John Kennedy
Owner at John Kennedy Consulting
Speaker, author and strategist John Kennedy has presented to over 500,000 audience members over the last 20 years including countless audiences in the landscape and green industry.
His extensive client list includes Master Nursery Garden Centers, Denison Landscaping, American Nursery & Landscape Association, OFA, American Plant Landscaping, AmericanHort, Armstrong Garden Centers, Lancaster Farms, Parsons Nursery, Manor View Farm, Marina del Rey Garden Center, Walters Gardens, Riverbend Nursery, SummerWinds Garden Centers, Bennett’s Creek Landscape Nursery & Wholesale, Walters Gardens, McHale Landscape Design, Prides Nursery, L & L Nursery Supply, as well as state associations including Florida, West Virginia, New England, California, Oregon, Colorado, Virginia, Maryland, Wisconsin and North Carolina … just to name a few.
John’s reputation as a sales strategist and customer consultant to our industry continues to grow, as does his proven track record of success and repeat partnerships. John specializes in leadership development, teamwork, and creating sales and service cultures and has a new on line subscription video training program called The Leadership Academy found at www.johnkennedyondemand.com.
Dedicated to enhancing lives both personally and professionally by delivering world-class presentations with integrity, passion and results.
For nearly two decades, John Kennedy has inspired well over 250,000 audience members throughout North America, Europe, Australia and the Caribbean. John's success was galvanized in the hospitality & tourism industry as a restaurant & hotel executive with a strong sense of teamwork, sales and leadership. He learned from the best and now speaks to many who want to be their best. John's topics include: "Creating World-Class Teams," "Total Leadership Development" (from his book Management That Cooks!), "Non-Stop Customer Awareness" (from his book Fantastic Customer Service...Inside and Out!), and "Building The Optimal Workplace Culture" - a highly sought after consulting program. John's success list includes: American Bus Association, The Baltimore Ravens, Marriott Hotels, Orvis, U.S. Air Force, Bermuda Gas, Elizabeth Arden, Taco Bell, Canada Bread - along with over one hundred local, state and federal government agencies and associations. John's greatest offering to his clients is his total immersion into their culture, issues and interests. He then creates a program targeted directly to the audience.