Jon Lokhorst
Author, Business Coach, Business Strategist, Consultant, Keynote Speaker, Trainer
Jon Lokhorst, CSP, CPA, PCC, is a leadership coach, speaker, and author of Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions. He is the founder of Your Best Leadership LLC.
Jon works with organizations to develop leaders everyone wants to follow, build teams no one wants to leave, and deliver exceptional results. As a result of his work, organizations increase employee engagement, reduce turnover, break down silos, and build flourishing leadership pipelines that produce future leaders from within.
Jon is a member of the National Speakers Association and served as president of the Minnesota chapter. He has been awarded the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, a distinction held by less than 20 percent of NSA members. Jon has also received the Professional Certified Coach (PCC) credential from the International Coach Federation.
On a personal note, Jon loves grandparenting and being “Papa” to his four adorable littles, as he calls them. He’s also an avid and long-suffering fan of Minnesota’s professional sports teams, cheering on the Twins, Vikings, and Wild.
Popular Programs
- Mission-Critical Leadership: How Smart Managers Lead Well in All Directions
- Keep Your Best Leaders: Four Keys to Build a Flourishing Leadership Pipeline
- Your Best Leadership: Two Secrets to Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow
- Future-Proof Your Leadership: Building Flexibility, Agility, and Resilience
- Maximize Your Value with Strategic Thinking and Innovation Skills
Professional Summary
Before launching Your Best Leadership LLC, Jon enjoyed a 30-plus year career as a CPA, CFO, and organizational leader. He has a Master’s in Organizational Leadership and is recognized by the International Coach Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Jon is a member of the National Speakers Association and serves as president of the Minnesota chapter. He is a recipient of the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, a distinction held by less than 20 percent of NSA members.
"The lessons he conveyed were perfectly targeted for our leaders and highly practical for them to implement on the job. The feedback from attendees was nothing but positive!"
Areas of Expertise
- Business
- Accountability
- Business Consultant
- Business Strategy
- Change Management
- Communication
- Conflict Resolution
- DISC
- Emerging Leadership Development
- Emotional Intelligence / EQ
- Faith Based
- Goal Setting
- Healthcare
- Keynote Speaker
- Leadership
- Lean/Six Sigma
- Long Term Vision
- Management
- Midwest Speakers
- Minnesota Speakers
- Servant Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- StrengthsFinder
- Succession Planning
- Team Building
- Time Management
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