
377. Black Belt Leadership: Mastering Success and Significance with Dr. John Terry
01/03/25 • 25 min
Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Dr. John Terry. A three-time martial arts Hall of Fame inductee, John brings years of black belt experience to helping people, young and old, discover and develop the “Black Belt Leader Within” and lead themselves with Black Belt Excellence. They can then use their leadership and influence to create high-performance, people-centric, values-based, non-leader-dependent teams and make an impact right where they are. John brings a warm sense of humor and a quick wit that immediately connects with his audience as he delivers an insightful message that inspires and motivates, while challenging those in the audience to grow and aspire to greatness. A best-selling author and in-demand international public speaker, John is the founder of Black Belt Leadership and the President of Real Life Management. He is also a Maxwell Leadership Team Executive Program Director. An expert in Behavioral Psychographics, John has been a Real Life Management Master Coach & Trainer since 2007. He is also a DISC-Certified Human Behavior Consultant, and a CTAA-Accredited Emotional Intelligence Coach & Practitioner.
Connect with Dr. John:
Website - https://www.beablackbeltleader.com/index.html
Connect with Sandee:
Website: www.sandeesgarlata.com
Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata
Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata
Happiness Solved with Sandee Sgarlata. In this episode, Sandee interviews Dr. John Terry. A three-time martial arts Hall of Fame inductee, John brings years of black belt experience to helping people, young and old, discover and develop the “Black Belt Leader Within” and lead themselves with Black Belt Excellence. They can then use their leadership and influence to create high-performance, people-centric, values-based, non-leader-dependent teams and make an impact right where they are. John brings a warm sense of humor and a quick wit that immediately connects with his audience as he delivers an insightful message that inspires and motivates, while challenging those in the audience to grow and aspire to greatness. A best-selling author and in-demand international public speaker, John is the founder of Black Belt Leadership and the President of Real Life Management. He is also a Maxwell Leadership Team Executive Program Director. An expert in Behavioral Psychographics, John has been a Real Life Management Master Coach & Trainer since 2007. He is also a DISC-Certified Human Behavior Consultant, and a CTAA-Accredited Emotional Intelligence Coach & Practitioner.
Connect with Dr. John:
Website - https://www.beablackbeltleader.com/index.html
Connect with Sandee:
Website: www.sandeesgarlata.com
Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata
Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata
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Website: www.sandeesgarlata.com
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Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata
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Podcast: www.happinesssolved.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/coachsandeesgarlata
Twitter: www.twitter.com/sandeesgarlata
Instagram: www.instagram.com/coachsandeesgarlata
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