John Hackett, Ed. D is a servant leader who assists leaders and organizations in going from where they are to where they want to be by offering coaching, training, speaking, and writing services. His Passion and Purpose is to add value to leaders by equipping them with sills and developing current skills so that they will add value through equipping and developing those they serve and lead, their communities and the world. He currently presents leadership learning experiences to education organizations, non-profits and businesses. Dr. Hackett is a repurposed high school teacher, counselor and administrator, university administrator, and professor teaching graduate and doctoral-level leadership classes.

John is the C.C.O. (Chief Connecting Officer) of Making Connections, a leadership consulting company affiliated with Maxwell Leadership, as an Executive-program Leader, the Center for Teacher Effectiveness, the Table Group and Growing Leaders. John is a licensed coach, speaker, DISC consultant, and certified facilitator for the Six Working Genius assessment.

 John has been a regular contributing author with a weekly LinkedIn newsletter Thursdays Leadership Insight with 300 articles and 600plus subscribers @drjohnhackett. He is a consistent contributor on social media and hosts a yearly Leadership Learning Experience, Live2Lead, featuring videos from world-class speakers, connection activities with local leaders and giving back to local nonprofit organizations.

 He has been married for 47 years to Becki, a 46-year entrepreneur, and has three daughters and two grandsons. John is also a long-distance bicyclist, an open water swimmer, and an aqua bike triathlon competitor.