Who the Hell is Maynard Hebert?
From Navy decks to oil sands pits and now the stage.
FROM THE NAVY
TO THE OIL SANDS
Lessons learned under real pressure.
Maynard started out turning wrenches in the Navy, where he learned what real pressure feels like, try colliding with a U.S. warship at sea and keeping your cool.
After his service, he became a Red Seal heavy-duty mechanic in the oil sands, where -40°C mornings and multi-million-dollar shovels don’t wait for excuses.
FIXING
THE “UNFIXABLE” CREWS
Where real leadership is forged.
Maynard’s real education came from people: crews who wouldn’t talk, who blamed, who quit, who fought. Time after time, he was dropped into the toughest teams, because leadership trusted one thing: Maynard could fix them.
Now, as a keynote speaker, Maynard shares the lessons learned the hard way: how grit builds resilience, how humour disarms conflict, and how trust makes everything else possible.
WHAT
MAYNARD BELIEVES
The rules he lives — and leads — by.
Trust is the grease that keeps the gears moving.
Grit isn’t old-fashioned — it’s necessary.
Humour isn’t optional — it’s a survival tool.
BEYOND THE STAGE
A few things you didn’t expect.
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Crew chiefed a Top Alcohol Funny Car team.
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Survived a mid-ocean Navy collision.
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Believes most meetings should be emails, and most emails shouldn’t exist.