John K. Coyle

The "Time Master" - world leading expert in "chronoception" - how to design meaningful memories

Travels from Las Vegas Nevada, USA

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Speaks on:

Design Thinking

Performance Management

Personal Growth

Time Management


Olympic silver medal
Emmy award - short feature
Azbee award - best business article

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John K. captivates audiences with his transformative perspective on time as a currency for creating meaningful memories. He blends psychology, science, and personal stories to inspire listeners to reframe their thinking and step outside comfort zones, often moving them to tears with his "beautiful" and "engaging" presentations. His high-energy talks deliver a powerful mix of humor, emotion, and actionable strategies that empower tourism professionals and broader audiences to maximize life's important moments. Described as "awesome" and sometimes "life-changing," John's unique approach creates a lasting impact that resonates deeply with attendees who leave feeling "inspired," "motivated," and "refreshed." His storytelling ability makes complex ideas accessible while providing practical tools for both personal and professional growth, helping participants shift priorities toward memory-making and living life to the fullest.
Key Audience Outcomes
  • Participants gained a new perspective on the value of time and how to experience it more fully.

  • Attendees felt inspired to create more memorable events and experiences for themselves and others.

  • Listeners learned actionable ways to make each moment matter and increase their perceived time.

  • Participants were motivated to rethink their priorities and focus on creating lasting memories.

  • Attendees felt empowered to live life to the fullest and make the most of every moment.

Generated by Talkadot based on 203 audience feedback

John K.'s Bio

John K. Coyle is an author, professor, Olympic medalist, Emmy award winner, 5X TEDx speaker, former Head of innovation at a Fortune 500 wireless telecom, and has degrees from Stanford (Product Design) and Kellogg (MBA.) He is a world-leading expert in the fields of Innovation, Design Thinking, Strengths, Resiliency and "Chronoception" - the neuroscience and psychology of time perception. Superseding these achievements is John’s mastery of the art of storytelling. John frames his talks and workshops through the lens of the Hero’s Journey while elegantly mixing-in data-driven frameworks based on the latest research and science. John has been the lead keynote speaker in more than 20 countries and always a client favorite - check out his LinkedIn profile with over 110 raving reviews. John is able to emotionally grip his audiences from the opening words and yet leave them empowered with actionable steps and changes.

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John K. Offers the Following Talks

Time ManagementPersonal Growth

Time 2.0: Time Capital - How to Invest Your Most Valuable Currency

  • Learn how the brain constructs time out of moments (memories)

  • Understand that the experience of time, "chronoception," is not linear

  • Learn that the value of an increment of time is not related to its duration

  • Learn how to design memorable moments where "time stops"

  • Understand that becoming "first recall" also means "first call"

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30 minutes - full day

Design ThinkingPerformance Management

Strengths 2.0: How to Design For Strengths

  • Learn the difference between "skill gaps" and true weaknesses

  • Identify potential weaknesses to design around

  • Identify your specific strengths (and how to double down on them)

  • Understand that the cost of most strengths is a related weakness... and that is OK

  • Learn how doubling down on strengths leads to breakthrough performance

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0.5 - 2 hours




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