John Spence

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» Graduated from the University of Florida as the top Public Relations Student in the Southeast and number three in the United States – according to Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA).

» Named Executive Director (CEO) of The Billfish Foundation – a Rockefeller Foundation – in 1991 at the age of 26. Worked directly for Winthrop P. Rockefeller III.

» Nominated by Florida Trend Magazine as one of the top CEO’s under the age of 40 in Florida at the age of 27.

» Testified before Congress twice.

» Co-hosted several episodes of ESPN’s Saltwater Journal national fishing program.

» Co-founder and former Marketing Director of the World Billfish Series, the 31 richest marlin fishing tournaments in the world, awarding more than 5 million dollars in prize money and 2 million to charity annually.

» Founder of Flycaster & Company – corporate training and consulting firm.

» Has personally delivered speeches, training or consulting to more than 280 organizations worldwide in the past nine years. Client list includes such organizations as: GE Capital, AT&T, Lanier, IBM, Kinko’s, NCR, PepsiCo, EDS, Alltel, Bell Atlantic, US Navy, Frito-Lay, Perot Systems, Verizon, Tropicana, Qualcomm, PrimeCo, State of Florida, State of Mississippi – and more than 80 US colleges and universities.

» Has worked on numerous projects in excess of 100 million dollars.

» Delivers speeches to an average of 30,000 people each year. Largest audience: 8,000.

» Received the Dale Carnegie Institute’s “Award of Highest Achievement” for excellence in public speaking.

» Named “Outstanding Speaker of the Year” in 1999 by the Florida Employer’s Advisory Council – representing 3000+ businesses in that state.

» Serves as "Executive in Residence" to the University of Central Florida Technology Incubator.

» Serves as a Special Advisor to the Rawls college of Business at Texas Tech University.

» Serves as an Executive Education Instructor at the University of North Florida's Department of Continuing Education.

» Has read at least 100 business, personal/professional development books each year for the past 12 years. Listens to an additional 30-50 business books on tape each year as well.

» All speeches are customized for the client and professionally designed on PowerPoint.

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