John Earl Shoaff

Who was John Earl Shoaff?

John Earl Shoaff was an American entrepreneur and philosopher who was widely known as "The Millionaire Maker." At the height of his career, Shoaff was President and Board Chairman of the Nutri-Bio Corporation, a direct sales organization which sold vitamin, mineral, and protein dietary food supplements. He was a true entrepreneur having many business enterprises. One company he founded in 1963, Ovation Cosmetics, is still in business today.

Shoaff was deeply influential in the early life of Jim Rohn, an American motivational speaker and writer whose work helped launch or further the career of many others in the personal development industry, including Anthony Robbins, Mark Victor Hansen, Brian Tracy, and Jack Canfield. Mr. Shoaff also had direct influence on the early lives of Zig Ziglar and Mary Kay Ash. At the age of 25, Rohn heard a "laws of success" lecture given by Shoaff and went to work for him.

Today, some information about Earl Shoaff can be found in Jim Rohn's many speeches but the recognized expert on Earl Shoaff is personal development speaker and author Ron Henley.