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Richard St. John

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Success Analyst, Author, Speaker at RichardStJohn.com
📍 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Richard St. John is a success analyst, author, and speaker who spent over a decade conducting face-to-face interviews with more than 1, 000 successful individuals, including Bill Gates and Richard Branson. He previously founded The St. John Group, a marketing communications firm for technology companies, and worked at Nortels R&D labs.

An avid adventurer and marathon runner, Richards personal life reflects his professional focus on passion and persistence. His quest to understand success, which became his lifes work, was sparked by a simple question he was asked on a plane, leading to a decade-long research project across the globe.

He delivered one of the most popular TED Talks of all time, famously condensing 10 years of research into an impactful 3-minute presentation.

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Success Analyst, Author, Speaker
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Keys to Success
His primary focus is researching and speaking on the eight common traits of successful people, based on over 1, 000 interviews he personally conducted for his book.
Effective Communication
As a speaker and former CEO of a marketing communications firm, he excels at distilling complex ideas into simple, powerful messages, like his 3-minute TED talk.
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Success Analyst, Author, Speaker
RichardStJohn.com
CEO
The St. John Group
Design, research, marketing
BNR-Nortel R&D Labs
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OCAD University
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