The speaker
Ideas audiences can put to work
Steward president John Hooley speaks on membership growth and the practical use of technology.
His sessions are built for association professionals who want clear ideas they can take back to their organizations. Attendees consistently describe the content as practical, engaging, concise, and actionable.
Speaking experience
Proven Expertise in Action
Steward’s president, John Hooley, has presented on topics relating to membership growth and using technology for:
FSAE — The Florida Society of Association Executives
The Toastmasters Leadership Institute
Intel’s Employee Resource Group
The Mid-Atlantic Society of Association Executives Annual Convention
The Indiana Society of Association Executives ICON Conference
The California Society of Association Executives Seasonal Spectacular
The California Society of Association Executives Elevate Conference
The Canadian Society of Association Executives Annual Conference
The Canadian Society of Association Executives Annual Conference
FSAE — The Florida Society of Association Executives
The Toastmasters Leadership Institute
Intel’s Employee Resource Group
The Mid-Atlantic Society of Association Executives Annual Convention
The Indiana Society of Association Executives ICON Conference
The California Society of Association Executives Seasonal Spectacular
The California Society of Association Executives Elevate Conference
Attendee Comments
Practical | Engaging | Insightful
Attendee Comments
Practical | Engaging | Insightful
Across conferences and organizations, attendees consistently come back to the same themes: practical ideas, engaging delivery, and insights they can put to work right away.
5 out of 5 stars
“Best session thus far at the conference. I will be instituting the advice.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Excellent concise – actionable takeaways”
5 out of 5 stars
“I told my peer group that I felt that you had the best content presented so far with ICON2020.”
5 out of 5 stars
“I just finalized some text for a Why Join flier that I will re-evaluate based on the methodology John shared. The timing is (almost) perfect. Seeing this last week would have been even better!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Clearly presented, very practical”
5 out of 5 stars
“I learned about leveraging my authority to create content, what members value on my website, making the website member focused, simplifying primary navigation, and fixing the speed! Great class! Loved the slideshow presentation.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Extremely engaging and I came away with multiple ways to reinvent our website.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Had a lot of ah-ha moments. John did a great job focusing on his presentation – gave us a lot in the short time that he had.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Very informative and engaging speaker.”
5 out of 5 stars
“John gave a fantastic, engaging, and energizing presentation with clear steps to take and apply immediately! Loved this session!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Great presenter! I loved that the Queer Eye theme flowed well throughout the session, even though I’ve never seen the show that made it easy to understand.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Great talk! Topic was very useful and relevant to working at Intel. Speaker was very engaging too!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Great insights that go beyond the website communication~ can be used in all communications.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Brilliant summary of a complex subject.”
5 out of 5 stars
“Great session! Loved the interactions throughout the talk!”
5 out of 5 stars
“Very useful, great speaker! loved how interactive it was”
5 out of 5 stars
“Loved the instructor, the examples and the participation.”
5 out of 5 stars
“I enjoyed the session very much. I liked the analogy of associations having a super power. Also liked showing the real life website examples (good and bad) and how to think about best ways to put material up.”
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“I told my peer group that I felt that you had the best content presented so far with ICON2020.”
“Best session thus far at the conference. I will be instituting the advice.”
“I just finalized some text for a Why Join flier that I will re-evaluate based on the methodology John shared. The timing is (almost) perfect. Seeing this last week would have been even better!”
“Excellent concise – actionable takeaways”