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John is an experienced speaker with a portfolio of presentations below that fit a wide variety of audiences. If you would like to bring John to your conference, business, or classroom guest lecture, contact him using the form below or book a 1-on-1 meeting directly with John.
Dr. Torrens’ Portfolio of Workshops
Discover a range of sample workshops and presentations available from Dr. Torrens below.
ADHD: An Entrepreneur’s Superpower
ADHD can be a very debilitating condition, often resulting in undesirable business and life outcomes. However, in the context of entrepreneurship, certain types of ADHD have shown to be an incredible advantage if harnessed properly. In this session, you will learn how to maximize the upside while minimizing the downside to allow your natural entrepreneurial abilities to shine.
Is Your Good Idea A Good Business Opportunity?
Many people have great ideas, but how do you know whether those ideas can be viable business opportunities? Learn a repeatable model to test your ideas for viability before you spend the time, energy, and money launching a business and bringing a product to market.
Selling Your Company: Best Practices For The Best Exit
Everyone leaves their company one way or another, so it is important to be intentional about the way you run your business to maximize your inevitable exit. Learn from the best wealth creation stratigies, drawn from 50 interviews of founders and CEOs who exited their businesses. Not all exit are equal:this session will teach you how to maximize yours.
Growth Through Mergers And Acquisitions
Regardless of how your company has been funded, growth is necessary. Organic growth is great, but there is often an upper limit to how much you can grow organically. Before you consider taking on an acquisition, learn from someone who has done it several times and teaches it at a leading university. This session will equip you with the knowledge and skills to approach an M&A strategy for maximum potential. Learn about the process, best practices, pitfalls, and traps to avoid in this highly engaging session.
Negotiations & Dealmaking
Life is a series of negotiations. In the context of entrepreneurship, the deals you make (and the deals you don’t)S have profound and long-lasting effects. Learn how to prepare and execute a high-impact negotiation from an award-winning professor and master deal maker. In this session, you will learn advanced negotiation concepts, participate in simulated negotiations, and receive personalized feedback from Dr. Torrens. The best way to become a better negotiator is to negotiate!
Becoming The CEO Of Your Own Health
Entrepreneurs and executives work famously hard, often to their own detriment. You have dashboards for your business, but probably not for your own health. Instead of spending a lifetime creating wealth, only to spent your money and final decade managing largely preventable conditions, why not develop your strategic plan to enjoy the fruits of your labor well into your final, healthy decades?
Finding Joy & Happiness In Business
People all want the same thing: joy, happiness, love, and a sense of purpose. So why are anxiety, depression and decreades lide enjoyment trending upward? Happy people live on average 7 years longer than unhappy people, and for successful business people, this is great news in terms of getting every bit of joy out of the life you worked so hard for. This session will teach you the basics of happiness science and how to claim the joy that is already inside you. Learn what the world’s happiest people know and do, and take home practical techniques to feel more happy and joyful every day.