John Patterson is an engaging keynote speaker and training facilitator who is the co-founder and CEO of Influential U, a leading business education company that helps individuals and enterprises accelerate transactions through Transactional Competence™. With a history in corporate curriculum design, focusing on influence, leadership, and high-performance training and development, John has been responsible for developing and managing hundreds of leaders, managers, and mentors. He’s facilitated courses and conferences for global audiences since 1987.

Under John's leadership, Influential U offers a cohesive framework that can expedite initiatives, support large-scale buy-in, and quickly produce results for small business owners, startups, and large-scale enterprises. The curriculum includes live webinars, online learning, local workshops, global conferences, podcasts, case studies, and mentors utilized by professionals and executives worldwide. Influential U is an international assembly of accomplished professionals, certified faculty, and ambitious peers from various countries, industries, and cultures.

Transactional Competence, the methodology behind Influential U, promotes ambition, cooperation, and alignment across large numbers of individuals or teams. It has gained global recognition and includes learners from some of the world's best companies. John specializes in constructing consequential educational environments that produce compliance, competence, and valued behaviors, making him a sought-after speaker and the inaugural host of the Influential U podcast.

Marne is a dynamic and accomplished professional with over 25 years of diverse training experience, delivering individual coaching and group programs to over 30,000 people worldwide. With a high level of integrity, commitment, and humor, Marne simplifies complex concepts and facilitates discovery. Her impressive background includes managing upper Midwest operations for an international educational company, serving as a Senior Sales Manager for a national organization, and executive coaching for Department Chairs, Senior Leaders, and Academic Clinicians at the University of Virginia.

Marne is a senior faculty member for Influential U, a leading business education in transactional competence, and the owner of MPOWER Consulting, LLC, specializing in productivity consulting for academic healthcare providers. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Counseling from the University of Minnesota, a Master's in Instructional Design and Technology with an emphasis on Human Performance Improvement from Walden University and a Certificate in Brain-Based coaching from the Neuroleadership Institute. Marne's passion for helping individuals achieve their most important goals while living a balanced life is evident in her work. She teaches people how to take deliberate and incremental actions that cultivate essential habits and practices for achieving long-lasting results.