Afterburner Inc

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Afterburner Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryConsulting & Training
FoundedAtlanta, Georgia, U.S., 1996
Headquarters
55 Ivan Allen Drive
Atlanta, Georgia 30301
,
USA
ProductsBusiness Consulting
Strategic Planning Workshops
Afterburner Keynote
Afterburner Day
WebsiteOfficial website

Afterburner Inc. is an Atlanta, GA based business consulting firm founded in 1996 by U.S. Air Force fighter pilot James D. "Murph" Murphy. Afterburner has ranked on the Inc 500/5000[1] List of America's Fastest Growing Companies five times. Afterburner's team of fighter pilots, United States Navy SEALS and other Special Operations professionals train organizations in the military-inspired continuous improvement methodology known as Flawless ExecutionSM. Afterburner has been featured in leading publications like The Wall Street Journal,[2] Businessweek, Forbes,[3] The New York Times,[4] Financial Times, Newsweek, Slate,[5] Sports Illustrated and Atlanta Business Chronicle. Afterburner also has appeared on CNN, ABC,[6] CNBC, Fox News, HLN and Bloomberg News, among others.

Products[edit]

While Afterburner is well known for keynote engagements and experiential events featuring elite military personnel, Afterburner increasingly aids and advises Global 2000 businesses specifically in the area of execution of strategic "can’t fail" missions.

Clients[edit]

Afterburner brings elite military precision to top corporations around the world with a client list that includes over 85% percent of the U.S. Fortune 50 and Super Bowl champion New York Giants.[2]

Publications[edit]

  • Flawless Execution, James D. Murphy, Harper Collins, 2005
  • Down Range, James D. Murphy & William M. Duke, John Wiley & Sons 2014
  • Courage to Execute, James D. Murphy, John Wiley & Sons 2014
  • The Debrief Imperative, James D. Murphy & William M. Duke
  • Business is Combat, James D. Murphy, Regan Books, 2000

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Inc. 5000 2015: The Full List". Inc.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ^ a b Kinkhabwala, Aditi (2011-11-09). "The New York Giants Take to Practicing Military Precision". WSJ. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  3. ^ "A Military Inspired Approach To Business Teamwork". Forbes.com. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  4. ^ "Nine to Five, and Then Some". The New York Times. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  5. ^ Weissmann, Jordan (2014-04-14). "Afterburner, the McChrystal Group: Teaching the art of war to businesspeople". Slate.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  6. ^ "Jim Murphy : CEO : Afterburner.com : Afterburners' Jim Murphy on Military Training for Maximum Results". Kepplerspeakers.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.

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