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Kevin Wayne Johnson

EXPERT ON:

◉ Leadership Development
◉ Team Building & Collaboration
◉ Effective Communication
◉ Faith in Action
◉ Church & Ministry Leadership

EXPERIENCE:

◉ Founder and CEO of The Johnson Leadership Group LLC, delivering high-impact leadership, communication, and interpersonal relationship training through workshops, keynotes, seminars, and executive coaching.

◉ Maxwell Certified Leadership Team trainer and active International Coaching Federation member with a 34-year career as a senior leader in government and private industry, specializing in developing individuals into effective, servant-minded leaders.

◉ Award-winning, best-selling author and ordained minister with multiple leadership roles across local to international levels, host of the Words of Wisdom Champion podcast, and a globally recognized voice in faith-based and values-driven leadership development.

About Kevin Wayne Johnson

As Founder and Chief Executive of The Johnson Leadership Group LLC, Kevin provides organizations, and the people who work within them, with the tools to forge effective personnel and interpersonal communication.

He delivers training on the elements of dynamic relationships, to equip teams with the attitudes and attributes needed to develop individuals into leaders. He does so through motivating workshops, seminars, insightful keynote speeches and compassionate coaching, all to encourage personal and professional growth.

He is a Maxwell Certified Leadership Team trainer, coach, mentor and speaker, and an active member of the International Coaching Federation. Kevin enjoyed a 34-year career (retired) in government and private industry as a senior level leader. A native of Richmond, Virginia, he earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Kevin is an ordained minister by the Church of God Ministries, Incorporated, Anderson, IN, and has held multiple leadership positions at the local, regional, national and international levels, including Senior Pastor. His best-selling book series – Give God the Glory! – earned 19 literary awards from 2001 to 2013 and Leadership with a Servant’s Heart series is a 2-time Amazon.com new release best-seller and earned 17 literary awards from 2020 to present.

Since 2022, he shares leadership tips twice per month on the Words of Wisdom Champion podcast that is distributed by Elite Conversation Media and is a frequent guest on reputable podcasts across the world. He has been married to his wife Gail for 32 years, they live in Clarksville, Maryland, and from their union raised three sons.

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