"Nothing ever succeeds which exuberant spirits have not helped to produce." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Exuberant is a leadership studio. We partner with entrepreneurs, non-profit leaders, and executives to inspire, provoke, stretch, guide, and nurture their aspiration for achieving great things, in service of others.
About Exuberant
John Zapolski is the founder of Exuberant. Over the last two decades, he has invented and led new functions and business units at Fortune 500 companies, built four social purpose brands, invested in several startups, advised leaders at some of the world's biggest companies, and coached entrepreneurs and creative professionals through times of intense personal and professional change.
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He's also taught strategy and innovation at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, and New York's School of Visual Arts, where he helped launch the MFA Interaction Design degree program. John coaches select, high-impact individuals with bold visions to make the world better.