PIT

Truly engage your audience by choosing a unique speaker from Performance Instruction & Training (PIT).  From maintenance to motorsports, PIT’s professional speakers will exceed your expectations and your audience’s.

PIT’s library of speakers include motorsports continuous improvement experts like Breon Klopp, PIT’s Senior Director of Development who has worked with hundreds of companies to implement pit crew concepts into their business for more efficient practices.  Treat your audience to motorsports gurus like six-time Winston Cup Champion crew chief and Emmy nominated analyst Jeff Hammond and other legendary names in racing like Larry McReynolds or Darrell Waltrip.

BREON KLOPP

Breon is the Senior Director of Development for Pit Instruction and Training, LLC (PIT) and founder of 5 OFF 5 ON Race Team Performance and Pit Crew U. He is responsible for the development and delivery of workshops and presentations correlating the similarities between high-performing motorsports pit crews and successful business practices. These concepts are applicable to many industries including sales, transportation, manufacturing/ maintenance, and healthcare.

As a pit crew coach and instructor, Breon has overseen the training of more than 600 individuals seeking a career as a pit crew athlete. Program alumni include NASCAR® and ARCA® series champions at every major level and multiple NASCAR® All Star Pit Crew Challenge Champions. At least nine former students and staff members have advanced to coaching positions within the NASCAR® ranks.

Speaking from the perspective of a motorsports insider, Breon advocates that businesses would realize bottom-line results with less waste and more productivity by planning, preparing, and executing with the velocity and quality of a pit crew. Breon speaks with employees at every level within a variety of organizations and industries.

Speaking Experiences
- Elliott Masie Consortium / Learning Conference Thought Leader (2006 - 2009)
- Association for Manufacturing Excellence Conference
- Productivity Incorporated Total Equipment Reliability Conference
- Association of Air Medical Service Conference
- Veterans Hospital Administration Senior Management Conference
- National Valve Manufacturers Association
- Training Conference and Expo
- Manufactures Extension Partnership National Meeting
- Shaw Air Force Base Maintenance Professional of the Year Banquet, 20th Fighter Wing
- Intel International Manufacturing in Excellence Conference
- Drive For Diversity Motorsports Forum
- North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality Conference
- North Carolina Department of Commerce, "Driving Your Workforce" Round Table
- North Carolina Trucking Association Maintenance Council
- ASTD Chapter Meeting
- ISPI Meeting

Topics
- Lean / Continuous Improvement
- Change / Transformation
- Leadership / Teamwork / Communication
- Creativity / Innovation / Entrepreneurship
- Motivation / Inspiration

JEFF HAMMOND

Motorsports veteran and Fox Sports broadcaster Jeff Hammond has been involved in NASCAR for over thirty years. Jeff’s career in NASCAR began in 1974 working as a tire changer for Walter Ballard. Becoming one of the best jackmen in the business, Hammond served on all three of driver Cale Yarborough’s Winston Cup championship seasons. Legendary driver Darrell Waltrip took over for Yarborough in 1981 and the Junior Johnson-owned team won yet another championship.

At the encouragement of Waltrip, Johnson promoted Jeff to the crew chief position for the start of the 1982 season. The combination of owner Johnson, driver Waltrip and crew chief Hammond set the sport of NASCAR on its ear. Two more championships followed and 43 wins as a crew chief placed Hammond in the record books as one of NASCAR’s all time great crew chiefs

Born on September 9, 1956, Hammond resides in Charlotte, NC and has a son, Colt and a daughter, Heather. Besides his love of racing, Jeff also has a passion for horses, rodeos, team roping, and hunting. His heroes include his father and John Wayne.

Jeff Hammond joined Fox Sports at the end of the 2000 Winston Cup season. He and partner Chris Myers host the weekly pre-race show from the famed "Hollywood Hotel" usually located near Victory Lane at each race track. Jeff contributes to the race coverage on Fox and FX with booth announcers, Mike Joy, Larry McReynolds and Darrell Waltrip. Jeff can also be seen every Wednesday night at 6pm eastern on Totally NASCAR on Fox Sports Net.