The Author


  • John Murphy is the founder (1988) and president of Venture Management Consultants, Inc., a firm specializing in creating lean, high performance work cultures. For more information on Venture, please visit www.venturemanagementconsultants.com

 

  • As a business consultant, John has delivered services to dozens of organizations, including AlliedSignal (Honeywell), BMW, Chase, the CIA, Delphi, GE, GSK, Hilton, Lockheed Martin, Merck, the Michigan State Senate, Perrigo, Prudential, Raytheon, Spectrum Health, Target Stores, the U.S. Navy, United Way, Wolverine World Wide and Wyeth.

 

  • As an educator and LeanSixSigma Master Blackbelt, John has trained thousands of people from over 50 countries, including Fortune 500 executives, project leaders, managers, and blackbelts. He has also mentored dozens of project teams in Transformational Leadership, Organizational Development, Operational Excellence, and Lean Six Sigma applications.

 

  • As a speaker, John has delivered keynotes and seminars throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Among those he has shared the stage with are General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Zig Ziglar, Denis Waitley, Rocky Bleier, and Anthony Robbins.

 

  • As a recognized expert, John has appeared on over 400 radio and television stations and his work has been featured in over 40 newspapers nationwide.

 

  • John is an on-going student and teacher of A Course in Miracles, Taoism, Buddhism, Shamanic Healing Practices and Spiritual Enlightenment. It is with this depth and understanding of context that he illuminates the content he teaches.

 

  • Prior to consulting, John served as corporate director of human resources for Paulstra CRC, an international automotive division of Hutchinson SA in Paris, France.  In this role, John led numerous Operational Excellence projects, resulting in multi-million dollar improvements and a far more inspiring culture.

 

  • John is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan’s Human Resource Executive Program. He is also a former quarterback for Notre Dame.

 

  • John lives in West Michigan with his wife and children.