Why ‘Moneyball’ is My Favorite *Business* Book of all Time

Why ‘Moneyball’ is My Favorite *Business* Book of all Time

As fate would have it, my National League champion Philadelphia Phillies have gotten off to a miserable 1-4 start to the season after my last baseball-related post, so let’s try this again! After watching the Phillies give up 27 (!!!) runs in their first two...
Your Most Important Business Relationship

Your Most Important Business Relationship

Last week, I spoke at a virtual event about scaling companies through acquisitions. It was a timely talk, as there’s (understandably) a lot of uncertainty and distrust towards many banks given the recent turmoil in the global banking system. After my talk, I had...
What Can Core Values Do For Your Organization?

What Can Core Values Do For Your Organization?

I returned home recently from Houston, TX, where I have been a speaker for the last 10 years at a leadership development program called the Leadership Development Institute(LDI). The Harris County Sheriff’s Office, which is the 4th largest Sheriff’s Office in the U.S....
Advice to My Younger Entrepreneurial Self

Advice to My Younger Entrepreneurial Self

We just celebrated St. Patrick’s Day and that usually signals the beginning of my favorite time of year—what I call flip flop season (a.k.a. Spring, Summer and Fall!) It’s also a time of rapid growth and renewal—just look around outside! Trees are blooming....
Reflections on My First Mastermind Experience

Reflections on My First Mastermind Experience

Let me take you back 22 years (!!!) to my very first mastermind event as a budding entrepreneur, and you’ll see exactly why this means so much to me: Click Here to Watch John’s Video – My First Mastermind If you’re like me, you’ve spent years...
This is Why I Spend 40+ Days a Year in Personal Development

This is Why I Spend 40+ Days a Year in Personal Development

I spend an unbelievable amount of time and money on personal development. I mean a lot… At the peak, it was well over 40 days and $250,000 a year, and today its still pretty close to that… Someone once asked me, “why in THE WORLD would you possibly spend so much time...