Jon Gordon is a speaker, consultant and author of the international best seller The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work and Team with Positive Energy and the recently released The No Complaining Rule: Positive Ways to Deal with Negativity at Work Jon's next book, Training Camp: What the Best do Better than Everyone Else will release in the spring of 2009.

   With his positive spirit and simple, transformative message, Jon empowers audiences and readers to live and work with more vision, positive energy and purpose—and cultivate positive work environments where individuals and teams create more success and enjoy the ride of their life.

   The message in Jon’s books and speaking presentations is such that NFL coaches such as Jack Del Rio, the PGA Tour and the FBI have called on Jon to inspire and benefit their teams. Jon’s inspirational CD was also chosen by Hollywood Director Gary Marshall to be used in a scene with Felicity Huffman.

   Jon and his books have been featured on CNN, NBC’s Today Show and in Forbes, Fast Company, O Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times. Clients such as The Atlanta Falcons, PGA Tour, Campbell Soup, Northwestern Mutual, Publix Super Markets and JP Morgan Chase also call on Jon to get their team “on the bus” and moving in the right direction. Jon also impacts thousands of teachers and students each year through his work with schools, universities and non-profit organizations.

   When it comes to inspiring an audience towards action, Jon Gordon is one of a kind. Sincere and engaging, Jon shares his roadmaps for enhanced leadership, teamwork, sales and customer service with thousands of individuals and teams each year. With a unique blend of humor, insightful story telling, and positive strategies Jon takes his audiences on an enlightening and inspiring ride as he both entertains and challenges business leaders and organizations world-wide. Clients such as YPO, Northwestern Mutual, Wells Fargo, Burger King, Dell, the Jacksonville Jaguars, SHRM, and Chubb Insurance also call on Jon to get their team on the bus and moving in the right direction.

   Jon is a graduate of Cornell University and holds a masters in teaching from Emory University. When he’s not speaking to businesses or schools, you can find him playing lacrosse or basketball with his wife and two “high energy” children.

Topics:

1) The Energy Bus:

   Based on his international best-selling book, The Energy Bus, Jon Gordon presents a powerful roadmap to overcome common life and work obstacles and bring out the best in yourself and your team. Everyone faces challenges and every person, organization, company and team will have to overcome negativity and adversity to define themselves and create their success. For leaders looking to build a positive culture, this talk will help you create more success and enjoy the ride of your life.

2) The No Complaining Rule

   In this inspiring and timely talk Jon reveals a powerful way to tackle the biggest problem in business and life today…negativity. It costs organizations billions of dollars and impacts the morale, productivity and health of individuals and teams. Based on an actual company that created and implemented

   The No Complaining Rule, Jon shares innovative ideas and practical strategies to develop positive leaders, organizations and teams. For anyone looking to turn negative energy into positive solutions, Jon shares powerful principles and an actionable plan to win the battle against individual and organizational negativity. When you implement The No Complaining Rule you’ll spend less time and energy on problems and more time focused on solutions.