Executive Speaking Success with John Bates
b'John Bates\\u2019 why is to bring out what is awesome inside of you, so it can live in the world and make a real difference. Hilarious, entertaining and actionable, his large and small group trainings, keynotes and 1:1 coaching are famous the globe over. His offerings thrill audiences, meeting planners and HR, alike. \\n\\nAfter getting his start by absolutely blowing his first talk on the TED stage, John has gone on to train hundreds of TED/TEDx speakers in countries from the US to Yemen in what he learned, the hard way. He also works with C-level executives at top global corporations to make their communications "TED-Worthy." Executives from organizations like Johnson & Johnson, NASA (where he most recently trained the Astronauts), Boston Scientific and more recommend him to their colleagues as the best, and most fun, leadership communication trainer working today.\\n\\nJohn Bates- Early Days\\n\\nJohn grew up in the Marine Corps. \\xa0His father was a Combat Marine in Vietnam. \\xa0John wanted to fly but wasn\\u2019t allowed to so he ran away with his rock band.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\n\\u201cBut it turns out that performance experience is actually tremendous value in business, you know \\xa0\\xa0So I don\'t feel as bad as I used to about doing that. It was pretty fun too. \\u201d - John Bates\\n\\nHow I Got Started\\n\\nJohn has been an entrepreneur his whole adult life and had debt and stock worth millions from start up companies he was part of. \\xa0He got married and wanted to provide a better life for his wife and decided he would like to be a speaker coach. He was passionate about being a great speaker and saw how he helped transform others.\\xa0\\xa0John began as an Internet entrepreneur & consultant in 1994 and has always been a Founder or early employee and senior executive team member at startup companies.\\n\\n\\u201cI called my friends who would be the kind of people who would hire speaker coaches and they all said, John Speaker Coaches are a dime a dozen. \\xa0You don\'t want to do that. That\'s a nightmare. Do something else. So I cried about it for a little while and then I finally just said, you know what? \\xa0\\xa0I know I provide value. I have seen people come alive when I work with them and this really provides value. So I did it anyways.\\u201d - John Bates\\n\\nThe Big Lesson\\n\\nWhen John was solely focused on money he realized that he wasn\\u2019t successful. \\xa0When he switched his focus to providing value he started making money. John found that it was a powerful transition and that he need he had the value added component.\\n\\n\\u201cI think it\'s important to think about money, right, because money, the funny thing about sustainability is you have to sustain it and that\'s what money and profit does. \\xa0But the sole focus for me, the focus being so much on the money and not really as much on the value. I had heard that before, you know, provide value and you make money. But that was when I actually experienced it.\\u201d - John Bates \\n\\nTo hear more about John\\u2019s entrepreneur success, download this episode now.\\n\\nDon\\u2019t forget to leave us a 5-star rating and review if you enjoyed the show. We would love to hear from you!\\n\\nExecutive Speaking Success Website\\n\\nLinkedIn\\n\\nDownload Joe Crane\\u2019s Top 7 Paths to Freedom or get it on your mobile device. Text VETERAN to 38470. \\xa0\\nShow Sponsor\\n\\u201cI have slept on the dirt, the green yoga mat and military cot many a night during my days in the military and now I sleep in lots of hotel rooms when I\\u2019m on the road. \\xa0So I know a good mattress when I see one. A few weeks ago we got our new GhostBed and let me tell you\\u2026..it\\u2019s the best mattress I\\u2019ve ever slept on. We don\\u2019t ever see ourselves going back to a traditional mattress.\\u201d - \\xa0Joe Crane\\n\\nWhat separates GhostBed Mattresses from the others? \\xa0They are found on the principle of delivering a bigger, better and more comfortable mattress at a lower cost. \\xa0GhostBed has three mattresses all designed to help you sleep better, they offer a 101 night hassle free return and amazing customer service. \\xa0GhostBed has over 20,'