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
“John gave a terrific presentation to UCLA Bruin Professionals. He not only entertained us, he gave us substantive information on branding that we can all use. Everyone enjoyed it tremendously! As President of Orange County Bruin Professionals, I received countless compliments on finding such a great speaker. Highly recommended!”
“John provided a 3-hour strategy session for our Board and staff and I could not be more pleased. John is an experienced expert and an engaging speaker. He took complex and scary topics, like fundraising, and distilled them into simple and joyful tasks. He sparked imaginations by infusing magic into his talk and inspired my Board to think outside of the box!”
“John did an exceptional job of bringing our team together. His attention to our goals and desired outcomes made the day successful. His magic helped to solidify concepts and captured the attention of the team. We look forward to continue to working for future trainings and retreats.”
“John captured the attention our entire team of regional managers as he weaved magic, motivation, and the importance of “Brand, Team & Cause.” Each manager raved about how much his presentation touched them and gave them the drive to bring it back to their teams.”
“John is a great leader with a vision to strengthen communities and connect businesses to important social causes. People are still talking about the amazing keynote he delivered at the Rising Tide Summit.”
“John is an amazing motivational speaker who uncovers the parallels between the world of business and the world of magic. I’ve seen him in action in front of a large crowd—fantastic! If you want to inspire and energize your team, John is your man.”
“Multi-talented. Genuine. Creative. These all describe John’s personality and perspective. He’s such a pleasure to work with.”
“John is a talented and caring leader with a unique perspective to guide people and organizations to greater heights!”
“One Degree Connect intuitively saw our team’s vision, designed our website and collateral, and gave us tools to stay relevant with our philanthropy clients!”
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