SOLVE — Safety, Operations, Leadership, Virtue, Excellence
Leadership

Complex challenges. Exceptional solutions.

Safety & operational mastery meets the science of human performance. Two complementary practices. Five defining pillars. One mission: solve what matters.

The SOLVE framework

Five pillars. One standard.

Select a pillar to explore the distinctive approach behind it. Built for the toughest operational, leadership, and organizational challenges.

LEADERSHIP · SOLVE-it™

Turn challenge into achievement.

Great leaders shape a SOLVE-it™ culture: one that inspires and equips people to tackle the tough stuff, thrive on challenge, and generate results rather than excuses. Strengthen vision, culture, and leadership capacity.

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Our two practice groups

Systems that perform. People who prevail.

Operational transformation works best when technical discipline and human capability advance together.

01 / LED BY BRIAN D. LONG

Safe Operations & Solutions

Senior-level, practical expertise to strengthen safety, operating discipline, reliability, and enterprise execution.

  • Process safety, EHS & regulatory risk
  • Manufacturing operations & reliability
  • Operating discipline & conduct of operations
  • Strategy, transformation & crisis leadership
  • Safety culture & sustainable performance
02 / LED BY PAUL G. STOLTZ, PhD

Behavioral Sciences

Research-grounded methods to measure and strengthen the human capabilities that make excellence possible and sustainable.

  • Adversity Quotient® (AQ®) & resilience
  • GRIT®, adaptability & agency
  • Executive leadership & team performance
  • Culture, accountability & change readiness
  • Assessments, coaching & capability building
Leadership

Built on experience. Driven by impact.

CEO & Founder · Head of SAFE Operations & Solutions

Brian D. Long

Brian is a seasoned executive with more than 30 years of experience leading EHS and manufacturing operations at respected chemical and materials-science companies. He is known for integrating operational excellence and safety excellence, strengthening accountability, and delivering practical, measurable improvements.

His expertise spans process safety, operating reliability, sustainability, regulatory affairs, crisis management, organizational transformation, and large-scale capital projects.

Credentials: Process Safety Management Auditor · OSHA PSM & EPA RMP environments · Six Sigma Green Belt · A3 Critical Thinking Certified · B.S. and M.S. in Occupational Safety & Health, Murray State University.

Paul G. Stoltz, PhD, Partner · Head of Behavioral Sciences · Founder & CEO, PEAK Learning
Partner · Head of Behavioral Sciences · Founder & CEO, PEAK Learning

Paul G. Stoltz, PhD

Dr. Stoltz is an internationally recognized pioneer in the science of resilience, Adversity Quotient® (AQ®), and GRIT. Since founding PEAK Learning in 1987, he has worked with leaders and organizations across six continents, developing research-based approaches to measuring and strengthening how people respond to adversity, lead through change, and achieve enduring results.

He is the author of five international bestselling books, published in multiple languages. Harvard Business School has incorporated his AQ methods into MBA and Executive Education programs; his academic engagements have included Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon, Princeton, Cornell, and INSEAD.

Recognition: Named among the Top 10 influential global thinkers by HR Magazine and among the 100 most influential thinkers of the time by Executive Excellence. His work has appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, CNN, CNBC, and other international outlets.

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30+Years of Brian's executive EHS & operations leadership
1987Year Paul founded PEAK Learning
5International bestselling books by Paul
6Continents reached through Paul's work
Selected experience through PEAK Learning

Credibility earned worldwide.

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