Because, he says, "God uses ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things," Kevin Wayne Johnson has taken up the task of developing individual and organizational operating excellence as his life's ministry. He trains, mentors and coaches in order to coax audiences to live out their gifts, and in the words of his national best-selling book series, to then "Give God the Glory!" This series of eight books has earned the current radio and former television co-host some 19 literary awards, since 2001. Gayle King, an editor-at-large for O, The Oprah Magazine, praised his work, writing to him that "Your book, Kevin, touched me."
Johnson is the Founder & CEO of The Johnson Leadership Group, LLC, and an independent certified coach, trainer, mentor and speaker with the internationally recognized John Maxwell Team, where he leads learning experiences that are tailored to meet the specific needs of the audience to help maximize efficiency, growth, awareness and effectiveness. He provides organizations, and the people who work within them, with the tools to forge effective personal and interpersonal communication and delivers training on the elements of dynamic relationships, to equip teams with the attitudes and attributes needed to develop individuals into leaders. He does so through motivating workshops, seminars, insightful keynote speeches and compassionate coaching all to encourage personal and professional growth.
Johnson enjoyed a 34-year career (retired) in government and private industry as a frontline, mid-level and senior-level leader. He led workforce development, training, organizational change, acquisition/procurement, customer service, client relationships, budget, security, records management, property administration, facilities and human resources organizations during his tenure. He was a key leader on the National Performance Review for Procurement and Customer Service Reform, under the first Clinton Administration, has testified before the U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee on Procurement Reform and wrote testimony that was presented before the District of Columbia's Committee for Government Operations.
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Johnson earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Management from Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business and completed course work towards an M.B.A. at both Marymount University and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. He earned the Master's Certification in Government Contracting from The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
He is an ordained Church of God Ministries, Inc. (Anderson, IN) minister and has served in a myriad of leadership positions over the past 21 years in the local church, to include Senior Pastor, as well as regionally, nationally and internationally in Kenya Africa, St. Lucia, Turks and Caicos, and London England. His latest book "Leadership with a Servant's Heart" is an Amazon.com best-seller in two categories and earned 9 literary awards in 2020 and 2021. Johnson is currently serving a 4-year team as Faith Community Commissioner for Suicide Prevention under Maryland Governor Larry Hogan and Wes Moore.
He lives in Clarksville, Maryland with his wife of 30 years, Gail, and raised three sons. He has one God daughter and two God granddaughters.