John Busacker is President of The Inventure Group, a global leadership-consulting firm, and Founder of Life-Worth, LLC, a life planning creative resource. As a speaker and seminar leader, he addresses thousands of executives each year on the topics of self-leadership and personal engagement through executive education programs at Duke Corporate Education, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Minnesota Carlson School’s Executive Development Center.
John’s travels have taken him to six continents to work with leading organizations such as Medtronic, CJ Corporation of S. Korea, Ameriprise Financial, Weyerhaeuser, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, the Good Samaritan Foundation, Boston Children’s Hospital, Calvert investments, Unum and The Pastoral Leadership Institute International.
John is the author and architect of Life-Based Financial Planning™, a leading-edge system for aligning finances with life values and personal purpose. As a commentator on the intersection of finances and life/work issues, John has appeared in the The Wall Street Journal, L.A. Times, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Research magazine and Experience Life Magazine.
John just authored his first book, 8 Questions God Can’t Answer. He annually teaches in a diversity of emerging faith communities and supports the development needs of leaders in Africa through the Duke Divinity School and PLI-International.
John’s educational background includes an undergraduate degree in psychology and education from Carthage College as well as postgraduate studies in counseling psychology and financial planning.
John is an avid explorer, occasional marathoner and novice cyclist. He and his wife Carol live in Minneapolis and have two adult sons, Brett and Joshua.
- "Leading with Integrity and Courage," Medtronic Global Leader Conference, Shanghai, China and Duke Corporate Education, PwC Turning Point Conference, Durham, NC.
- "Living an Engaged Life," Duke Corporate Education, PwC Turning Point Conference, Durham, NC.
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"Personal Leadership," PwC Diversity in Business Leadership Conference, New York, NY and Mayo Health System, Rochester, MN.
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"Planning for the New Retirement," Ameriprise Platinum Advisor Summit, Minneapolis, MN.
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"Balancing Your Life Portfolio," Thrivent Financial Premier Client Gatherings, San Francisco, CA, Seattle, WA and Portland, OR.
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"When God Asks a Question," Marquette University Peter Favre Forum, Milwaukee, WI.
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“Leading From Within,” Pastoral Leadership Institute, Ghana, West Africa and San Antonio, TX.