Speaker · Author · Leadership Coach
John
Kundly
Kundly
You’re not miles away from who you want to be.
You’re inches.
You’re inches.
TEDx Speaker
April 2025
April 2025
700+ Keynote
attendees
attendees
AVP Engineering
firm leader
firm leader
TEDx Speaker 2025
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Signature Talks
Three talks. One message.
You’re closer than you think.
You’re closer than you think.
Every keynote is crafted to leave audiences laughing, thinking, and actually moving — not just feeling motivated for a weekend.
01
The Art of the Detour
When life says go left and everything inside you says go right — that internal GPS deserves to be trusted. A talk about conviction, redirection, and the wrong turns that actually get you somewhere meaningful.
TEDx Keynote02
Within Reach: The Overthinking Ambitious Person’s Roadmap
A psychology-backed, faith-fueled keynote for high achievers who are their own biggest obstacle. Blending neuroscience, humor, and hard-won perspective on becoming who you were always capable of being.
Leadership & Personal Growth03
Likable. Hirable. Sane. (Mostly.)
A practical, funny, and deeply honest talk on the science of connection, credibility, and likability in the workplace. Built for corporate teams, universities, and anyone tired of advice that sounds good but changes nothing.
Corporate & UniversityAbout John
Real credibility.
Actual experience.
Genuine humor.
Actual experience.
Genuine humor.
John isn’t a professional speaker who teaches leadership from the outside. He leads hundreds of people daily as an Associate Vice President at a national engineering firm — and translates that real-world experience into talks that land differently.
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Associate Vice President, national engineering firm
Professor
University instructor — leadership & communication
Stage
Keynote speaker — 700+ person audiences
TEDx
The Art of the Detour — April 2025
Author
Within Reach — published 2025
Also
Stand-up comedian (yes, really)
Within Reach
Your Journey to Being Likable, Hirable, and Mostly Sane
The Book
Within Reach
A faith-fueled, psychology-backed playbook for ambitious overthinkers who are convinced they’re miles away from who they want to be — when in reality, they’re inches. With stand-up-comedy honesty, psychological precision, and Midwestern humility, John walks readers through the messy, hilarious, and sometimes heart-breaking science of becoming the person you were always capable of being.
John doesn’t just speak — he makes you feel like he’s been inside your head, rooting for you the whole time. Equal parts therapist, comedian, and coach.
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Keynotes, workshops, corporate training, university events, and conferences. Tell John about your event and he’ll get back to you within 48 hours.
Response time
Within 48 hours for all inquiries
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Keynotes · Workshops · Corporate training · University events · Conferences · Faith-based events
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