About HPC
Built by people who've worked under pressure.
Human Performance Consulting teaches people to perform under stress and recover from it. It was founded in Panama City, Florida by Dr. Ed Naggiar — a retired Navy SEAL officer with a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
We combine high-risk, high-stress military experience with scientific evidence to develop and deliver products and services that strengthen our clients' mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual skills.
Our approach
What we believe about stress.
Six ideas run through everything we teach, whether the room is a fire station, a jail, a drilling rig or a boardroom.
Train before it happens.
Most help shows up after a crisis. We prepare people before the pressure hits, help them handle it while it's happening, and help them recover faster after.
Life is a perishable skill.
Ed's words: "You need to train for it continuously." That's why the program keeps going every week instead of ending with a certificate.
Mostly mental, partly physical.
About 15% physical and 85% psychological. The body matters, but most of the work is in how you think under pressure.
Four pillars.
Physical, mental, emotional and spiritual. We train all four, in order, with tools for each one.
The person before the team.
Teams hold up when the people in them do. Individual skills come first; team skills are built on top of them.
Private means private.
What people tell the coach stays with them. Leaders see numbers, never names or answers, and nothing goes in a personnel file.
Founder
Dr. Ed Naggiar
Ed holds a PhD in Industrial/Organizational Psychology and is a Board Certified Coach. His specialty is performance under stress in extreme conditions — the question that led him to a 20-year career as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer. He served with SEAL Team ONE, SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team ONE and Special Boat Team TWENTY TWO, and as a human test subject at the Navy Experimental Diving Unit, testing the limits of human performance in and out of the water.
Since then he has worked alongside drilling-rig crews, correctional officers, SWAT teams, firefighters, Fortune 500 executives and people in jail fighting addiction, teaching them how to be resilient and thrive when things are uncertain. Outside work he's a scuba diver, paddleboarder, musician and photographer — and a father, husband and friend.
"Lean into it."
The team
Navy, medicine, exercise science and coaching.
Three Navy veterans and a physician, alongside Ed — the people behind the program.
Dr. Nicholas Dodge
Retired U.S. Navy Commander and Naval Aviator with more than three decades of leadership. PhD in Organization and Management, MS in Management, and an ICF-credentialed executive coach. Founder of The SRBAS Group.
Dr. George Ramie
Board-certified physician. Former Department Chair and Chief of Staff at Gulf Coast Medical Center, where he now serves as a Trustee. Advises HPC on quality and safety.
Travis Williams
MS in Exercise Science and Health Promotion, BS in Exercise Physiology, NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. More than eight years on active duty as a Navy SWCC operator.
Colin McKee
Certified executive coach and retired U.S. Navy Naval Aviator with 25 years of service. MBA, Naval Postgraduate School; BS, San Diego State University. Values- and strengths-based coaching.
The book
The Suit & The SEAL
Ed's book with co-author Pat Brooks: lessons and real cases on handling adversity, and practical ways to build resilience at work, at home and in everyday life.
Next step
Bring it to your department.
Bring it to your company.
Tell us about your department: how many people, and what they're up against.Tell us about your company: how many people, and what you want to improve. You'll get your price and a program brief for your organization.
Start today
Your best version starts this week.
Join, take the check-in, start this week's training — and put your first tool to work before the weekend.