A world-leading expert in innovation and Design Thinking, Olympic medalist John K. Coyle is a sought-after speaker for Fortune 100 companies, Universities, TEDx stages, and international conferences.
"John's presentations are always an audience favorite because he combines the exhilarating stories of a champion athlete with the data and intellect of a professor and best-selling author."
International Design Thinking & Innovation Keynote Speaker
John K. Coyle is a globe-trotting adventurer, highly sought-after international innovation and design thinking keynote speaker (audiences of more than 500,000 in over 15 countries), 5-time TEDx speaker, award-winning author, professor, Olympic medalist, multi-sport champion, strategy consultant, and former head of innovation for a Fortune 500 company. With his extensive experience along with degrees from Stanford and Kellogg, John has become a world-leading expert in the fields of Innovation, Design Thinking, Strengths, Flow, Resiliency, and “Chronoception” - the neuroscience and psychology of time-perception. Ask him how to design “endless summers..."
Superseding ALL of these achievements is John’s mastery of the art of storytelling. John frames his talks through the lens of the Hero’s Journey (or “monomyth”) while elegantly mixing in data-driven frameworks based on the very latest research and science. John has an extensive network of leaders in their fields who have contributed to his talks and books - including David Eagleman, David Kelley, Tom Kelley, Steven Kotler, Chip Conley, Dave Evans, Daniel Coyle, Moran Cerf, and others. John leaves his audiences both empowered and inspired to make significant and lasting changes.
Unlike some inspirational keynote speakers, John loves to spend time with his audiences and clients often coming early and staying late to keep the conversations going, and is known for bringing his homegrown Trinidad Moruga Scorpion peppers to events for a sample tasting. He also brings his Olympic silver medal which he passes around. Finally, his manager Monica makes everything seamless and easy. Click below to find out how to bring John in.
“John was highly recommended to me by the founders of the IDEO design firm (David and Tom Kelley) and, magically, within 24 hours after the introduction he was at my doorstep in southern Baja (Mexico) and this is where we were starting our Modern Elder Academy. One year later, John did a phenomenal job co-leading (with me) our very first workshop cohort... John offers an unusually wide array of skills as a speaking and design thinking expert: part-personal story, part-research geek, part-experiential. On a personal side, John was a joy to co-lead with. He's very organized, friendly, open to suggestions, and a lot of fun... Lastly, he's an exceptionally dynamic speaker the kind who rivets an audience in such a way that they lose track of time.”
- Chip Conley, Founder of The Modern Elder Academy