Fighter Pilot to Leadership Coach — Lorin Jeppsen on Identity After the Military

Four Fs Podcast: Leadership, Entrepreneurship, & Reinvention | Stories From Founders|Veterans|Execs · Jan 15, 2026 · 2h 36m

When Lorin Jeppsen left the cockpit of a fighter jet, he lost his identity. Rebuilding it made him a top

leadership coach.

When you've been a fighter pilot, your identity is the mission. So what happens when the mission ends?

Lorin Jeppsen found out the hard way — and the answer changed his life.

In this raw, 2.5-hour conversation with Jeff Cluff, Lorin Jeppsen opens up about the identity crisis that

hit after leaving the Air Force, the discipline it took to rebuild, and how he turned that experience into a

career as a leadership coach helping others navigate the same transition.

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