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David Freund was introduced to the John Maxwell Team at just the right time.  He was getting burned out at his job and needed a fresh perspective. About four years ago, David was the president of a manufacturing company that had gone through a difficult move of facilities.  At the time, he kept thinking, “If…

Debra Wood first became aware of the John Maxwell Team in a conversation with Missy Washam, a Program Coordinator whom she knows personally.  She thought she didn’t have enough spare time to devote to the Team at that point, but, as she says, “The Lord kept tapping me on the shoulder.” At Missy’s urging, Debra…

Mariet Ostos came to the United States from Venezuela at the age of 19.  She was four months pregnant with no English skills, no family, and only $1000 to her name. Through the difficult process of getting acclimated to an entirely new life, Mariet always kept her focus on what she wanted her life to…

Hari Iyer was surprised when he was contacted by a Program Coordinator from the John Maxwell Team in 2012.  When he heard about the Team, though, he joined right away. He thought, “I can change people’s lives. I can add value to people.” Hari’s time with the John Maxwell Team has been truly transformational in…

  Donna Loeffler’s journey with the John Maxwell Team began with her breast cancer diagnosis in 2014. During her recovery period, she did a lot of reading, and she found John Maxwell’s book Intentional Living.  The book was eye-opening for her, helping her see that she had some negative thinking patterns. Donna realized that there…

For years, John Mejia found himself looking for leadership training and ways to improve himself.  He went to seminar after seminar and left each one feeling energized, but it always ended a few days later. He knew something was missing. At that time, John was part of a network marketing company and saw John Maxwell…

Helen Burton had been following John Maxwell for 15 years before the opportunity to join the John Maxwell Team came to her.  After doing her research, she decided to dive all-in.  “You can’t have one foot in and one foot out,” she says. She soon advanced to Executive Director, knowing intuitively that this “was exactly…

For over 20 years, when asked what her dream job would be, Amy Modglin would say, “Traveling the world teaching leadership with John Maxwell.” For all that time, she didn’t know that she could join the team. As soon as she found out about the possibility of becoming part of JMT, though, she joined right…

When Heather Moyse started taking sports seriously in September 2005, she had never lifted weights before. Soon enough, she was pushing the bobsled in selection races to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. At this time, her sister sent her a card reading, “When nothing is sure, everything is possible.” With this…

When the John Maxwell Team entered Edward Reed’s awareness, he already had nearly 20 years’ experience as an educational leader. He admits, though, that he was doing some soul-searching on what his next 20 years would look like. At that point the John Maxwell Team was simply something he didn’t have time for. That is,…