Success Researcher & Personal Development Expert; Author of "8 to Be Great"; TED Speaker on Achievement & Leadership
Richard St. John Biography
Richard St. John is a success researcher, bestselling author, and keynote speaker whose work focuses on understanding the factors that contribute to achieving and sustaining success. In the corporate sector, St. John served as a member of the scientific staff at Nortel Networks research and development labs, where he worked as a researcher, marketing specialist, and CEO speechwriter. He contributed to creative production for major product launches and received recognition for design and business communications, including an IABC Gold Quill Award.
St. John later founded The St. John Group, a marketing communications company specializing in technology and business marketing. The company received awards for corporate video and scriptwriting, reflecting its impact in the marketing and communications industry.
St. John's research into the science of success began after a conversation en route to the TED conference prompted him to investigate what leads to achievement. He conducted interviews with more than 500 successful individuals across various fields, including Bill Gates, Martha Stewart, Richard Branson, Robin Williams, Steven Spielberg, the founders of Google, and Nobel Prize winners. Through this research, St. John identified key traits shared by successful people and authored the book "8 To Be Great," which outlines "The 8 Traits Successful People Have in Common."
His TED Talk, "8 Secrets of Success," has received millions of views and is recognized as a top TED Talk in several categories, including "All Time Favorites," "Most Inspirational," and "Most Translated into Other Languages." St. John has delivered presentations globally, sharing insights on personal development, business success, and leadership. He uses his own experiences, including the rise and fall of his business, to illustrate the importance of perseverance in achieving long-term success.
St. John has spoken at events for business leaders, government officials, and students, including engagements at the University of Toronto Rotman School of Management, York University Schulich School of Business, and Erasmus University. His approach to the topics of entrepreneurship, motivation, and self-improvement is noted for its clarity and practical application.
Richard St. John Speaking Topics
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Richard was a "C" student. He studied the success of CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CTOs, CMOs, CROs, CIOs…
To discover what successful people have in common, Richard needed to interview hundreds of leaders and then compare the patterns that led to their success. In the business world, he came face-to-face with CEOs like Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch, Jeff Bezos, Martha Stewart, Richard Branson and Cynthia Trudell, the first woman to run an auto company. But he didn't stop at the CEOs, he also interviewed and studied the people who report to them. To name a few:
CTO: Nathan Myhrvold, Bill Gates' Chief Technology Officer, Microsoft
COO: David Lipkin, Chief Operating Officer, Method
CIO: Dawn Lepore, Chief Information Officer, Charles Schwab
CFO: Mickey Clagg, Chief Financial Officer, Bob Howard Financial Group
CMO: Laurie Coots, Chief Marketing Officer, TBWA Worldwide
Richard ran up and down org charts, interviewing successful employees at all levels, on the front lines, back lines, bottom lines, and assembly lines, and he discovered the common factors that lead to high performance and success in all areas of an organization. No wonder his content resonates with everyone from accounting to advertising, software to sales, marketing to manufacturing, HR to PR.
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When Richard speaks, nobody falls asleep. Except his wife.
Richard St. John has attention deficit disorder. That's actually a good thing for audiences, because he knows what it's like when a speaker doesn't keep him engaged. He'll start to fidget and his mind flies off in a hundred directions and he misses most of what the speaker is saying.
So, after spending ten years developing content, Richard spent more years making that content engaging for today's audiences. The result is a fast-moving presentation with 500 slides that's a feast for the eyes, as well as the ears; seriously thought-provoking one second and hilariously funny the next.
Audiences use words like "magical, fast, funny, fantastic, fun, exciting, energetic, and entertaining." So, when Richard speaks, nobody falls asleep -- except his wife. But that happens at home, too.
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