Brett Holscher | Field Service East

Brett Holscher

Brett Holscher

Senior Vice President, Services P3 Services
Brett Holscher

August 10, 2026

10:40 AM Executive Exchange: Building the Next-Gen Service Bench: Developing Leaders, Accelerating Training, and Keeping Top Talent in a Changing Workforce (Part 1)

Invite Only

Service and support leaders are under pressure to scale performance while an aging technician base retires, Gen Z expectations rise, and AI reshapes how work gets done. This session equips heads of service organizations with practical strategies to deepen their leadership bench, redesign training for speed and impact, and build a culture that retains high-potential talent longer—without sacrificing customer outcomes or margins. You will hear how leading service organizations are hiring for core potential over experience, compressing time-to-productivity with structured bootcamps and tiered skill frameworks, and using coaching, career-pathing, and modern tools as magnets for the next generation of technicians and frontline leaders.

  • Recruiting for attitude and aptitude, then using tiered skill paths, mentorship, and coaching to grow future leaders
  • Exploring best-practices in in onboarding, bootcamps and AI-enabed knowledge support that cut time-to-productivity
  • Developing leadership habits, development practices and tech investments that attract talent while keeping senior expertise in the business longer 

12:40 PM Track C: Executive Exchange: Building the Next-Gen Service Bench: Developing Leaders, Accelerating Training, and Keeping Top Talent in a Changing Workforce (Part 2)

Invite-Only

Service and support leaders are under pressure to scale performance while an aging technician base retires, Gen Z expectations rise, and AI reshapes how work gets done. This session equips heads of service organizations with practical strategies to deepen their leadership bench, redesign training for speed and impact, and build a culture that retains high-potential talent longer—without sacrificing customer outcomes or margins. You will hear how leading service organizations are hiring for core potential over experience, compressing time-to-productivity with structured bootcamps and tiered skill frameworks, and using coaching, career-pathing, and modern tools as magnets for the next generation of technicians and frontline leaders.

Key discussion points include:

  • Recruiting for attitude and aptitude, then using tiered skill paths, mentorship, and coaching to grow future leaders
  • Exploring best-practices in in onboarding, bootcamps and AI-enabed knowledge support that cut time-to-productivity
  • Developing leadership habits, development practices and tech investments that attract talent while keeping senior expertise in the business longer

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Brett.

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