John Spence is recognized as one of the top business thought leaders and leadership development experts in the world and was named by the American Management Association as one of America’s Top 50 Leaders to Watch along with Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google and Jeff Bezos of Amazon.

He has been a guest lecturer at more than 90 colleges and universities, including MIT, Stanford, Cornell, and the Wharton School of Business.

John has also been the owner or CEO of five companies and currently serves as a board member or adviser to several organizations. As a consultant and coach to organizations worldwide, from startups to the Fortune 10, John is dedicated to helping people and businesses be more successful by “Making the Very Complex… Awesomely Simple.”

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Top Biggest Voices in Leadership to Watch in 2022
I am honored to be included on the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership in 2022 list by LeadersHum.

Top 100 Leadership Blogs
Feedspot has named John's blog one of the top 100 leadership blogs.

New York Distance Learning Association - Top Global Thought Leaders
The NYDLA has recognized John as one of the Top Global Thought Leaders. No matter what labels we use, the NYDLA aims to be the premier remote work, distance/digital learning, and collaboration association in the United States and beyond.

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Coaching 2023
John has been named Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Coaching in 2023

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Culture
John has been named Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Culture in 2020, 2022, and 2023.

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience
John was awarded Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience in 2021 and 2022.

Top 50 Global Thought Leaders and Influencers on Customer Experience
Thinkers360 has recognized John as a top 50 leader in customer experience in December 2019 rankings.

Nominated for Thinkers50 Award – Best Management Thinker
For the second time, John has been nominated for the prestigious global Thinkers50 award. Thinkers50 identifies the best and brightest minds in business and management all over the globe in their bi-yearly ranking.

Top 100 Leadership Blogs for Executives, Managers and CEO’s
Based on Feedspot’s search and social metrics, John’s blog is in the top 50 leadership blogs for company leaders.

Top 100 Leadership Speakers For 2018
Inc. Magazine has named John Spence as one of the top 100 great leadership speakers for 2018.

Nominated for Thinkers50 Award – Breakthrough Idea
Thinkers50 is one of the most prestigious business and management awards in the world, identifying, ranking, and sharing extraordinary management and business thinking.

Top 100 Socially-Shared Leadership Blogs of 2018
John was ranked as one of the most shared leadership blogs on social media in 2018.

Top Small Business Blogs To Follow in 2016
The blog Personal Income selected John’s blog as one of the top resources for small businesses.

AMA’s Leaders to Watch in 2015
The American Management Association, one of the world’s most respected business and professional development organizations, has named John Spence as one of the top 50 leaders to watch in 2015.

100 Great Leadership Speakers
Named as one of the 100 best leadership speakers, others on the list include: Tom Peters, Gary Hamel, Jim Collins, Jim Kouzes, Barry Posner, Bréne Brown, Tony Hsieh, Rosabeth Moss Kanter and Marshall Goldsmith.