John Palumbo More about John Palumbo John A. Palumbo is an international speaker, author, and expert in the science of influence and persuasion. He has been invited to lecture around the world, including Ukraine, Mexico, Poland, Canada, and Jamaica, on the psychology of human nature. John is a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA) and was recently awarded the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP™) designation, the highest designation conferred by the NSA. He is also recipient of the National Sales and Marketing Council’s Bill Molster Lifetime Achievement Award for his 20+ years of service to the industry. John has the ability to take sales professionals and organizations to new dimensions of performance excellence. Known as the industry’s Closing Master, John has more than three decades of experience and has personally closed over one billion dollars in real estate sales. His programs receive rave reviews for being cutting-edge, entertaining, and most importantly, for delivering results. John is recipient of NAHB’s Sales Manager of the Year Award and the Million Dollar Circle Lifetime Award. He is a prominent member of the Institute of Residential Marketing and has been an instructor for the institute for 20+ years. John has been published and interviewed by numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal. He is author of more than ten books on the psychology of influence and persuasion, including his best-seller, Highly Influential .