John was the first Brit to play at the top level of US basketball, once declining a $17m transfer fee. He’s now a respected cognitive psychologist and founder of a major community sport initiative in Manchester.
John delivers speeches that are designed to impress on his audiences that we can all be remarkable agents for positive change, whether on a family, community, educational, corporate or governmental levels. In all of these contexts, “…the most improbable of people, in the most unlikely of places can become extraordinary.”
John gives unique speeches based on the needs of your organisation or event, drawing on his own experiences to craft a message that will resonate to a wide range of individuals and groups.
Read MoreJohn Amaechi was the first Briton to have enjoyed a successful career in the NBA. After a seven year contract with the most successful team in American sport, he was duly inducted into the US Basketball Hall of Fame.
John won widespread respect for his ability to overcome adversity, including life-threatening injury. He was described by one commentator as ‘a player with little innate physical talent, who rose to remarkable heights on the back of terrific will and a tremendous strategy.’ Despite never having picked up a basketball until the age of 17, John went on to a ‘starting five’ position with the Cleveland Cavaliers in just six years. He puts this down to drive, planning and perseverance as much as physical skill. Characteristics he now seeks to instil in others.
Since retiring from basketball, John has pursued his PhD in psychology, co-authoring a paper on self-esteem and goal setting and becoming a leadership and performance expert. He has also founded the ABC Foundation, which seeks to increase physical activity amongst youths and encourage community cohesion.
John now helps individuals and organisations to improve communication, leadership and culture as a way to grow, improve and achieve goals. His psychological insight helps people understand the barriers to achievement and overcome them, transforming and inspiring. He understands motivation and personal development and the roots of success and enables these traits to flourish. He also considers the nature of competition, the importance of diversity in organisational achievement, and aligning personal and business values and ethics. John’s experience is immense and his formula applies to anyone – in any walk of life
Format Options
John offers three speech formats:
- Dynamic – John will create a bespoke speech for your event or organisation
- Interactive – John’s speech will include questions to the audience asked using our real-time, anonymous online platform
- Interactive with insight report – We will summarise the data gathered during an interactive speech and provide you with a post-speech report that includes the presentation slides
