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.
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.
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.
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.
John Guastaferro: Leadership in Action
• TEDx Speaker
• Award-winning Brand Strategist
• Certified Life Coach (CLC)
• Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)
• Honorary Doctorate Degree (Savannah College of Arts and Design)
• 20+ years of Executive Leadership
• Experienced Trainer, Speaker, and Facilitator
• 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








