He is a former president of the Illinois Chapter of the National Speakers Affiliation. He has earned the Nick Carter Prize for unwavering enthusiasm for the speaking vocation, as well as the Wordsmith Prestigious award on the platform, from his NSA-IL speaking coworkers.
John began his career at Arthur Andersen as a CPA, but started to shift his focus from numbers to people and spent fourteen years in human resource department, along with global recruiting roles for Andersen. In 1996, he abandoned behind a profession, company, and position he adored... to pursue his dream of becoming a professional speaker.
THE MOST DEMANDED PRESENTATIONS INVOLVE: GOOD TO CORE: VALUE-BASED-VALUE, The Influence of FOCUS: Becoming a Substantive Leader, Beyond his speech, his backstory. John manages to combine the key insights of an Accounting Major and Certified public accountant with the human supervision of fourteen years of human resources and global talent acquisition roles.
John's messages aren't just philosophical theory from the classroom... but functional insight from the frontlines of our corporate world. He then intertwines together his decade long experience as an expert speaker. John acknowledges the impact that goes further than the bottom line. John recognises how important trust, courage, and focus are to the bottom line.
In fact, he understands that it extends beyond the bottom line... and into an organization's very survival. Even though John left Arthur Andersen after an 18-year career in 1996, he has felt the heart ache of witnessing the attempts of building a ninety year dynasty implode in just six weeks. It's a feeling that will hurt your feelings...
but also rekindle your devotion. What John says will alter the way you want to lead. John acknowledges risk, change, and transition. John began his first of several moves to Arthur Andersen's Houston office in 1979. He remained employed as a CPA in the company's Audit Practice. In 1981, John eagerly shifted his company's focus from numbers to individuals.
Through such a reroute, he discovered his talent for connecting people's lives in a challenging workplace. Over the next fourteen years, John held a variety of positions with increasing duties and obligations as he moved from Houston to Albuquerque, Phoenix, and eventually to Arthur Andersen's World Headquarters in Chicago.
Beyond his numerous relocations, in 1996, at one of the shining examples and most rewarding times of his professional life, John chose to leave behind a professional firm and place he adored... to pursue his true dream of professional talking. It was a danger, a change, and a transformation all rolled into one! John is well-versed in adult education.
Many of Arthur Andersen's best-rated courses were developed and published by John. His productive participation in these education programmes qualified him to help navigate the firm's global Training Advisory Panel for Practice Management Services. This Board was in charge of training over 20,000 of the company and its employees.
He also oversaw the creation of Transitions, the firm's accomplished hire orientation program. It turned out to be one of the company's most successful Human resource strategies and top-rated programs in its history. John recognizes the importance of meetings that add value. John has served as the conference organizer.
Working with both large and small budgets, he knew what was forgotten if a meeting didn't work... if it didn't deliver importance. His response? Simple. Do not convene a meeting. Create an experience instead! Today, his keynote speeches are based on the same theory...
a theory that worked for him, as he consistently generated high ratings and particularly unforgettable meetings throughout his professional life. John acknowledges interaction and delivery. His participation in global initiatives provided him with the advantage to regularly use and improve his ability to interact with and seize the minds and hearts of his various audiences.
He soon realised that the platform was where he found his true love and talent. His viewers agreed... and for years wondered why he didn't turn his natural ability into a skilled speaking career. For the past thirteen years, John has managed to bring his energy, optimism, and talent to do just that...
incorporating practical business understanding and the human spirit!! He spoke to audiences ranging from the youth to the elderly in a variety of cultures all over the world, such as Asia, Europe, Australia, and the U.S.
