John's Bio

"Making the very complex...awesomely simple” is no mere catch phrase, it is truly John Spence’s mission in life. Driven by an insatiable curiosity to understand the fundamental aspects of what it takes to achieve and sustain excellence in business and life, John Spence has earned a reputation as a leading authority in the areas of Business Excellence, High-Performance Teams, and Advanced Leadership Development, making him one of the most highly sought after executive educators and professional speakers in America.

For more than a decade, John has served as Managing Partner of the highly-respected business improvement consultancy, Flycaster & Company, a firm that delivers strategic branding, design, advertising and employee development services to clients worldwide. Through his work at Flycaster, John has presented workshops, speeches and management consulting to more than 300 organizations including; AT&T, IBM, GE Capital, NCR, The US Navy, Alltel, Ameritech, Perot Systems, Lanier, Verizon, Kinko’s, Ford, State Farm, BankAmerica and dozens of private companies, government offices and not-for-profits. John is also the author of “Excellence by Design: Leadership” and has been a guest lecturer at over 90 colleges and universities across the United States.

Affectionately referred to as the “Human Cliffs Notes” by many of his clients, John is known for taking massive amounts of research combined with his personal hands-on experience to deliver timely, focused, results-driven programs. For example, to create carefully customized workshops and presentations that reflect the newest research and most current thinking, John reads at least 100 business-related books each year and listens to an additional 30-50 on tape and CD, giving him an incredible depth and breadth of knowledge which to draw from.

Whether training a small group of managers from a high-tech start-up, top executives from a multi-national company, or presenting a keynote speech to 5,000 business professionals, John Spence’s dynamic style and rare mix of rigorous scholarship with practical business experience leaves his audiences captivated, inspired and prepared to achieve new levels of personal and professional success.

Currently, John serves as “Executive in Residence” for the University of Central Florida’s Technology Incubator, as an adjunct professor for the University of North Florida’s Division of Continuing Education in their Executive Education Series and as a Special Advisor to the Rawls College of Business at Texas Tech University. John has also served on the Board of Directors for the University of Florida’s Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and as a senior instructor at the Cornell University Leadership Development School.