting organization goals motivating subordinates and providing them with the resources to succeed. On the other hand,…
Disconnects in the Sales Process
What the attendees will learn: Where disconnects are in the sales process for complex products and services and how they affect winning or losing a deal. Overview: Most sellers of complex services or products don’t really understand “how buyers buy.” Sellers focus on “messaging,” “value propositions,” “differentiators” and relationships. Buyers are “Power Pointed” to death…
Outcome-Based Relationships
What the audience will learn: When and where outcome based relationships are appropriate, who the key stakeholders are as well as how to measure success. Overview: More and more buyers want their service providers to take on more operational and financial risk as well as perform more complex “work.” Traditional, buyer/seller FTE –based relationships do…
Key Sales Force Performance/Efficiency Metrics
What the audience will learn: How five simple and key metrics will help a business measure the performance of its sales force and identify where improvements can be made. Overview: As a general rule, sales forces are over measured and under perform. The 80/20 rule applies in that 20 percent of the sales force closes…
Topic: Writing & Getting Published
Writing a Novel
What the attendees will learn: The steps and process that will enable you to write a book. Overview: Many people want to write a novel, memoir or a history book but they find the effort to be overwhelming but don’t know where to start. Neither did I and finally decided to take the plunge. It…
Guerilla Marketing a Book
What the audience will learn: How does one market the published work? Overview: One of the “things” publishers insist a new author provide is a well thought out marketing plan. It doesn’t have to be perfect because what they really want to know is have you, the author, thought through the answer to the question…
Finding a Publisher
What the attendees will learn: What factors a writer must consider in order to publish his/her work. Overview: The origin of this presentation is a question I am often asked at book signings, i.e. how did I find a publisher? There’s an often unasked question of whether or not to self-publish. In today’s world, the…
Birth of a Novel – Flight of the Pawnee’s 14 year Gestation Period
Flight of the Pawnee was released on January 12th, 2021, 14 years after Marc penned the first draft. Originally, the book was supposed to be a stand-alone work. In 2006, Marc finished V6 and thought the manuscript was ready to be submitted to a publisher or an agent. Over the next two years, Marc learned…
Reading Historical Fiction Often Leads to Reading History
Recently an organization asked me to speak on the hypothesis that is the title of this presentation. Many of the group’s members read historical fiction and this often spurs them to pick up books written about the events that provide the context of the novel. So, the question is why? While reading the CliffsNotes or Classics Illustrated comics is…
Coding and Writing – The Process Is Very Similar
At a book signing, a potential book buyer asked me if I would be interested in giving a keynote address to his application development group. The catch was that I had to compare writing applications to writing a novel. The group which was part of financial services information technology organization used a programming “discipline” called…
Topic: Foreign Affairs
North Korea – The Threat, the Truth and Our Options
What the Attendees Will Learn: How the North Korean leadership views the world and what drives their decisions Overview: The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is one of the poorest countries on the earth, yet it has a viable nuclear arsenal The presentation covers the motivations and how and why three generations of North…
The Four Dimensional Threat of the People’s Republic of China
Only now is the integrated, multi-dimensional threat the Peoples Republic of China (PRC) poses to the United States starting to be discussed publicly. Most intelligence experts in the U.S. will almost unanimously answer People’s Republic of China when asked “What country poses the greatest short and long-term threat to the United States?” This presentation provides…
Seeds of a Fiasco – NEO in Afghanistan
Many of us watched chaos while the U.S. tried to evacuate American citizens as well as those who helped the United States and its Allies during our 20-year presence in Afghanistan. From news reports, the evacuation, known in military circles as a Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation or NEO, didn’t go as planned. NEOs are a U.S….
War in the Ukraine, Where Do We Go From Here
When Russia invaded the Ukraine for the second time on February 24th, 2022, most analysts thought that the war would be over in days, if not weeks. By August 2022, the war is still raging. And while the Ukrainians have suffered some reverses, they are still holding out and by some measures, winning. For the…
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