JOHN P. ANDRADE
Commercial Banker • Speaker • Podcast Host
You’ve built a business. Let’s build what comes next.
Entrepreneur • Commercial Banker • Author • GO4CEO Founder
Your starting point doesn’t have to determine your destination. John is proof. Adopted and raised in a lower-middle-class household, he built his career without a college degree, then owned and exited his own business, spent more than 15 years in commercial banking, wrote The 4A Formula and founded GO4CEO. He’s also a husband and a father of three daughters.
I’ve Built It. Sold It. Banked It. Lent to It. Interviewed It.Now I Teach It.
What you can expect: thoughtful questions, plain talk, the right introductions and a useful next step.
My definition of success
Because the business you build should support the life you want to live.
As heard on
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When every decision comes back to you, growth gets harder.
You have ambition. You have ideas. You may even have a strong team. But the business still depends on you to drive sales, solve problems and keep everyone moving.
Revenue has plateaued.
Growth has leveled off and you need a clearer plan for what comes next.
Your team needs clearer direction.
Too many decisions still depend on you.
A big opportunity is on the table.
You’re weighing a move that could change the future of your company.
The next move needs capital.
Growth, equipment, real estate or an acquisition that has to be financed the right way.
You don’t have to sort through it alone. Together, we can identify what deserves your attention, what needs to change and where to start.
Three ways to work together
4A Boardroom
A trusted thinking partner for founders and owners, bringing structure to the decisions that shape your business.
- Leadership: clarify responsibilities and reduce the decisions that depend on you
- Sales: sharpen your positioning and build a more consistent pipeline
- Growth strategy: decide which opportunities deserve your time and money
- Accountability: set priorities, assign ownership and keep progress visible
Commercial Banking
Connect your business plans to a conversation about capital.
- Growth and working capital
- Equipment and real estate
- Acquisitions and treasury needs
Speaking & Workshops
Give your audience a framework they can put to work.
Signature KeynoteThe 4A Formula
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Give your audience a framework they can put to work.
The 4A Formula
Untangle Any Challenge and Think Like a CEO
Bring the 4A Formula to your next leadership meeting, business event or workshop. Through personal stories, business experience and guided discussion, I help audiences examine a real challenge and identify how to move forward.
Topics include
Thinking like a CEO
Aligning people around growth
Building accountability
Creating your next chapter
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The 4A Formula
A practical formula for complex challenges. Whether it’s a leadership issue, a sales plateau or a major decision, the process starts with clarity.
Assess
Understand what’s happening. Find the real challenge beneath the symptoms.
Align
Connect the right people, resources and priorities to the outcome you want.
Accountability
Define who owns what, how progress is measured and when we’ll revisit it.
Action
Take the next meaningful step. Learn, adjust and keep moving.
Resources for leaders who are building something
The 4A Formula
Your next breakthrough can start with a better question. A practical way to examine a hard decision, bring others into the solution and turn what you learn into action.
GO4CEO
Since 2020, nearly 300 long-form conversations with founders and CEOs about leadership, ownership, family and growth.
4A Formula for Leaders
Frameworks for assessing, aligning, staying accountable and taking action.
What are you ready to move forward?
A stronger team? A more focused sales strategy? A business opportunity you need to think through? Tell me what you’re working toward, and what’s standing in the way. Let’s start there.
What would you like to discuss?