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Unlock Growth Through Design, Connection & Action

I help organizations turn expertise into impact—through resilient mindsets, empathetic leadership, and opportunity-driven problem solving.

Meet Ron Johnson

Program Architect & Keynote Speaker

I’m a program designer and instructional strategist who builds assets for experts, educators, and organizations. My work blends real-world program design (internships, apprenticeships, entrepreneurship curricula) with practical, human-centered facilitation. Audiences leave with clarity, confidence, and concrete next steps.

Two Ways to Bring Me In

Bundle A — Vision & Resilience Series

Active Patience + Future You

What it does: Aligns mindset and direction. Participants learn how to make progress during uncertainty and design a “Future You” roadmap that pulls them forward.

Perfect for: Leadership cohorts, emerging leaders, career transition programs.

Outcomes:

  • Resilience tools

  • Gap & Gain reframing

  • Future Resume + concrete action plan

Bundle B — Relationships & Opportunities Series

Empathetic Connections + Obsessed with Problems + Money Moves

What it does: Equips teams to build real relationships, reframe problems into innovations, and convert social capital into opportunities.

Perfect for: Corporate teams, nonprofits, entrepreneurial ecosystems, conference add-ons.

Outcomes:

  • Empathy-driven communication

  • Problem-to-opportunity framework

  • Live pipeline plan + follow-ups

Individual Talks & Workshops

Active Patience — How to Move Forward When Nothing Seems to Be Working

Tagline: Resilience is not waiting—it’s strategic action.

Participants will: Reframe setbacks, apply Gap & Gain, build a personal “leverage points” plan.

Formats: 45–60 min keynote • 90-min workshop • Half-day

Future You — Designing Your Next Chapter

Tagline: Create a vision that pulls you forward.

Participants will: Draft a 5-year Future Resume, write a purpose statement, align near-term actions.

Formats: 60-min keynote • 90-min workshop • Half-day

Empathetic Connections — Building Relationships That Matter

Tagline: Empathy is the bridge to influence.

Participants will: Craft a one-liner, practice active listening, map 3–5 high-value relationships.

Formats: 60-min keynote • 90-min workshop • Half-day

Money Moves — Building Social Capital

Tagline: Wealth is more than money—it’s relationships.

Participants will: Design a simple pipeline, write ready-to-send follow-ups, “manifest the yes.”

Formats: 60-min keynote • 90-min workshop • Half-day

Obsessed with Problems — Creating Opportunities

The bigger the problem, the greater the opportunity.

Participants will: Reframe obstacles, apply a hero’s-journey lens, craft a mini-pitch.

Formats: 60-min keynote • 90-min workshop • Half-day