John focuses on male anxiety and what it means to lead with masculine power, value honesty and integrity, do what is right in your decisions, and make lifetime brothers who sharpen each other to become the best version of themselves.

John has a graduate degree with an emphasis in leadership and sports psychotherapy, and has also served as a wrestling and swim coach. For 30 years, he has worked with fraternity men, impacting chapter culture, assisting exec and officers as they lead and influence, and revamping recruitment as one of the most important distinctions for a chapter.

John is a sought-out presenter on culture, recruitment, grit and resilience, mental and emotional wellness, masculinity, and leadership. He is published in numerous articles concerning fraternity life and is the author of Forged in Bravery: A Man’s Guide to Living Authentically, Overcoming Adversity, and Reclaiming Masculinity.

John was on FSL staff at Kansas State University, working with fraternities that were struggling and later serving as Interim Director. He served on staff with Sigma Alpha Epsilon on the Chapter Expansion team as well as the Risk Management team, and he is also on staff as the leadership consultant for Beta Sigma Psi.

John has spoken at AFVL many times and for a variety of fraternities, including FIJI, Kappa Sigma, Delta Sigma Psi, Phi Delta Theta, Pi Kappa Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Alpha Gamma Rho, FarmHouse, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Beta Theta Pi, to name a few. John has a BS degree from Kansas State University and an MS degree from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.