John Cotton

Since 1974, John has founded six companies and served as a Vice President of a Fortune 500 company. His performance results demonstrate a clear understanding of how to build successful businesses. He is a 2005 graduate of Leadership Birmingham and was a 2007 finalist for Birmingham's Small Business Person of the Year Award. Endorsements include the Alabama Dental Association, Charles Blair & Associates and Dr. Woody Oakes' Excellence in Dentistry. Graduated from High Point University, John is a native North Carolinian.

He is a frequent guest speaker for Associations, Study Clubs and Product providers, and is published in leading industry publications. John and his wife reside in Birmingham and have three adult sons, two Golden Retrievers and two cats.

Specialties: - Building a Team of Performers, not just workers
- Strategically knowing What to do, When and How
- Creating Self-Motivation
- Setting Expectations: Measuring and Achieving 
- Compensation/Incentive Design
- Leadership to TeamPerformance
- Operational Efficiencies
- Protocols to Production 
- Patient Engagement Communicatin Skills