Connecting Teams to Greatness
Hi, I’m John Guastaferro. As a professional speaker and magician, I combine the art of magic with key business and leadership principles to help organizations and individuals achieve their goals.
Working with major brands, corporate clients, colleges, and universities, I uncover simple yet powerful one degree micro-shifts to reignite wonder and success. I bring these concepts to life through powerfully entertaining keynotes, workshops, corporate retreats, and coaching.
The One Degree Difference
We are often tempted to make 180˚ shifts when things aren’t going just right. I believe the extraordinary is closer than we think—one degree away. Just as heating water from 211 to 212˚ takes it to the boiling point, even a one degree shift can create powerful outcomes. It’s a topic I cover in my book One Degree and in my travels across 12 countries. And it is a guiding principle at One Degree Connect, as I help you reignite wonder in work and in life.
Meet John
Welcome to One Degree Connect. I live each day creating magic to uplift people and communities. From award-winning success in business to sharing magic across 12 countries, I am driven by one mission—to connect people to the extraordinary!
From powerful keynotes to professional coaching, I’ll help you discover your inner magic—and your outer success.
Leadership Triad
Whether you are a nonprofit, growing business, large corporation, or individual leader, success comes from aligning three core areas: Team, Brand, and Cause. Each on their own is important. Together, they create magic. The best part is that it doesn’t take massive strategies to get there—but rather small one degree micro-shifts.
John Guastaferro: Leadership in Action
• TEDx Speaker
• Award-winning Brand Strategist
• Experienced Trainer and Facilitator
• Certified Life Coach (CLC)
• Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)
• 20+ years of Executive Leadership
• Author, One Degree
• Member and Performer, The Magic Castle

YOUR TEAM
The action behind your strategies
YOUR BRAND
The promise behind your mission
YOUR CAUSE
The why behind your vision








