After decades of building, leading, and sometimes losing – what comes next? For many people over 50, the answer feels unclear. The career is winding down. The identity you built around what you did is shifting. And no one’s talking about it honestly. John Franklin Wiley knows that moment. He’s reinvented himself more times than he can count – from the Navy to business, from ministry to private equity, from loss to rebuilding. In this reflective and energizing talk, he shares what he’s learned about purpose, identity, and the surprising freedom that comes when you stop performing and start becoming.

Your audience will walk away with:
• Why retirement isn’t an ending – it’s a design problem
• Three questions that reveal what your “second act” actually looks like
• The permission you’ve been waiting for (and why you don’t need it)

Especially resonant for audiences 50+, retirement communities, active adult groups, and life transition workshops.