John F. Edwards
CSP
NC, USHaving held leadership roles in Fortune 500 companies, this former professional athlete will Inspire and motivate your audience with humor, neuroscience, and expert story-telling.
Because of his engaging impact on audiences, over 70% of John's clients become repeat customers. Whether in person or a virtual presentation, audiences will be engaged with this highly interactive and inspirational expert. Your audience will exhale as they realize John's ability to help them solve their toughest problems. He brilliantly positions himself as being an advocate for their success very early int he presentation. His charisma coupled with his DEI, Neuroscience, leadership and storytelling expertise will rapidly create a safe environment for people of all backgrounds to explore solutions. John enjoys the thrill of watching people realize new insights and motivation. Your audience will laugh and learn while committing to new behaviors and practices designed to get them rapid results. Currently, John speaks 1-2 times per week to audiences from companies like Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, US Department of Justice, and a variety of internationally based organizations of all sizes. He is an award-winning motivational speaker and continues to be consistently rated by audiences at the highest level. John has been doing interactive virtual sessions for over two decades. As a Thought Leader, his sessions are tailored for each audience to ensure maximum value. John has great flexibility and experience in facilitating hybrid virtual meetings and prerecorded videos.
John is also the author of the books, "SNAP Into It- How to Move Your Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary," "Break The Bad- How To Develop Effective Habits," "Culture- Profit or Pain," and "MOVE-How to Inspire Behavior Change In Your Audience." John was an internationally ranked athlete. He currently is in demand as an executive coach and has been referred to in the national media as "the coach who coaches other coaches."
What clients have said:
- "John Edwards is a captivating speaker whose commanding stage presence and inspiring vision makes him a standout in the leadership development field." -B. Lanni, Professional Event Planner
- "You are amazing!" -L. Michaud, SVP NBCUniversal
- "Your ability to connect with a large audience and bring insightful stories and science together is amazing!" -M. Barr, Program Management Institute, Lockheed Martin
- "Your speech held me in rapture. It was such a gift to have you." -K. Snyder, National Speakers Association-DC Chapter Past President
- "I get feedback in every way imaginable – email, bathroom, hallway, stopping by my office to let me know how motivating your speech was. It was the best All Hands that this place has had!" -T. Gonzalez, Sr. Manager, L3Harris
Because of his engaging impact on audiences, over 70% of John's clients become repeat customers. Whether in person or a virtual presentation, audiences will be engaged with this highly interactive and inspirational expert. Your audience will exhale as they realize John's ability to help them solve their toughest problems. He brilliantly positions himself as being an advocate for their success very early int he presentation. His charisma coupled with his DEI, Neuroscience, leadership and storytelling expertise will rapidly create a safe environment for people of all backgrounds to explore solutions. John enjoys the thrill of watching people realize new insights and motivation. Your audience will laugh and learn while committing to new behaviors and practices designed to get them rapid results. Currently, John speaks 1-2 times per week to audiences from companies like Lockheed Martin, Microsoft, US Department of Justice, and a variety of internationally based organizations of all sizes. He is an award-winning motivational speaker and continues to be consistently rated by audiences at the highest level. John has been doing interactive virtual sessions for over two decades. As a Thought Leader, his sessions are tailored for each audience to ensure maximum value. John has great flexibility and experience in facilitating hybrid virtual meetings and prerecorded videos.
John is also the author of the books, "SNAP Into It- How to Move Your Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary," "Break The Bad- How To Develop Effective Habits," "Culture- Profit or Pain," and "MOVE-How to Inspire Behavior Change In Your Audience." John was an internationally ranked athlete. He currently is in demand as an executive coach and has been referred to in the national media as "the coach who coaches other coaches."
What clients have said:
- "John Edwards is a captivating speaker whose commanding stage presence and inspiring vision makes him a standout in the leadership development field." -B. Lanni, Professional Event Planner
- "You are amazing!" -L. Michaud, SVP NBCUniversal
- "Your ability to connect with a large audience and bring insightful stories and science together is amazing!" -M. Barr, Program Management Institute, Lockheed Martin
- "Your speech held me in rapture. It was such a gift to have you." -K. Snyder, National Speakers Association-DC Chapter Past President
- "I get feedback in every way imaginable – email, bathroom, hallway, stopping by my office to let me know how motivating your speech was. It was the best All Hands that this place has had!" -T. Gonzalez, Sr. Manager, L3Harris
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17 recommend John F.
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Aerospace and Defense
On-Site
K.S., Communications Professional, Aerospace and Defense
Verified @lmco.comJohn is an incredibly eloquent and well-regarded speaker. He can speak enthusiastically and sincerely about a variety of topics, and he brings a unique angle to each presentation (including connecting neuroscience to how we communicate or how to structure career conversations). I have seen him speak to a variety of audiences - to communicators, engineers and leaders - and he commands the room every time, delivering impactful and tailored content to each audience. When my team searches for speakers for any conference, John is always who I suggest.
