About
Jonathan
You can read what’s below, but truth is, the image with the hearts on it, right under here, that’s all you really need to know in order to know me…
It was taken while I was on stage, presenting the final keynote at World Domination Summit in 2011. On that day, I was nervous. Though I’ve spoken around the world, in front of much bigger audiences since then, it was my first time standing before 500 people. Eyes and hearts staring back at me, yearning for something good. Something real.
I was the closing speaker, entrusted me to bring everyone home. I felt an immense sense of legacy and responsibility. Not just to do well, but to do good. Similar to the overwhelming call to deliver I’d experienced earlier that year when presenting at TEDxCMU in the same hall Randy Pausch gave his famed Last Lecture.
As I walked up onto the stage, I brought a small picture that had been hastily drawn by my then 10-year-old daughter and tucked into my backpack before I left. A series of colored hearts to wish me luck and remind me how much I was loved. That’s all I needed. I knew that at any given moment, no matter what happened on that stage, I could look down and know everything was going to be okay.
After my talk, a few of the speakers joined me for a final audience Q&A. Someone asked each of us “who inspires you?” As each person answered, I kept gazing back at the hearts. I went last. But, instead of speaking, I walked over picked up the piece of paper, held it in the air for all to see and said, “This. My daughter.” I couldn’t say more, or I’d have burst into tears.
So, feel free to read the yadda, yadda, bio-stuff below. It’s fun. But, in the end, all you really need to know is that:
I’m a father, a husband, a maker and a man who cares deeply about, loves and admires those closest to him and is humbled and grateful for the opportunity to create, to connect and to serve.
That’s what it’s all about for me….
So, feel free to read the yadda, yadda, bio-stuff below. It’s fun. But, in the end, all you really need to know is that:
I’m a father, a husband, a maker and a man who cares deeply about, loves and admires those closest to him and is humbled and grateful for the opportunity to create, to connect and to serve.
That’s what it’s all about for me….
NOW, THE FANCY, EXPANDED VERSION:
I’m a dad, husband, six-time author, executive producer, and host of one of the most-popular podcasts in the world, Good Life Project®, boasting more than 100-million listens and views. Good Life Project is the #1 destination for people navigating midlife with intention, featuring deep, honest conversations about what it actually takes to build a life that feels like yours, through the reinventions, reckonings, and reclamations of your 40s, 50s and beyond.
Supporting GLP’s omni-channel media and global community is our flagship educational and coaching venture, Midlife Design Lab™.
Along the way, I’ve founded a series of companies focused on human potential, including Spark Endeavors, where I developed the Sparketype® Assessment. This tool has been tapped by over 1-million individuals and some of the largest, most-innovative organizations to identify, embrace, and cultivate work that makes people come alive. The assessment has generated vast database of more than 50-million data-points, serving as one of the largest-ever studies on work-life fulfillment.
In-person or on the virtual stage as a keynote speaker and facilitator, I love “casting a spell of exquisite attention,” that draws participants in through real-world, relatable, and deeply-compelling stories, cutting-edge science, data-driven insights, and actionable take-aways.
I’ve also been incredibly blessed to see my work featured widely in the media, from Harvard Business Review, FastCompany, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Inc., The Guardian, and SUCCESS to Oprah Magazine, Allure, Parade, Outside, Reader’s Digest, Vogue, Fitness, Elle, and many more.