John Palazzolo is a transformational leader, business consultant, and executive coach with more than 20 years of experience helping organizations navigate complexity, accelerate growth, and build high-performance cultures. His background uniquely combines senior leadership experience within startups and Fortune 500 companies with decades of business and pastoral leadership, enabling him to address both the operational and human dimensions of business.
Since 2013, John has worked extensively with Ford Taylor’s Transformational Leadership framework, applying its principles to strengthen communication, accountability, culture, and organizational effectiveness. This values-based, execution-focused approach remains central to his consulting and coaching work.
John specializes in helping companies identify and remove growth constraints, strengthen leadership alignment, improve cash flow and operational discipline, and build scalable, values-driven organizations. His approach is practical, results-oriented, and grounded in real operating experience.
In addition to his corporate career, John served as Senior Pastor of Rivertree Church and founded Ready Aim Move and Renew Transform Lead. Across these roles, he led organizational operations, leadership development, and culture while providing confidential counsel to leaders and individuals navigating crisis, burnout, and major transitions.
John is trusted for his discretion, executive presence, and ability to quickly build trust across diverse teams and stakeholders. He works with business owners, executives, and leadership teams seeking greater clarity, healthier culture, sustainable growth, and long-term impact
