Meet our Speakers

His background in High Performance Roles in Professional Sport, including Professional Football, both Australian Rules Football and Soccer, and as Coach of an Olympic Gold Medallist, brings richness and depth to his presentations.

He holds a Phys Ed degree from Deakin University, did his Masters Studies in Applied Physiology at Victoria University, studied and taught Human Consciousness as an Avatar Master for 15 years, and has lectured at multiple Universities in PE and Medicine. He served for 5 years on RMIT University’s School of Health Sciences Program Advisory Committee.

He’s delivered over 3,600 Corporate Presentations, spoken at Conferences worldwide, published over 700 articles, completed 4 National Thought Leadership Tours in Australia, and appeared on multiple podcasts globally.

John has been a prolific Fitness Industry Course Creator over the years. Many of the courses he created were the first of their kind, initiating significant professional change that flowed across the industry.

He also served as a Professional Surf Lifeguard in Victoria from 1978 to 1982. In 1983–84 he played in the Victorian Amateur Football Association state team and was selected in the All-Australian Amateur Football Team.

Currently, John is Global Chair of the Global Wellness Institute’s Men’s Wellbeing Initiative. From 2020–24 he served as Global Chair of the Workplace Wellbeing Initiative.

In 2021, he Self Published his second book, In it for the Long Haul, a guide for workers and their families on how to create personal success in the Fly In Fly Out working lifestyle. This year a 2nd Edition is being published in North America.

John visits the US 5–7 times each year with his American wife Lassen.