Aerospace
On-Site
T., Senior Manager, Aerospace
Verified @L3Harris.com"Thank you John for coming to Clifton, NJ. We received great feedback from the All Hands and regarding your presentation! Your presentation was timely and an ultimate success. The team really needed this presentation! I get feedback in every way imaginable - email, bathroom, hallway, stopping by my office to let me know how motivating your speech was. The employees loved it... It was the best All Hands that this place has had! Thank you very much for everything! ...you are now in our system as a vendor so I hope Florida or other sites will contact you! Thank you again!"
Supply Chain Institute
Virtual
T.C., Event Manager, Supply Chain Institute
Verified @lmco.comAs usual, you were the class favorite. Thanks for always bring great energy to the class!! Below are the survey results and comments. Comments • Excellent presentation, very engaging, interactive, making me to want more. Must be the best presentation I've been a part of in my 8+ years at LM. Thank you! • Excellent! Very engaging! • excellent presentation skills, very dynamic, engaging and interactive! Must be the best one I've seen/participated to in my career. Thank You!!! • Excellent presentation as it was very engaging and interactive. • Great presentation and presenter. Very informative. • Amazing session. Enjoyed all components of this class. Really good engagement from the speaker and class members. Especially the topics of visual variety during working remotely, how we influence in different settings, and your body language when presenting.
National Speakers Association, DC Chapter
On-Site
K.A.S.C., President, NSA-DC, 2016, National Speakers Association, DC Chapter
Verified @KarenSnyder.com"Thank you so much for presenting... Your speech held me in rapture. It was such a gift to have you."
Aeronautics
On-Site
L.E.J., International Business Development, Aeronautics
Verified @lmco.comI have seen you speak a few times now and I wanted to express my gratitude for your passion for what you do, and how impactful you are when you speak. Each class I leave, I feel completely enlightened and have a full list of "2x4 Moments." I had a colleague in the room say "Man, he should teach this to the masses, especially to leadership! That was great!" Thank you for making the effort to speak at this course for us.
LM CHQ
On-Site
M.B.B., Program Management Faculty, LM CHQ
Verified @lmco.com"Thank you so much for joining us at the Program Management Institute this week. Monday's Communication session was so impactful... Your ability to connect with a large audience and bring insightful stories and science together is amazing!"
LMI
On-Site
A.C., Leadership Development Manager, LMI
Verified @gmail.com""You are a star and my team just raved about you..."
CSC, Virginia
On-Site
J.W., Leader, CSC, Virginia
Verified @chapelsprings.org"Anyone can see a problem, but to have the skill set to navigate through it towards a solution is truly remarkable. By using current systemic issues in our organization, John Edwards gave our staff practical handles to maneuver future ones. Bravo! You changed our world man, go do the same for others! "
Aerospace ad Defense
On-Site
K.E.D., Sr. Engineer, Aerospace ad Defense
Verified @gmail.comA timely presentation for the stage I am at in my career. ...I know any event I'm at & you are speaking will be great.
On-Site
D.G.
Verified @lmco.comJohn - fantastic messages that resonated with the entire audience! Thank you for being so inspiring and engaging!
SIK
On-Site
C.O., Procurement Asc Mgr, SIK
Verified @lmco.comThank you for yesterday's presentation to the SCI. It was probably the best presentation I have been a part of in my 10 years here. The way you presented and your knowledge was just overwhelming to me and I thank you for that. With that said my feedback to the survey was simple as I stated "This presentation should be provided to every personnel in the entire corporation."
MFC
On-Site
M.C., Procurement Finance, MFC
Verified @lmco.comI want to thank you for speaking on the topic of Critical Conversations that Advance your career at the AACE National Leadership Conference. It has truly changed my outlook on tough conversations I need to have both personally and professionally by giving me the tools I was seeking, but didn't know where to begin. I know it will continually be a work in process, but at least I know where to start.
Benchmark
On-Site
B.L., Event Manager, Benchmark
Verified @gmail.com"John Edwards is a captivating speaker whose commanding stage presence and inspiring vision makes him a standout... A highly effective communicator, John has a passion for helping others achieve greatness..."
Aeronautics
On-Site
G.A., Talent Planning Team, Aeronautics
Verified @lmco.com"I am so glad that this company gave me the opportunity to meet you. I think you are one of the most gifted speakers I have seen."
Paradigm Learning
On-Site
J.B., Senior Consultant, Paradigm Learning
Verified @paradigmlearning.comYou are one of the most talented, knowledgeable, and entertaining people I have ever worked with.
On-Site
R.B.
thank you for a great presentation, the three laws are fundamental to effective leadership.
Aeronautics
Virtual
B.V.W., Strategy and Business Development, Aeronautics
Thank you for the EQ/EI presentation. It was the most engaging Skype call I've had and you did a great job at keeping the audience engaged!
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