John C. Maxwell is a #1 New York Times bestselling author, coach, and speaker whose books have sold more than 25 million copies in 50 languages. In 2014, he was named the #1 leader in business by the American Management Association and recognized as the world’s most influential leadership expert by Business Insider and Inc. magazine. He is the recipient of the Mother Teresa Prize for Global Peace and Leadership, awarded by the Luminary Leadership Network.
As the founder of The John Maxwell Company, The John Maxwell Team, EQUIP, and The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation, Maxwell has trained more than 5 million leaders worldwide, reaching a milestone in 2015 of having trained leaders in every nation. He speaks each year to Fortune 500 companies, presidents of nations, and many of the world’s top business leaders, reaching more than 350,000 people annually through his speaking engagements alone.
A prolific author with more than 30 books to his name, Maxwell’s titles include Failing Forward, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader, Leadership Gold, and Thinking for a Change, among others — many of which have appeared on bestseller lists including The New York Times, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal. His guiding philosophy, that “everything rises and falls on leadership,” underpins his work developing leaders of excellence and integrity across the globe.
