John P. Smith Jr.

A classroom that runs perfectly and a life that's in shambles, told with the same unshakable confidence. John's comedy is built from military service, corporate life, marriage, and a family with hundreds of cousins. Comedy for anyone who did something extraordinary and felt like nobody noticed. Performing at comedy clubs across Los Angeles.

Comedic keynotes built on over three decades of corporate training experience and Marine Corps service. John performs as John From Training, a speaker whose classroom runs perfectly and whose life is the opposite. Two keynote themes available: "The Midlife Marine" on resilience and showing up when the world moves on, and "If They're Laughing, They're Learning: The Class Nobody Wanted to Take (and Nobody Wanted to Leave)" on using humor to train, lead, and connect. The problem is, he always has the lesson.

A Marine Corps trained computer trainer who turned corporate trainer, John has trained over 100,000 employees across Fortune 500 companies, military organizations, and healthcare systems. He brings the same energy to your training room that he brings to the stage: make them laugh first, and they'll let you in and listen. Corporate workshops, team building sessions, and training events people actually remember because they were laughing when they learned.

John served in the United States Marine Corps from 1986 to 1992, including deployment during Operations Desert Shield/Storm. His comedy is about what happens after the uniform comes off and the world stops treating you like the person you trained your whole life to be. He doesn't explain military life to civilians. He tells the truth about it and makes everyone in the room laugh at the same time. Available for military base shows, veteran organization events, USO shows, and military family gatherings.