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The anxiety every event planner encounters is the connectedness a speaker will have with their audience. Other stresses occur, but if a speaker fails to touch, to inspire and motivate his listeners the others pale by comparison.

When a speaker or trainer brings their topic to life, makes ideas exciting, vivid and enlivened, the passion is apparent. You recognize if a speaker is driven and compelled to share their discoveries with others; deep down the purpose is to find a speaker who will inspire his followers. His uncontainable passion makes your job easier.

The drive to share with others, to motivate to action and to bring a topic to life is a rare combination that defines John Young. Whether an idea, a discovery or a lesson, he will lock in to find the perfect phrase, dramatic word or gesture to clarify and impress his message. His passion is infectious.

Through images, metaphors and story telling he captivates his audience. People like to listen to John. His presence commands a room and his humour turns strangers into friends. Excellence not mediocrity is his measure and people are drawn to him.

Biography

John Young is known for his sense of people and what makes consumers click. An intuitive and perceptive thinker he draws on over 25 years of experience and research in counseling SMBs (small/medium businesses) running multi-divisional newspaper chains and creating remarkable customer experiences through innovative experiential marketing ideas. His creative bent has been the cornerstone of this diverse career.

John’s early work in the newspaper industry coupled with his keen sense of what consumers want became his foundation as a crack advertising sales manager and later a group publisher for the Southam Publishing conglomerate. From the early 80’s to the mid 90’s John managed or published over a dozen community newspapers and a variety of award winning supplemental and magazine ideas.

In the mid 90’s he formed JCY associates, a business and marketing consultancy focusing primarily on creating remarkable customer experiences as well as marketing strategies and advertising for his clients.

His passion for business and speaking helped form the backbone of the Business Basics and Genesis programs at Niagara College. His entertaining seminars on business development, client satisfaction, marketing, and entrepreneurship consistently drew maximum ratings. 

For 8 years, John facilitated monthly bank panels and taught business courses addressing the needs of new entrepreneurs through challenging and enlivened sessions with peers from BMO, RBC, Scotia Bank and the BDC.

As an active Certified Business Counselor under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, (an international body of institutes of business counselors), his APEC-CBC designation allows him to counsel in Canada and other participating global economies.

While JCY associates continues serving its marketing and business clients, since the millennium John has moved into the speaking arena. Through his customized keynotes, seminars, and workshops he dares his audiences to choreograph ultimate customer experiences therein creating “the will to buy”. His articles are regularly featured in business publications and e-zines and his acclaimed webinars are consistently attended by people from coast to coast.

His passion for “edutainment” makes delivering his motivating presentations both entertaining and inspiring. John is a dynamic speaker whose energetic style and passion for sharing his insights with his audiences, leaves them consistently wanting more.

John’s Programs Are Engaging, Passionate and Highly Entertaining. All programs include one or more of the following:

• Participant Workbook Masters
• Learning Labs (breakout sessions)
• Entertaining Learning Exercises
• Real World Tips & Tools