John Bledsoe knows what it takes to sell, because he’s done it and continues to do it! John has been a top producer from the beginning of his career, including qualifying every year for MDRT’s esteemed “Top of the Table.” This represents the top one fourth of one percent in the financial industry. Drawing upon more than 19 years of successful experience in the Financial Services industry, John Bledsoe has developed an influential and powerful reputation throughout the nation.

   While many can motivate in the short term, few can  also share proven strategies for long term product sales increases like John. 

   After attending countless industry conferences, John saw the need for a speaker who had actually been an agent. John has been an agent and continues to be an agent, still consistently reaching Top of the Table, even with an exploding speaking career. A recent highlight of John's young professional speaking career is his Main Platform speech at the Million Dollar Round Table's (MDRT) Annual Conference in Anaheim, California. John joins an elite list of "Who's Who" on MDRT's prestigious big stage.

   John serves as consultant to several of the largest securities and insurance companies in the nation. He has written over 1,000 financial articles for newspapers and magazines, and has authored four books: One Turn Away, Rock Solid Estate Planning, Texas Living Trust, and Roth to Riches.

   John Bledsoe attended North Texas State University and holds a Master of Science in Financial Services (MSFS) from the American College. He is a member of the National Speakers Association along with many local and national financial associations. John is active in his church and community. Transforming his life inside and out, John “downsized” physically by losing over 200 pounds during 2001! He draws powerful correlations between this significant accomplishment and his work along the road of success.

   John has a number of professional designations including:

o   Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

o   Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU)

o   Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC)

o   Masters of Science in Financial Services (MSFS)

o   Accredited Estate Planner (AEP)

o   Certified in Long Term Care (CLTC)

   In Bledsoe’s extensive work as an estate planner for some of America’s wealthiest individuals, he is considered the expert on the super wealthy. For the preparation of his latest book, One Turn Away, he interviewed over 100 people; each with a net worth of over 100 million dollars. In his writing and speaking, he reveals his discoveries of the common factors and secrets of the super wealthy; and relates it to how we can all achieve a greater success in our lives, both personally and financially.

Keynote Topic:

1) One Turn Away:

   John Bledsoe is a true Character! With on-point humor and a quick wit, he endears himself to every audience. John’s life and career have been shaped by the internal intensity, bull-dog tenacity, and personal integrity about which he speaks so expressively and energetically. He knows his subject and industry inside-out, providing first-hand insight that is both relevant and radical. John communicates clearly and powerfully, with well-placed anecdotes and humor that helps make the medicine go down. He consistently earns rave reviews from audiences and meeting planners alike for building rapport before, during and after his highly entertaining and educational presentations.

   Escalate and enlarge your intensity level from within. Awaken your Passion-on-Demand to command and control your focus. Immediately build your expertise as the Scholar of the Dollar. It is only possible to fully realize your goals if they are fueled by the fervent natural passion that drives and sustains you.

   Become a fast, dedicated expert on your chosen subject. Make a science out of creating and fine-tuning the critical path of your Success Template. Instead of drifting along aimlessly. Keep the intensity high and Repeat What Works ... over and over again.

   Choosing to live with Consistent Character is the mandatory foundation of self-esteem and lasting business success. Reconcile Behavior With Goals to produce character-driven achievement. Take personal responsibility, hold yourself accountable, and lead by example.

Workshops include:

1) Significance of the Million Dollar Round Table Culture

2) Goal Setting

3) Superstar Production is a Science not an Art

4) Critical Path Selling

5) Logical Estate Planning

6) Life Insurance is the ice cream on the Financial Menu