Dr. Adam McLean

Founder & Managing Director


✓ PhD in Performance Psychology

✓ USAF Squadron Commander (Ret.)

✓ Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Leader

✓ Author of The Emotionally Intelligent Dog Trainer


With over thirty years of combined experience leading military operations, standardizing high-stakes training protocols, and practicing performance psychology, Dr. Adam McLean created Bust Out Performance to deliver measurable, science-backed results. Whether engineering audit-ready compliance infrastructure for government contractors or helping families resolve complex canine behavior challenges, Dr. McLean brings the same military precision and psychological insight to every engagement.

One Parent Entity. Two Specialized Divisions.

Bust Out Performance, LLC is a founder-led parent organization established to bring operational rigor, compliance defense, and psychological performance principles under one strategic umbrella. Founded and directed by Dr. Adam McLean—a retired USAF Squadron Commander with a PhD in Performance Psychology—Bust Out Performance oversees strategy, governance, and quality execution across two specialized business entities:

  • McLean Performance Group: Building audit-ready training compliance architecture and role-specific competency models for federal agencies, defense contractors, and corporate enterprises.

  • Paws and Presence Training: Delivering science-backed, emotionally intelligent behavioral coaching for dogs and their handlers locally in North Alabama and virtually worldwide.

By uniting enterprise-level compliance architecture with individual behavioral psychology, Bust Out Performance delivers uncompromising standards of performance, accountability, and measurable results across both domains.

Why Choose Bust Out Performance?

Veteran-Owned Small Business

Grounded in military standards of integrity, mission execution, and strict accountability.

Operator-Led & PhD-Rigorous

Direct, hands-on oversight from Dr. Adam McLean across every client engagement and service tier.

Proven Performance Science

Grounded in objective metrics, learning theory, and performance psychology rather than guesswork or short-term fixes.