Epic Leadership

They Don't work for you.
They choose to.

EPIC Leadership™ stands for four traits we can name and train: Empathetic, Purposeful, Inspirational, and Character-driven.

Get Your Leadership Diagnostic

Epic Leadership Course

The EPIC Leadership Course is 16 sessions designed for leaders who need autonomous, high-performing teams.

Students work through the EPIC Leadership™ system one module at a time, on the work they’re actually doing.

The course covers the trust foundation, the execution framework (Purpose, Direction, Motivation, Resources), the strategic insight method, and the fear inoculation process.

Every framework is paired with a live application step. You don’t just learn the model. You install it.

These concepts are designed to help leaders make optimal decisions, enhance strategic planning, and build resilient, high-performing teams.

Teams that lead themselves, because you built a system where they don’t need to wait for you.

LEAD WITH INTEGRITY,
RESILIENCE AND PURPOSE

GET YOUR LEADERSHIP DIAGNOSTIC

THE EPIC LEADERSHIP FRAMEWORK

Where popular leadership theories stop, EPIC Leadership™ keeps going. Servant leadership and empathetic leadership are necessary. They’re not sufficient. They tell you to care for people but leave mission clarity and outcome accountability implied, not designed in.

EPIC Leadership™ is the system that solves it. Empathy and results, by design, in the same framework.

Who It's For

Fortune 50 executives

Government agencies

Mid-market CEOs

Frontline managers

Any leader flying blind

What You'll Get

EPIC Leadership Assessment™

Leadership Profile

Diagnostic Debrief with Rob

EPIC Leadership Course

How It Works

1. Complete the assessment

2. Review your profile

3. Schedule a debrief

4. EPIC Leadership Course

TRUSTED BY ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING CNN, NBC, NPR, THE NATIONAL COUNTER TERRORISM CENTER, AND FORTUNE 50 COMPANIES.

THE EPIC ASSESSMENT

Based on decades of Special Operations leadership principles, this 15-minute assessment provides the honest, actionable insights you need to take your leadership to the next level. The EPIC Leadership Assessment™ reveals what you need to know to become an elite leader.

This comprehensive assessment shows you:

Where your leadership is already strong enough to drive results
Which blind spots might be holding back your team’s performance
How your self-perception differs from how others experience your leadership
Specific areas where small improvements could dramatically increase your effectiveness
What your supervisors, peers, and team members need from you—but may never tell you directly

TAKE THE ASSESSMENT NOW

CREATE A CULTURE
OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Reviews

"Mr. Schaefer has trained all my managers and made the entire organization a real team. We communicate and plan so much better now – and as a result, we've doubled our revenues within 2 years."

DEILY HERRERA: PRESIDENT, WORLDWIDE SERVICES GROUPS

"Robert's expertise in leadership, management, and team building combined with his ability to articulate and express complex ideas has helped create a much stronger senior management team across all of our companies. He’s provided us with outstanding training, tools, and guidance that will allow us to work more efficiently and increase profits."

ROBERT BUNN: GENERAL COUNSEL, THE STRATEGIC GROUP

“Taking Rob’s course has given me the confidence, skills, and tools that no other leadership training in my military or professional career ever has. I highly recommend this for any individual or executive team looking to advance their leadership skills to the highest levels.”

Alex Hayes, President and Founder, Orion and Taurus, LLC

“Rob’s Training Programs are the best I've ever attended. I learned more in 4 hours than all other leadership training programs combined.”

CHADWICK PELLETIER: FOUNDER & CEO, DAVINCI FILM FESTIVAL & VERITAS FILM & TELEVISION

See Where You Stand