Seattle · Est. 2007

Transform How YouPresent.
Perform.
Win.

Most people can talk. Very few can present. There's a framework for the difference — and it can be learned.

Clarity and judgment outperform scripts and theater — every time.
— John Martin
30M

Presentations delivered daily worldwide

Presentation Coaching Mental Martial Arts VBC-cx Sales Training Sales Enablement Advisory NavigationChart™ Author · 11 Books Published Speaker's Academy Presentation Coaching Mental Martial Arts VBC-cx Sales Training Sales Enablement Advisory NavigationChart™ Author · 11 Books Published

Core Services

Three Skills the Market
Is Demanding Right Now.

LinkedIn · Skills on the Rise · US

The #s below = LinkedIn's rankings.

3 of the top 7. One practitioner.

#2

LinkedIn Skills on the Rise

Workshop

Conflict Mitigation

Mental
Martial Arts

Win conflict without leaving bruises. Conditioned reflexes — not scripts — built for the moments when pressure is highest and logic fails first.

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MMA

#6

LinkedIn Skills on the Rise

Coaching

Public Speaking

Presentation
Coaching

Structure, clarity, and presence — built around the NavigationChart™ framework. For executives, senior sellers, and founders who present in high-stakes environments.

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PPT

#7

LinkedIn Skills on the Rise

Training

Solution-Based Selling

VBC-cx
Sales Training

Not a methodology — a practice. Six pillars built for complex environments where the old playbooks have already failed and the graveyard of sales methods keeps growing.

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VBC
30M+
Presentations delivered daily worldwide — the vast majority forgettable
86%
of executives cite poor communication as the primary cause of workplace failures — Salesforce
55%
of executives say presentation skills directly determine professional success and advancement — Forbes

Five Ways to
Work Together

Presentation coaching, sales training, conflict mitigation, onboarding design, and a free planning tool — all built around the same belief: clarity and judgment outlast scripts and theater, every time.

01
Presentation Coaching

One-on-one and group coaching built around the NavigationChart™ framework. Structure, clarity, and presence — for executives, senior sellers, and founders who present in high-stakes environments.

02
Sales Training · VBC-cx

Not a methodology — a practice. VBC-cx applies the principles of value-based care to the customer relationship. Six pillars, six modules, customized for your team. Built for complex environments where the old playbooks have already failed.

03
Mental Martial Arts

Win conflict without leaving bruises. A workshop that builds the reflexes to stay calm under pressure — not scripts, not vocabulary, conditioned responses. The #2 fastest-growing workplace skill in the US, according to LinkedIn's most recent Skills on the Rise report.

04
Sales Enablement Advisory

Three global programs built from scratch — HP Medical, Cardiac Science/Zoll, Grifols. One of perhaps five people in the world who has done this at scale. The Sales Onboarding Architecture™: not a framework from a book — built from the real thing.

Free
NavigationChart™

A proprietary presentation planning tool — free to use, no login required. Define your Single Presentation Objective, map your audience by social style, and build your architecture before a single slide is created. Use it in-browser or print it.

→ Try it free
New
Speaker's Academy

A program, not a workshop. Build a real presentation over several weeks — through individual coaching, small group refinement, and a live performance summit. The NavigationChart™ framework embedded across every phase. Individual and corporate enrollment available.

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Built Around
Your Reality

Since every organization is unique, we diagnose before we prescribe. Our programs are modified to match your specific challenges, culture, and learning goals.

24%

higher profit margins for companies that invest in quality training vs. those that spend less. — Training Magazine, 2024

Built for
Experience,
Not Beginners

The people this work serves best already feel the tension between how they're working and how they want to work. They don't need convincing. They need space, language, and a steady counterpart.

During the course of my career as a professional marketer and salesman I have made countless sales calls and presentations and trained associates to do the same. Although I enjoyed considerable success, I never felt like I was very good at sales. A few sessions with Peak Performance Workshops did more for my presentation skills and confidence in my ability to communicate effectively with prospects and clients than decades of "practice" in the trenches of my day to day business routine. I highly recommend their workshops to anyone interested in improving the most essential skill needed for any business — good old fashioned salesmanship. Stan HartmannFounder, Hartmann Foods Inc.

The Result

Decades of experience.

Still leveled up. A few sessions did more than years of field practice — because practice without coaching reinforces the wrong habits.

Who This Is For

Experienced professionals who already know how to sell — and know they could be sharper. This isn't beginner training.

Thank you so much for meeting with me the other evening on such short notice. I really needed your help in a hurry and you came through. As a result of 6 hours of your coaching I was able to make a presentation where I made 6 sales and made contacts with 15 more potential clients. Your services were worth every penny I paid. I feel that what you have taught me will play a large part in my success.
Paul MedrzyckiSales Professional, Seattle
The Seattle Marketing Group just finished a 2 day course on "Presentation Skills" with Peak Performance Workshops. The course was GREAT and we all grew in our ability as presenters. Thanks for offering us such a valuable opportunity.
Colleen WoottonGraphic Designer, Seattle Marketing Group

No Forms.
No Funnels.
Just a Conversation.

Reach out directly. Tell me where you are and what prompted you to get in touch. I respond personally to every message.

Send John an Email

Coaching Hours

6

hours of presentation coaching

Direct Sales

6

sales closed in one presentation

New Pipeline

15

potential clients identified

"Your services were worth every penny I paid."

— Paul Medrzycki

No Forms.
No Funnels.
Just a Conversation.

People reach out when something familiar no longer fits — a role, a way of selling, a definition of success — and they want to think it through without noise or pressure. If you're at that point, reach out directly.

To schedule a free consultation, send an email. No agenda required — just tell me where you are and what prompted you to reach out.

Organization

Peak Performance Workshops

Address

2442 NW Market Street, Suite 214
Seattle, WA 98107

Response

I respond personally to every message.
No auto-replies. No assistants.

"I don't work at scale, and I don't work quickly. I work slowly, selectively, and seriously with people who are already doing the work — and want to do it more honestly."

— John Martin