Training and Development consultant at various Fortune 500 firms: Microsoft, Verizon, GE, IBM...
Gainesville, Florida Area
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- Training and development consultat at Qualcomm
- Training and Development Consultant at State Farm
- Managing Partner at Flycaster & Company
- Board of Director at Push America
- Consultant at Merrill Lynch
- Executive in Residence to the Technology Incubator at University of Central Florida Technology Incubator
- President at John Spence LLC
- Training and Development Consultant at Various Fortune 500 firms: Microsoft, Verizon, GE, IBM...
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- Contributing Author at ExecuBooks Blog
- CEO at The Billfish Foundation
- Education
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- University of Florida
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John Spence’s Summary
I began my career right out of college in 1989, working for the Rockefellers in one of their international foundations and was named Executive Director/CEO of that organization at age 26. Just two years later at age 28, I was nominated as one of the top CEO's in Florida under the age of 40. I left the foundation in 1994 and have been an independent consultant since that time. I have delivered training and consulting projects to more than 300 companies worldwide, including firms like IBM, AT&T, GE, Microsoft, Merrill Lynch, Pepsi, Allstate, State Farm, Ford, Tropicana, Frito Lay, Northrop Grumman, Abbott, Fidelity Investments, US Navy, Verizon, Alltel, Bank of America, the PGA Tour and many more. I was recognized by INC. magazine as one of the leading young business trendsetters in America in 1995. The Society of Human Resource Managers named me the number one professional trainer in Florida in 1999 and that same year was nominated as one of the 50 most influential business thinkers in the world in Fast Company Magazine.
I have served on the Board of Directors for the University of Florida’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and as an adviosr to their Leadership Development Institute; as the senior instructor at the Cornell Leadership Development School; and several times as a guest lecturer on "strategic thinking" at Wharton; as "Executive in Residence" for the University of Central Florida’s Technology Incubator; and as a special advisor to the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University.
Please see full background, services and client list at: www.johnspence.com.
Author of: "Awesomely Simple - essential business strategies for turning ideas into action" See video overview here: http://johnspence.com/preorder_awesomelysimple.php
John Spence’s Specialties:
Executive education in the following areas: leadership, conflict resolution, high performance teams, strategic thinking /planning, business excellence and customer service. Professional Speaker: comfortable with small groups of high level executives to large scale seminars and keynote speeches at national meetings.
John Spence’s Experience
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Training and development consultat
Qualcomm
(Telecommunications industry)
February 2008 — Present (1 year 10 months)
Delivering programs on strategy, scenario planning and high performance teams.
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Training and Development Consultant
State Farm
(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Insurance industry)
June 2005 — Present (4 years 6 months)
Delivering numerous session on strategy, business excellence, high performance teams.
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Managing Partner
Flycaster & Company
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Marketing and Advertising industry)
October 2003 — Present (6 years 2 months)
Flycaster & Company provides expertise and assistance in three areas: Strategic Branding, Graphic Design and Employee Training. We are essentially a "Business Improvement Consultancy" that focuses on helping companies get very clear on their branding strategy; then we create thoughtful and visually stunning marketing materials to support the brand; and finally we deliver training to communicate the brand strategy throughout the organization and build the necessary skill sets to truly deliver on the brand promise. We have won numerous design awards for the clients we represent, but more importantly, we have consistently delivered solid business results for them. Visit us at: www.flycasterandcompany.com
** If you read the recommendations for "John Spence LLC" - it is basically the same as Flycaster & Company -- it was just easier to put them all under one heading. -
Board of Director
Push America
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
June 2002 — Present (7 years 6 months)
Push America is the national philanthropy of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity - the organization is dedicated to building leaders of tomorrow by serving people with disabilities today.
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Consultant
Merrill Lynch
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2000 — Present (9 years )
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Executive in Residence to the Technology Incubator
University of Central Florida Technology Incubator
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
1999 — Present (10 years )
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President
John Spence LLC
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
July 1994 — Present (15 years 5 months)
Professional speaker and corporate trainer to firms worldwide. Have delivered more than 1,500 speeches in the past 13 years to groups as large as 8,000. Have created special presentations for national meetings for GE, Allstate, Microsoft, IBM, Merrill Lynch, Pepsi, Fidelity Investments, Abbott Labs, State Farm, Check Free and numerous professional associations. While under a global contract with Merrill Lynch delivered training to 4,000+ employees and have been recognized as one of the top trainers ever to present at this corporation. Also chosen to present 30 special one-day seminars on Business Excellence to small groups of CEO's of companies between 20M and 500M. Can present on various topics including Strategic Planning/Thinking, Sales, Negotiations, Conflict Resolution, Customer Service, and Leadership. International experience includes: China, Japan, Mexico, Austria, Germany, Canada, Bahamas, and Latin America. Please visit www.JohnSpence.com.
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Training and Development Consultant
Various Fortune 500 firms: Microsoft, Verizon, GE, IBM...
(Management Consulting industry)
June 1994 — Present (15 years 6 months)
I have delivered training programs, seminars and speeches to more than 300 compaines worldwide.
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Contributing Author
ExecuBooks Blog
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
2006 — 2007 (1 year )
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CEO
The Billfish Foundation
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
August 1989 — June 1994 (4 years 11 months)
At the age of 26, I was named Executive Director of the foundation and was responsible for all direction and management of this international marine conservation organization. Total staff and volunteers of 100+, including field representatives in 14 countries. Reported directly to the Chairman of the Board: Winthrop P. Rockefeller and other key Directors such as Don Tyson of Tyson Foods and professional golfer Greg Norman. In my role as ED/CEO I negotiated international fishing regulations with foreign governments, testified before Congress, helped to raise millions for fishery conservation and was a contributing writer to several marine publications such as Sport Fishing, Marlin, Power and Motor Yacht, Boating, Salt Water Sportsman and Tournament Digest magazines.
John Spence’s Education
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University of Florida
BS , Public relations / Marketing , 1986 — 1989
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- At graduation, was named the top public relations student in the S.E. United States and in the top three in the entire US by the Public Relations Student Society of America, Awarded two special Alumni Awards of Distinction from the University of Florida's college of Journalism and Communications for work produced as a professional.
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John Spence’s Interests:
I am a voracious reader and try to keep on a pace to read at least 100 business books and listen to an additional 30-50 on CD each year. When not working or reading I spend every moment I can outdoors, usually fly fishing, hiking, hunting or gardening. I am also an avid chef, with some professional training and a lot of fun experimentation in the kitchen.
John Spence’s Honors:
In addition to the several honors listed in my business and college backgrounds above, I was also awarded the Dale Carnegie Institute's Highest Award of Achievement for my professional presentation skills. I am also the author of "Excellence by Design: Leadership" a concise 128-page text that focuses on the fundamental characteristics of outstanding business leaders.
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