Guest Profile
John Murphy
John Murphy is the founder (1988) and CEO of Venture Management Consultants, Inc., a firm specializing in leadership development, operational excellence, high-performance teamwork, and transformational culture change. John is also an esteemed faculty member of FUEL, Inc, the fastest-growing performance learning company in the world specializing in digital micro-classes.
As a business consultant, John has delivered services to some of the world’s leading organizations, including ADP, BMW, Chase, the CIA, Chemtrade, Eli Lilly, GE, GM, GSK, Hilton, Lockheed Martin, Merck, the Michigan State Senate, Perrigo, Prudential, Raytheon Spectrum Health, Target Stores, Teva, the US Navy, and John Wiley & Sons.
As an educator, John has trained thousands of people from over 50 countries, including Fortune 500 executives, project leaders, military leaders, managers, and L6s black belts. He has also mentored dozens of project teams in Organizational Development, Operational Excellence, Business Process Innovation and Lean Six Sigma applications.
As a speaker, John has delivered keynotes and seminars throughout North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Among those he has shared the stage with are General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Zig Ziglar, Denis Waitley, Rocky Bleier, and Anthony Robbins.
As a critically acclaimed authority on peak performance, transformational leadership and healthy mind-body-spirit, John has appeared on over 500 radio and television stations and his work has been featured in over 50 newspapers nationwide.
John is an award-winning author of 20 books and dozens of articles. His books include Sage Leadership, Agent of Change, Miracle Minded Manager, Zentrepreneur, Half-Full, The How of Wow, Pulling Together, Habits Die Hard, Stepping Up, Reinvent Yourself, Leading with Passion, and the 2010 Editor’s Choice (Allbooks Review) Best Inspirational Book of the year, Beyond Doubt: Four Steps to Inner Peace.
Among those endorsing John’s books are Dr. Ken Blanchard (co-author, The One-Minute Manager), Dr. Denis Waitley (author, The Psychology of Winning), Richard DeVos (co-founder, Amway Corporation), Peter Secchia (former Ambassador to Italy), General Ed Robertson (retired communications officer, Desert Storm), Dale Dauten (syndicated columnist) and Rocky Bleier (four-time Super Bowl champion).
Prior to consulting, John served as corporate director of human resources for Paulstra CRC, an international automotive division of Hutchinson SA in Paris, France. In this role, John led numerous Operational Excellence projects, resulting in multi-million-dollar improvements and significant culture change.
John is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame (BBA Finance) and the University of Michigan’s Human Resource Executive Program. He is also a former quarterback for Notre Dame.
