When is Now a Good Time? Kickoff Keynote

You've created an opportunity with your event that will allow your audience to grow their lives both professionally and personally. You've invited industry leaders and professionals that can help your audience reach the next level of success. The stage is set for a powerful event. You hope that your audience is open to take advantage of the opportunity you have presented. This Kickoff Keynote is Fun, Interactive, and most importantly inspires present moment action. It inspires your audience to make the most of your event. It challenges them to network with the movers and shakers of your industry and to make connections that will take them to the next level. It demonstrates clearly that present moment action is the impetus for success. By tailoring the keynote to your message, and bringing years of experience delivering programs, your audience come away with a positive understanding of your message and will take immediate action towards achieving their goals. “Our Mr. Rooter franchisees were electrified by John Davis’s presentation. They left with real world solutions and inspired to take action on those action items.”
-Mary Thompson, President Mr. Rooter

YES AND.. Emotional Intelligence in Action

The most successful sales teams create great client relationships. Relationships are built upon trust. Stage performers over hundreds of years have developed skills that instill instant trust in audiences. The foundation of the skill is the "Yes And" technique. By first listening, then giving positive reinforcement, then adding aligned information, your client feels the support you are giving and drops their defensiveness. John Davis has been a stage performer for over twenty years and has developed a powerful system using the techniques that create instant relationships. This workshop is a fun and lively event that will have your team laughing as they learn to utilize these powerful techniques.

The Action Hero Leader

There are six basic leadership styles: The Dictator, The Coach, the Pace Setter, The Visionary, The Team Builder, and the Democrat. None of these styles work in every situation. True leaders take the time to understand their team and develop a leaderships style that is flexible and creates results. Each individual has purpose in life and many business owners are surprised their purpose aren't in alignment with the company's goals. Engage their Purpose, Empower their Potential. By engaging the team member's individual purpose and aligning it with the company goals, leaders, create Loyalty, Engage Passion, and increase profits.

John Davis has brought three theatrical production companies up from the brink of bankruptcy to increases in revenue of up to 60% in a single years time. This was achieved with a threefold plan: Connective Marketing, Demographic Positioning, and most importantly, Team Momentum. By engaging his employees to be "partners" in the success of the companies, John was able to build momentum and alter the business directions. This Keynote address inspires existing,new, and aspiring leaders to, "Lead from the Trenches." By developing a unified team with an inspiring leader amongst them, You break free of hierarchical disconnects that stop forward movement and create the momentum of success.

"John brought amazing value to our Reunion and his electrifying personality kept them fully engaged!","Thanks John you Rocked the House!!" ?~Dina Dwyer Owens, The Dwyer Group and Television's "Undercover Boss"

The Five steps of Excelling during Changing Times

New Technologies, Systems or processes can be daunting. Working with new management teams can cause stress. Changes always illicit fear. The first step in navigating change is to conquer the fear of change. This powerful Keynote gives practical tools for navigating the changes within your company, industry, or marketplace. It clearly demonstrates and inspires the mindset that will allow your audience to take advantage of change and create a new momentum towards an even greater success. Tailored to meet your goals for the event John will deliver your message, while inspiring the audience to drive forward fearlessly and take focused action confidently towards a positive outcome. Salesforces often are afraid of new methods of sales (like Social Media). By showing how new methods can make their tasks easier, more productive, and more profitable, your audience will dare to take the chance and try new things. Change Shmange!

Inspire and motivate a sales team to embrace changes in our business, and be willing to take the necessary risks to improve their performance, compensation and quality of life. John delivered a FIVE STAR performance in all areas, and our group still talking about is unique style and unforgettable Keynote! - Jim Rhodes, Consolidated Graphics

Be an Action Hero NOT a Reaction Zero

Celebrate your audience and Motivate them to excel. Success in any venture is brought to life by a vibrant, dynamic team of qualified people. Each member of that team brings their individual skill sets, but nothing will come to bear if confident action is not taken. This audience participation Keynote brings out the inner action hero and empowers people to take action. Designed to empower the individual, this Keynote is our most popular offering and yields dramatic results in your team members. John will dramatically share the stories of people who have overcome tremendous barriers in their life to become very successful "action heroes". Utilizing his skills as a world class stage performer, John will have your audience laughing and breaking through the limiting beliefs that have held them back from their personal objectives. By stressing the four elements of a successful Action Hero, John brings your team along on a transforming journey. "Mr. Davis provided an outstanding presentation during our annual year end event. I assure you that you have never experienced a motivational presentation quite like his. It was fun, entertaining, exciting, and inspirational. If you are in need of a keynote speaker and you do not hire him, you are doing yourself a disservice. It was an absolute pleasure for our company to have him at our event."-Rusty Campbell, CLEAResult