John Pyke
✨John Pyke is a Talent & Performance Expert, executive speaker, facilitator and #1 International Best-Selling Author who has spent his life pursuing one fundamental question: WHY DO SOME PEOPLE BECOME EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMERS AND HOW DO WE CREATE THE CONDITIONS THAT ALLOW MORE OF THAT POTENTIAL TO COME ALIVE? Why do some people become exceptional performers—and how do we create the conditions that allow more of that potential to come alive? His work spans the entire talent-performance lifecycle, including talent identification, interviewing and hiring, onboarding, leadership, strengths development, engagement, retention and peak performance. His work and methodologies have touched more than one million people across Sales, Executive Leadership, Operations, HR, Finance, Service and other organizational functions.
For John, speaking and human development are more than a profession—they are a calling. At age 14, he was selected by his classmates to deliver the valedictory address and discovered something unexpected: IT FELT LIKE HOME. That same year, a full-day program with legendary personal-development pioneer Jim Rohn helped change the trajectory of his life. His MBA thesis later explored intrinsic versus extrinsic motivation, giving academic structure to a lifelong passion: UNDERSTANDING WHAT IS EXTRAORINARY WITHIN PEOPLE AND HELPING BRING MORE OF IT TO LIFE!
John's work has produced measurable business results, including a 48% increase in sales in 30 days, 50% and 80% reductions in turnover, the highest sales revenue in a company's 40+ year history, identification of 9 of the 10 people responsible for 80% of revenue before their performance results were known, retention of all seven senior leaders identified as flight risks, and protection of a $40 million client relationship. His work has been featured nationally on CBS Evening News, and he has appeared as a subject-matter expert in the docudrama Openings.
Speaking is both a natural strength and a deliberately mastered discipline for John. He has worked with four presentation-skills coaches, teaches presentation and communication skills to executives, and has spent decades speaking to and facilitating CEOs, C-suite executives, senior leaders and organizations across industries. His objective is not simply to inform or entertain. IT IS TO CREATE AN EXPERIENCE THAT CAUSES PARTICIPANTS TO THINK DIFFERENTLY, REMEMBER WHAT THEY LEARNED, APPLY IT TO THEIR WORK AND ULTIMATELY IMPROVE ENTERPRISE VALUE.
"“48% SALES GROWTH, 30 DAYS AFTER JOHN’S KEYNOTE! We experienced our highest sales growth in four years in a severe recession. This unprecedented achievement was featured on national television - CBS Evening News! John also eliminated our 50% sales turnover using his assessments. Our ROI was off the charts!”"
Jeff HarrisCEO, President, Furnitureland South
"“HIGHEST SALES REVENUE IN COMPANY HISTORY! John delivered an incredible, four-hour sales training to kick off our National Sales Meeting. We achieved the highest sales revenue in our 40+ year company history that year. John evaluated my sales team and blew my mind by identifying with 100% accuracy, the top 20% of our salespeople. The 20% who generated 80% of our total sales revenue over the last four years. Amazingly, John did this with an online assessment without even meeting them. John also helped us hire all our new salespeople and eliminated our costly, frustrating sales turnover, saving us millions of dollars. I highly recommend John!""
Chris BoydPresident, Utility Service Company / USG Water Solutions
""HIGHEST QUARTERLY SALES GROWTH IN 4 YEARS” "John elevated our Branch Manager's self-awareness and sales effectiveness with assessments and his entertaining, high-impact, two-hour sales training. We achieved our highest quarterly sales growth in four years immediately after his training. I highly recommend John!""
Annette KnightSVP of HR, Southern Community Bank