His presentation style is highly motivational, energetic, thought-provoking, challenging, content-rich and, at times, quite humorous. Although John's presentations are always a fascinating and enjoyable experience, he believes that the true success of any speaking engagement can only be judged by its lasting effect. Accordingly, John carefully prepares each presentation to be strong in both motivation and inspiration, in order to change attitudes and improve workplace performance, thus maximizing the take-away value.

John is a seasoned business professional addressing topics with the authority of someone living in the world of real business. He provides an integrated perspective from an expert who truly understands the rules of the game. As a business executive, John continues to maintain active interests in several businesses, including a gourmet foods company, a publishing house, commercial real estate and an internet gift company.

Most importantly, John knows what works in the real world and what does not. Throughout his presentations, he shares his own personal business experiences, providing rich and dynamic content while equipping audiences with firsthand information. John delivers the resources and insight your audience needs to succeed in today's global competitive environment. If you are looking for a truly experienced business speaker who can enable your people to overcome the greatest challenges faced by your organization, John can help you achieve your specific goals.

Programs
• Creating Effective Leadership : Are you effectively developing the leadership potential within your organization? In this insightful and entertaining presentation, John offers examples of outstanding leaders and shares the qualities that make leaders effective. Using these principles as a foundation, John outlines the process of putting these principles to work, demonstrating how to create a leadership environment that will allow your organization to develop its leaders from within the organization and discover their true value.

• Generating Focused Creativity : Often in the corporate world, the distinction between creativity and productive creativity is not made. Focused creativity is extremely valuable, producing effective solutions, innovative results and new opportunities. However, unfocused creativity is not only unproductive, it can become a harmful distraction, wasting precious resources. In this insightful presentation, John will demonstrate how to develop an environment that fosters creativity, while providing a framework for channeling creative efforts into useful outcomes.

• Unlocking the Secretes of Synergy : Synergy creates a result that is greater than the sum of the parts. It is about enhancing outcomes by carefully orchestrating everything we do to maximize desired results. In this presentation, John explains the process of synergy and demonstrates how to effectively incorporate the principles into your systems. If you want your organization to move beyond the ordinary and experience extraordinary growth, innovation and success, this is what you need to know.

• Negotiate Like "The Gambler" to WIN : In negotiations, the stakes are always high. Negotiate too hard and the deal is lost-be too timid and you will leave money on the table, which in today's economy is almost as bad as losing. In this entertaining and insightful presentation, John draws on Kenny Rogers' song "The Gambler" to illustrate a negotiation methodology that he calls "The Gambler" Principles, and outlines the real decision criteria that underlies the negotiation process while providing clear and effective answers to the most challenging negotiation situations.