Helping Leaders, Teams, and Businesses

Create Lasting Transformation

At The Deering Difference, we help individuals and organizations strengthen leadership, improve communication, increase performance, and create meaningful growth through strategic coaching, training, and development.

The Deering Difference

For years, John and Wendy Deering has helped individuals, leaders, and organizations strengthen leadership,

communication, and growth through transformational development and practical strategy.

Transformation Starts With the Right Strategy

Growth does not happen by accident.

Whether you are building a business, leading a team, developing your people, or trying to create a stronger culture, the biggest breakthroughs happen when clarity, leadership, and execution align.

The Deering Difference exists to help organizations and individuals move beyond surface-level motivation and into practical, sustainable transformation.

We combine leadership development, coaching, communication strategies, sales training, and organizational growth systems to help people lead better, perform better, and grow with confidence.

What We Help You Achieve

Leadership Development

Build stronger leaders who communicate clearly, inspire teams, and lead with confidence.

Team & Organizational Growth

Create alignment, improve culture, and strengthen collaboration across your organization.

Sales & Communication Training

Equip teams with practical communication and relationship-building skills that drive results.

Coaching & Consulting

Build stronger leaders who communicate clearly, inspire teams, and lead with confidence.

Personal & Professional Development

Help individuals unlock confidence, clarity, and purpose in both leadership and life.

Workshops & Speaking Engagements

Build stronger leaders who communicate clearly, inspire teams, and lead with confidence.

Why Clients Choose The Deering Difference

Customized Solutions

No two people or organizations are the same. Every strategy, session, and program is tailored to your goals, challenges, and vision.

Real-World Experience

Our approach is practical, actionable, and built around real business and leadership challenges.

People-First Transformation

We believe lasting growth happens when people feel empowered, equipped, and supported.

Sustainable Growth

We focus on long-term transformation instead of temporary motivation.

Speaking Experiences That Create Real Impact

Whether speaking to corporations, leadership teams, entrepreneurs, schools, nonprofits, or community organizations, The Deering Difference delivers engaging and practical presentations that inspire people to think differently, lead effectively, and take meaningful action.

Leadership Development
Communication & Influence
Sales & Relationship Building
Team Performance
Personal Growth & Mindset
Organizational Culture
Confidence & Purpose

about us

Meet John & Wendy Deering

The Deering Consulting Difference

John and Wendy are members of the Maxwell Certified Team with more than six decades of combined experience in social work, vocational counseling, nonprofit leadership, and business development.

They have built organizations that address real

human need sand foster meaningful change.

Their approach is simple:

Combine heartfelt care with practical solutions to create lasting impact.

John Deering

Maxwell Leadership

Keynote Speaker

John is a visionary Builder and dynamic Messenger.

He sees what could be — and moves boldly toward it.

With a bias toward action and a future-focused mindset, John helps individuals and organizations move from ideas to implementation. He brings clarity where confusion exists and transforms complexity into direction.

He doesn’t just teach sales.
He builds leaders.

Wendy Deering

Maxwell Leadership Coach

Wendy is a steady Overseer and compassionate Coach.

She brings order to chaos and calm to complexity. With deep empathy and practical wisdom, she guides individuals through growth with patience, clarity, and strength.

Her leadership centers on relationships — building trust that lasts far beyond the classroom.

Together, they lead with both heart and strategy.

upcoming events

maxwell method of selling bootcamp 1

Join transformational training experiences designed to strengthen leadership, communication, sales, and personal growth.

A 12-Session Leadership-Based Sales Experience built on the proven principles of the Maxwell Method of Selling — designed to help you increase revenue, strengthen relationships, and build sustainable success.

Led by John Deering of The Deering Consulting Difference.

Most sales training teaches tactics.

Influence

integrity

service

value creation

Sustainable

growth

When leadership improves, sales follow.

Included in this training:

The Maxwell Method Sales Impact Report

Each participant will complete an online assessment and receive an 18-20 page Sales Impact Report.

In this report, each participant will learn their unique selling style, their strengths and how to maximize them,

their challenges and how to overcome them, the keys to recognizing their prospect’s buying style and
the five-point strategy to improving sales with each of the four primary buying styles.

John & Wendy Deering are independent certified members and are not employees of the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team. We are not in partnership with John Maxwell or the Maxwell Leadership Certified Team. We are members (coach, speaker, trainer, or facilitator), not an employee (e.g., “works at” = employee = not an approved affiliation).