John B. Miner is a writer, speaker, and consultant specializing in entrepreneurship and human resource management. His clients have included McKinsey & Company, Western Michigan University, AT&T, Baxter Laboratories, Southern Illinois University, and Standard Oil of Ohio, as well as numerous successful entrepreneurs.

Miner has been a professor at the University of Oregon, University of Maryland, Georgia State University, and the State University of New York at Buffalo where he was director of the Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. He is the author of 35 books on topics ranging from industrial psychology, organizational behavior, and strategic management, to entrepreneurship and human resource management. His most recent book isThe 4 Routes to Entrepreneurial Success .