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Meet Our Guest

John L. Terry, III is a 2x martial arts hall of fame inductee, international speaker and trainer, BestSelling author, and is considered an expert in leadership, communication, sales, and teambuilding. He is the founder and CEO of Black Belt Leadership, a coaching and consulting company focused on training values-based, people-centric leaders who in turn build highly motivated, results-oriented, high-performance, non-leader-dependent teams. John is a DISC-certified human behavior consultant, a Real-Life Management Master Coach & Trainer, and a CTAA-Accredited Emotional Intelligence Coach. He has been a Sales Coach and Trainer to the financial services community for more than 20 years.

John’s latest book Black Belt Leadership 101 debuted as a #1 New Release on Amazon.com in March 2020 and remained on the Amazon Best Sellers List for nearly 3 months. Considered one of the definitive guides on developing leaders, John highlights the leadership principles he has mastered as he obtained black belts in multiple martial arts styles and applies them to helping leaders discover, develop and deploy the Black Belt Leader within while learning to live life in the endless pursuit of Black Belt Excellence.

He is the Founder and President of Black Belt Leadership. The President and CEO of the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame. The Executive Director of The John Maxwell Team,  a leadership development company. He is also a Human Behavior Consultant for DISC Personality Profiles.

Episode Synopsis

John Terry – The Black Belt Leader, believes every person has been put on this earth on purpose, for a purpose, and equipped to fulfill that purpose. He helps people discover, develop, and deploy their own unique “Black Belt Leader” within and overcome the limiting beliefs that are holding them back. Watch the entire interview to know more!

Some Questions We Answer For You

  1. You’re a 2x martial arts hall of fame inductee. How did that happen?
  2. Your best-selling book, Black Belt Leadership 101, opens with the importance of Belief. Why is this the starting point of learning to live life to its full potential?
  3. You are an outspoken advocate of personal growth and development for those who want to achieve their full potential. Why is this the “secret” to living a high-performance, results-focused life of significance?
  4. You’re a huge proponent of learning to be an effective listener. You say that Black Belt Leaders are MASTER Listeners. Why is effective listening so essential to being a successful leader?
  5. Your latest book, “MASTER the Art of Negotiation” just debuted as a #1 New Release on Amazon. Why do you believe negotiation is an underutilized skill set by most leaders?

Connect With Our Guest

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In response to a growing global leadership deficit, John launched Black Belt Leadership to teach and train a new generation to learn to lead themselves well, discovering, developing, and deploying the Black Belt Leader within. High-performance teams can only be developed by high-performance leaders who pursue life with Black Belt Excellence.

Recognizing and honoring men and women who have dedicated their lives to the development of martial arts students and instructors, the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame hosts an annual black-tie event to pay tribute to these worthy individuals. The organization also provides ongoing leadership, communication, sales & marketing training to school owners and instructors in addition to business and professional development training.

Bringing the collective knowledge of the #1 Leadership Expert in the World, Dr. John C. Maxwell, The John Maxwell Team is a leadership development company with more than 35,000 certified speakers, trainers, and coaches globally. Through masterminds, workshops, and retreats, JMT certified trainers deliver world-class training in the areas of leadership, communication, influence, team building, communication, and coaching.

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