John Coyle
SVP — Culture of Innovation
Culture of Innovation Catalyst John’s driving passion is the intersection between innovation and culture. He believes that innovation is the crucible that unlocks company growth AND human potential. John brings an unusual and diverse perspective to individual achievement and organizational potential. His first career consisted of 12 years as an Olympic athlete, representing the U.S. in 10 world championships and winning a silver medal in the Winter Olympics. After “retirement,” John moved into strategy consulting during the heady dot-com era, helping clients like Goldman Sachs, AOL/Time Warner and Enron innovate new business models. John then joined senior ranks of a large wireless company, serving as the point man for an enterprisewide effort to drive innovation and transform the customer experience. This multiyear project, which helped the wireless company earn the No. 1 ranking by Consumer Reports, became as much a cultural transformation as it was a customer experience overhaul. As a result of this experience, unlocking human potential in service of driving growth has become John’s “why” and led to his current role, helping organizations to develop a culture of innovation. John holds degrees from Stanford University and the Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
John Coyle is a competitive cyclist, an avid traveler, a writer and a speaker.
SPEAKING
John’s ability to grip an audience, to craft a business story on very human terms, to tie it back to the success of his team’s efforts is one the best I have ever seen.
David Rosen, Tibco
What others have said about John: LEADERSHIP
John is one of the best thought leaders that I have had the privilege to work with. He is a gifted strategist who is able to dream what can be, and through his leadership, passion, creativity and customer insight, he was able to transform his dream of the customer experience into how the organization defines the customer experience.
What John can do for you: Inspire: Does your team, your group, your company have underutilized strengths stifled by convention or “process”? Calling on his experience as an athlete as well as a leader in a large company, John shares compelling stories to help teams reframe challenging situations and find possibility. Empower: What factors describe a team and culture with high innovation capacity? What mindsets, processes and tools allow teams to deliver on today’s business while still considering the eventualities of the future? John can offer practical experience and tested practices to create a Culture of Innovation.
Fred Lubeley, U.S. Cellular
CULTURE
John is a consummate strategy, innovation and marketing professional who combines an unparalleled level of business acumen, systems thinking and disciplined focus in creating and implementing organizational strategy with extraordinary results.
Thomas J. Griffin, Ph.D
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John Coyle is a Culture of Innovation thought leader at Maddock Douglas, the leading Innovation Agency, which has helped over 25 percent of the Fortune 100® invent, brand and launch new products, services and business models successfully.
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