Your enthusiasm and passion for the subject leaves the audience with no other choice but to move into action and develop the type of leadership and lifestyle that you are suggesting.
Maria Maldonado-Wexler
Abbott Labs - Training and Development

Participants rated your presentation the highest rating ever given to a keynote speaker at this event - and that’s following on the heels of other nationally recognized speakers and coming from a truly discriminating crowd!
Mary Medley
Executive Director, Colorado Society of CPA’s

Your ability to weave personal stories into the information you are sharing really makes the presentation come to life
Suzanne Alexander
Director of Human Resources, FTI Consulting

You brought home each point with an illustrative story we in the audience could easily relate to.
Barbara Dwyer
Benedictine University

You inspired us to set realistic goals, develop plans of action, and accept ownership for self-improvement, self awareness and personal accountability.
Bob Marshall
Asst City Manager, City of Naperville

This was my third time through The Power of Focus, and because of your engaging presence and genuine concern for your audience I was again emotionally touched and walked away with new information about my own leadership abilities.
Gwen Reddy
KPMG

I appreciated your ability to connect with each of us individually and as a team.  I, as well as the other participants, will take your thoughts with us through our career journey as well as our life journey.
Kim Sass
Crowe Horwath

The Power of Purpose was insightful, engaging and extremely thought provoking. Your presentation laid the ground work for ongoing dialogue within our Not for Profit Network which continues to flourish to this day.
Jennie Gates
Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce

You’re a master at keeping the audience engaged with you.
Sr. Madelyn Gould
Director of Adult Education

The audience resonated with your wisdom and life experience in a way that left them feeling affirmed and excited about taking something new and promising back to their respective communities.
Michael Murphy
Executive Director, International Catholic Stewardship Council

Thank you for making me feel that I had given the membership what they needed by selecting a speaker who had something helpful to say regarding their upcoming tasks in the Junior Leagues.
Janet Millikan
Junior League of Kane and DuPage Counties

People are using what you shared with us that day.  People are doing things differently because of what you showed us that day. And, all this comes in addition to the opportunity to see a true speaking professional in action.
Mary Medley
Executive Director, Colorado Society of CPA’s

Your work over the years, with this particular demographic, was obvious in how well the students immediately related to the material.
Denny Reigle, AICPA
Past National President of Beta Alpha Psi

You moved a group of free-thinking owners of this firm to take action.
Dick Poladian
Lowe Enterprises

You always provide added value with your e-news, CD’s and many other opportunities.
Carolyn Gaughan
Executive Director, Kansas Academy of Family Physicians

You helped individuals build on their innate strengths and quantify substantive solutions as takeaways.
Dave Sparkman
UnitedHealthcare

I have noticed a marked difference in how we are interacting with each other at the office since your presentation.
David Rodgers
CFO, Briggs & Stratton

Your keynote address at our annual national meeting kept our conference attendees spellbound. In almost 20 years of attending professional conferences, I have rarely, if ever, attended a session as meaningful and memorable as your presentation, “The Power of Purpose: Finding Meaning in the Workplace.” You had spoken at the University of Tennessee to an entirely different audience and your work with NALP exceeded my high expectations!
Karen Britton
A Past National President of the National Association of Law Placement (NALP)
 Director of Admissions/Financial Aid and Career Services — University of Tennessee College of Law

John, again you left the students inspired. They thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and they will be carrying your message for a long time. The compassion you have for people really shows. Your session is always a highlight of our weekend for the students and the staff.
Jerry Weygandt
Retired Professor of Accounting, University of Wisconsin – Madison

Your use of simple life planning tools and personal stories drive home life-changing issues. Our audience of family physicians was very appreciative of your uplifting and encouraging presentations. You make an impact on the audience and on individuals.
Vince D. Keenan, CAE
Executive Vice President, Illinois Academy of Family Physicians

You are an incredibly powerful speaker, particularly with the imprint you leave on the audience. You provide real content that can be used immediately and in the future. Your session attracted the largest number of attendees we have ever had in seven years of conducting our Sales Institute!
Shawn Green, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Marketing
Director of the Aurora University Sales Institute

Thank you so much for your rousing closing presentation to our Federation of Schools of Accountancy Consortium. You really charged up the audience to go back to their work (and their lives) with a renewed enthusiasm for finding heroism in what they do. One of the participants called me to say the program was so good that we should repeat it in its entirety next year . . . he said he would even want to come again!
Karen V. Pincus
University of Arkansas - College of Business Administration

Folks felt energized, re-focused on being a strong leader, and re-committed to encouraging purposeful leadership back on their own campuses. John was so at ease with our audience. His ability to seek out feedback and participation from the audience was well appreciated. As one of the more seasoned professionals shared with me, “John’s presentation was exactly what I needed and set a great tone for our meeting this year. Thank you for bringing him to us.”
Daniel M. Maxwell
Coordinator, Midwest Activities Directors Conference
Director of Student Activities