Connie St. John is President of the St. John Consulting Group and Founder/CEO of No Weapon Productions (NWP).

Through both companies, Connie and her teams use entertainment and other innovative techniques to create life change for individuals, strengthen corporations and nonprofits, as well as to address social issues, such as bullying, youth empowerment and justice equality.

As No Weapon’s primary writer and director, Connie has written more than 100 plays, films and television scripts. She wrote and directed the award-winning short film, The Message, and Asunder, both of which screened at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. She has written, directed and produced several successful touring stage plays and musicals.

Connie has extensive nonprofit management experience, having served as President & Executive Director of the Neighborhood Music School in Los Angeles and as Regional Executive Directorfor Pacific Region OASIS, lifelong learning centers for older adults. Connie has also worked in Washington, D.C. as a meeting and convention planner for the Urban & Regional Information Systems Association and the Association of Trial Lawyers of America.

As a corporate and entertainment executive, Connie served as director of public relations and marketing for the Entertainment Industry Foundation (EIF), senior manager of public responsibility for Sara Lee Corporation, manager of media and corporate relations for Harpo Productions, Inc. and The Oprah Winfrey Show, director of public relations at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. in Atlanta, and manager of public relations at Columbia TriStar Television in Los Angeles.

Connie’s specialty and passion is change your life entertainment™, followed closely by innovative education and business management. She sits on the board of the LACHSA Foundation, which funds the arts programs at the prestigious L.A. County High School for the Arts.  She is also fascinated by law.