John Spence

I have spent the last three decades of my career helping companies and people be more successful. From startups to the Fortune 10 I serve my clients as an executive coach, training facilitator, keynote speaker, and strategy advisor. How have I earned the credibility to do this sort of work? Here is a little bit of my background. At 26, I was the CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation, overseeing projects in 20 countries. Just two years later, Inc. Magazine named me one of America’s Up and Coming Young Business Leaders. I have been recognized as one of the Top 100 Business Thought Leaders in America, one of the Top 100 Small Business Influencers in America, one of the Top 50 Small Business Experts in America, and one of the top 500 Leadership Development Experts in the World. I was recognized on the global list of the Top 100 Thought Leaders in Trustworthy Business Behavior. Other recipients include Richard Branson, Tony Hsieh, Ram Charan, Thomas Freidman, Rosabeth M. Kanter, Patrick Lencioni, Tom Peters, and Howard Schultz. The American Management Association named me one of America’s Top 50 Leaders to Watch along with Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google and Jeff Bezos of Amazon. The prestigious Thinkers50, the definitive global ranking of management thinkers, shortlisted me as one of the top eight in the world for their Distinguished Achievement Award. My areas of expertise include leadership, high-performance teams, organizational culture, accountability, strategic thinking/planning, and the critical factors for building and sustaining a successful enterprise. I have built my entire career on making complex business ideas straightforward and actionable.