Ziglar Motivational Speaker -
John Foppe

Born without arms, John Foppe has had to break down and rethink every aspect of day-to-day life. He learned that the inability to do something doesn’t rest on the lack of resources or vision. Instead, it has more to do with one’s subconscious perception of meeting a challenge head-on.

As part of his master’s degree in social work, John saw this scenario play out repeatedly in the field. To his surprise, he discovered that many people subconsciously substitute systems to support their perceived limitations for personal improvement. As an advisor and speaker, John also witnessed this resistant mindset operate in all sorts of companies. He repeatedly heard leaders complain about how difficult is to motivate their people.

John has addressed this common performance challenge through years of research, clinical study and field testing, which ultimately led to the discovery of the primary cause of failed vision execution. In light of this important, personally-significant discovery, he has developed a variety of solutions to help individuals and leaders overcome their exasperation and translate their visions into outcomes.

His compelling story and methods caught the attention of the legendary Zig Ziglar, who broke his long-standing rule of promoting from within and recruited and mentored John. John is the author of What’s Your Excuse? which has been translated into six foreign languages. In addition, John has been a contributing editor for U.S. Business Review.

John’s insights on how the biggest vision can be derailed by the smallest bit of reticence are now being used to orchestrate the missions of visionaries and change agents around the world. Since 1995, John’s work has taken him to 15 different countries, to pro-football organizations like the Miami Dolphins, and to Fortune 500 clients such as Boeing, GE, and State Farm. Moreover, he has worked with international companies such as Fortis, ST Microelectronics, and UniCredit.

“John has been one of the most impactful, authentic and inspiring speakers at our TEDxDanubia conference... A great man....”

CsabaManyai
Chief Strategist at 21idea
Budapest, Hungary

“As a professor in universities and management consultant, I had in the past several years chances to work with John Foppe, and to coordinate his interventions by universities and companies I have worked with.  In all cases, John’s contribution has been highly appreciated for his courage, creativity and empathy.  I would recommend his speeches, mainly in moments of crisis, as he’s able to touch the chords that really make people able to elevate their visions, both professionally and humanly.”

Luciano Traquandi
Professor at LIUC University, Italy, and Jean Moulin University, Lyon, France.
President of AALTO HI TOUCH CONSULTANTS

"[John] was far from being the type of motivational speaker I have seen around so many times; the self-centered, guru-like type of lecturer that I did not want to bring into the UniQuest journey.

“John spent close to a day with our 100 UniQuest participants. He connected with them, encouraged them, and stirred their thoughts and emotions ... he is in the best sense of the word: authentic. Listening to him, you simply have to relate to him. There is no escape, no place to hide ....”

Markus Vorbeck
Project Manager UniQuest
Corporate Learning & Management Development
UniCredit Group, Italy

"Encouraging, caring, informative, humorous, life-changer—all describe John Foppe the man. Invite him to address your group. You and your people will benefit in your business ... I guarantee it."

Zig Ziglar
Author and Motivational Teacher