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- Brief Background on John Spence "Making the very complex...awesomely simple” is no mere catch phrase, it is truly John Spence’s mission in... more
- Joined: Feb 7, 2009
- Teaches: 1 lesson
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About John Spence
Brief Background on John Spence
"Making the very complex...awesomely simple” is no mere catch phrase, it is truly John Spence’s mission in life. Driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand the fundamental aspects of what it takes to achieve and sustain excellence in business and life, John Spence has earned a reputation as a leading authority in the areas of Strategic Thinking/Planning, High-Performance Teams, Advanced Leadership Development, and Delivering Consistently Superior Customer Service, making him one of the most highly sought after executive educators and professional speakers in America.
At the age of just 26, John was named CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation, reporting directly to the Chairman of the Board, Winthrop P. Rockefeller III. Two years later John was nominated as one of the top CEOs under the age of 40 in Florida and soon after, Inc. Magazine’s “Zinc Online” recognized him as one of America’s up and coming young business leaders.
For the past 15 years, John has traveled upwards of 200 days a year presenting employee training workshops, keynote speeches and executive coaching to more than 300 organizations worldwide including; Microsoft, IBM, GE Capital, Genentech, Abbott Labs, Merrill Lynch, Black Rock, Pepsi, The US Navy, Alltel, Verizon, Qualcomm, State Farm, and dozens of private companies, government offices and not-for-profits. John has also been a guest lecturer at over 90 colleges and universities across the United States including Cornell, Rutgers, Brown, Stanford and the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania.
John is especially respected for his ability to take massive amounts of research combined with his personal hands-on experience to deliver timely, focused, results-driven programs. For example, to create carefully customized workshops and presentations that reflect the newest research and most current thinking, John reads a minimum of 100 business-related books each year, giving him an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge which to draw from.
John has served as “Executive in Residence” for the University of Central Florida’s Technology Incubator; as a Special Advisor to the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University; as a lead instructor for the University of North Florida’s Executive Education division; on the Board of Directors for the University of Florida’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation; as an advisor to the UF Leadership Development Institute and as a senior instructor at the Cornell University Leadership Development School.
His work as a business advisor and executive educator has taken him on assignments to China, Hong Kong, Japan, Germany, Austria, Mexico, Latin America and Canada.
