Drew Moldenhauer
Drew Moldenhauer is the visionary behind Blue Ethos Specialized Training, where he serves as the Owner and Master Instructor. With a strong focus on empowering individuals and organizations, Drew offers comprehensive training that goes beyond technical skills, highlighting the critical importance of situational awareness and community engagement. His extensive background in public safety leadership, coupled with years of practical experience, makes him a sought-after expert in the field of active threat preparedness and high-stakes teamwork.
Drew holds a Master’s Degree of Science in Public Safety Executive Leadership from St. Cloud State University and is an experienced educator, having served as an Adjunct Professor at multiple respected institutions. He recently completed a year of full-time teaching at Bemidji State University, where he further refined his teaching techniques and curriculum development skills. As a published author, Drew co-authored the book How Smart Police Officers Use Situational Awareness to Improve Safety with Dr. Richard Gasaway, providing valuable insights on improving safety through situational awareness. His thought leadership extends to major platforms like Police1 and Officer.com, where his articles reach a broad audience.
As a respected international speaker, Drew has delivered impactful presentations at numerous high-profile conferences, offering expert guidance on topics like de-escalation, active threat preparedness, and situational awareness. Known for blending practical experience with academic rigor, Drew engages audiences through interactive discussions and real-world examples, ensuring that professionals at all levels leave with actionable strategies. His presentations are not only informative but also resonate deeply, empowering teams to be more prepared, aware, and effective in their roles
Most Requested Programs
Situational Awareness
Explore how organizations can enhance safety by teaching workers to develop and maintain situational awareness in high-stress, high-consequence, and time-compressed environments. Drew will also discuss how companies can identify opportunities to improve high-risk decision-making and implement strategies to strengthen workers' critical thinking and resilient problem-solving skills. As a result, organizations often report that their teams are better equipped to stay aware and make smarter, safer decisions during periods of heightened vulnerability.
Active Threat Preparedness
This speaking session will provide public and private entities with active threat preparedness training. The focus will be on improving safety and security, preparing to handle external or internal threats, and teaching rapid response techniques using situational awareness. Basic and easy-to-remember skills will be taught on how to increase your chances of surviving an encounter. Through case studies, the learner will be able to learn from past events on what has worked and was has not worked. These tools will empower employees to feel safe at their workplace.
De-Escalation
In this speaking session, attendees will learn practical strategies to de-escalate situations when someone becomes irritable or irrational. Drew Moldenhauer, drawing from 17 years of law enforcement experience, will teach participants how to avoid trigger words that can escalate tensions and instead guide someone towards calming their irrational behavior. A key focus of the session will be the importance of self-de-escalation—learning to control your own emotions before attempting to calm others. Drew will also share his patented B-R-E-A-T-H-E technique, a proven method for regaining control in high-pressure situations.
High Stakes Team-Work
In high-stakes situations, teamwork isn't just about coordination; it's about communication, trust, and the crucial skill of de-escalation. In my keynote, 'High Stakes Teamwork: Emphasizing De-escalation,' we'll explore how to build cohesive teams that can navigate intense situations, learn how to professionally defuse yourself and others around you, and learn the proper way to use good de-escalation tactics by weathering the storm. This speech will uncover strategies to turn chaos into calm, ensuring safety and success for everyone involved. Remember you’re only as strong as your weakest link.
Testimonials
I would highly recommend Drew and his team! I hired Drew to come in to provide a situational awareness and active shooter training for our team, and it was amazing. As a business owner, I am always looking for ways to keep my team safe and provide unique learning opportunities- both of which Blue Ethos was able to do- as well as accommodating our team both online and in person. Drew's experience as a speaker, educator, and law enforcement background sets his course apart to engage the team with life changing knowledge sharing. The course was interactive with many examples and open conversation, and he also took the time to personalize the course for us. Thank you, Drew! I know you will change many lives through the great work you do and encourage others to hire Blue Ethos for their training needs! - Carissa Skorczewski (President and CEO Groebner and Associates)
In today’s volatile world where we are seeing an active threat event make the news more and more; I truly believe the training we received from Drew Moldenhauer was invaluable to our employees. Drew did an excellent job and given the fact that each have law enforcement background and share their own personal experiences; makes training even more relevant. I would highly recommend Drew Moldenhauer. - Kurt Kettner (Vice President and General Manager Koch National Lease)
Highly recommend Drew. We have used them more than once to both educate our staff and also review our building for security. Drew brings a wealth of real-world experience and knowledge that engages the audience. We left our training with new skills and new perspectives on how to look at and handle future situations. Sessions were interactive and feedback from our participants was positive all around. - Suzanne Dvorak (Human Resources Leader LifeFitness)
My company hired Drew to deliver Situational Awareness Training and he was fantastic! The content was meaningful and some parts tailored just for our facilities. Drew was so great to work with prior to the training sessions. He is very knowledgeable and clearly passionate about what he does. So many takeaways from the training that I can't list them all. Look forward to more training in the future! Hire him! You won't be disappointed! - Tamara Pechtel (Human Resources King Solutions Global)
This training by Drew Moldenhauer exceeded our expectations for our 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center. The training shows how stress can impact decision making skills and emphasized the importance of due diligence on every call. Those of us in 9-1-1 paint the picture for responders to enable them to better prepare for the call that we dispatch them too. The training highlights the importance of the role of 9-1-1 Telecommunicators in the public safety field. I highly recommended this training by Drew Moldenhauer. - Kari Morrisey (Director of Communications Anoka County Communications)