John Eades

About John Eades

John is the CEO of LearnLoft a leadership development company on a mission to mold more effective leaders. He is the author of \"Building the Best\" and \"The Optimistic Outlook.\" He is the host of The John Eades Podcast and the Optimistic Outlook Podcast. He is also the CEO of the Sales Infrastructure, a sales performance company that helps founders and owners uncover why their sales organization is not winning more opportunities and gives them the tools, processes, training, and coaching to start winning more often. A bit about John- Named a LinkedIn Top Voice in Leadership & Management - Writes a weekly leadership newsletter on LinkedIn with over 300k Subscribers- Partnered with McGraw-Hill to Publish Building the Best: 8 Proven Leadership Principles to Elevate Others to Success - Hosts a weekly podcast,\"The John Eades Podcast\" with over downloads - Speaks 50+ times a year virtually and in person to provide inspiration and application to help leaders to lead their best- Delivers leadership workshops online and in person to help power Leadership development and sales training programs for HR and Talent Development Executives- Provides one-one-one leadership coaching to executives, managers, and entrepreneurs - Partners with HR and L&D in a consulting capacity to help them develop programs that make an impact. For more information, visit: http://learnloft.com or http://johneades.com What people are saying:\"I can’t say enough positive things about John! He gets it.We need more people like him. I took his leadership program earlier this year, and it transformed my perspective on how I lead and how I show up each and every day.\"\"John is a truly inspirational leader to all of us.\"\"John is a top 4 author and voice on the subject of leadership.\"\"John is very funny, and made the learning experience a delight! I have already started to implement a lot of the learning points from his talk in my professional career as well as my personal life. I would absolutely recommend him to everyone, whether you are a leader in your current role or not.\"\"John energized the team, encouraged participation, and kept our focus through the entire presentation. I would recommend him to any company looking to grow the best teams that they can.\" When he’s not helping individuals become better leaders or organizations develop their people, you can find him spending time; working on his faith, hanging out with his 2 children (John Ellis and Lucy), or playing in competitive golf tournaments.

Experience

1. CEO

   Learnloft

   Feb 2015 — Present

   LearnLoft helps turn managers into leaders. We do this by leveraging our proprietary assessment technology, proven leadership content, virtual and in-person instructor-led training, and ongoing coaching and development. Founded in 2014 as a learning technology company, we quickly evolved into developing content to help improve organizational performance. The most popular offerings include:SkillsLoft Leadership Assessment & DashboardCoaching for Excellence Leveraging Accountability in LeadershipBuilding the Best Book and WorkshopKeynote Speaking Instructor-Led TrainingVirtual Instructor Led TrainingFind out how LearnLoft can help you as an individual or your organization today https://learnloft.com/ or reach out to s••••@learnloft.com to find out more.

Education

• University of Maryland College Park

  Bachelor's degree

  2002 — 2006

Skills

• Sales Presentations
• Solution Selling
• Sales Management
• Training
• New Business Development
• Sales Operations
• Customer Retention
• Coaching
• Contract Negotiation
• Selling
• Account Management
• Sales
• Selling Skills
• Salesforce.com
• Saas
• Complex Sales
• Direct Sales
• Crm
• Business Development
• Sales Process