Inside the Mind of a Special Ops Leader with Brian Petit CEO of Garfield Syndicate

Better Faster Further

In this episode of Better Faster Further, Regan and Adam are joined by Brian Petit, a former Green Beret and retired Colonel with over two decades of experience in the U.S. Special Forces. Brian brings a wealth of knowledge on leadership, team dynamics, and resilience under extreme conditions. He shares stories from his military career, highlighting how he and his teams faced high-stakes missions with autonomy and adaptability.

Brian dives into the complexities of leading diverse teams within the Special Operations community, where members from various military branches come together to solve challenging problems. He emphasizes the power of empowerment, allowing teams the freedom to innovate and make decisions on the ground. Brian also sheds light on the importance of trust-building, sharing his methods for creating a culture of open communication and mutual respect within high-performance teams.

This conversation offers executives and leaders valuable lessons on leading through uncertainty, building trust, and creating teams capable of independent, high-stakes decision-making. Brian's insights on foundational skills and resilience provide a unique perspective that can be applied to both military and corporate environments.

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Brian S. Petit is the CEO of Garfield Syndicate, LLC. He teaches and consults on leadership, strategy, planning, resistance, and special operations. He retired in 2017 as a US Army Special

Forces Colonel, serving 25 years in infantry, airborne, and special operations units. From 1997 to 2017, he commanded special operations units in the Balkans, Iraq, Afghanistan, Southeast Asia, The Philippines, Europe, and Africa. In sum, he served over five years in combat or conflict zones.

His current work involves teaching and consulting on resistance operations as part of a nation’s total defense scheme. This work has taken him to twelve countries in East Europe, the Black Sea region, and Asia. Stateside, he teaches the National Resistance Course for the Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) and lectures at various military and higher education institutions.

He has published in War on the Rocks, Special Warfare, Military Review, Irregular Warfare Initiative (IWI), Small Wars Journal, and Journal on Baltic Security. The Petits live in Colorado.