talk · schools and companies
An hour with someone who swapped the circus ring for backstage. Johnny Destro connects stage, travel, business and personal life across six subjects that work for people just starting out and for people already in the market. It works in a school auditorium and at a company convention — with energy, good humour and real examples.
who goes on stage
He started in circus arts as a teenager and performed in more than seventy countries — from Cirque du Soleil in Las Vegas to Broadway and shows on ships that sailed around the world. Then he traded the spotlights for backstage: he became a set designer and entrepreneur, signs stages such as Luísa Sonza's at Rock in Rio and The Town and Jão's at Rock in Rio, and brings the same scenic creativity to gastronomy, as a partner in São Paulo venues.
speaker · set designer · entrepreneur
Every choice can change your own story — and the first step is already inside whoever is listening.
the script
How to spot an opportunity, think creatively and get a project off the ground on a small budget — turning passion into practice.
Public speaking and NLP in practice: how to structure an idea, hold the audience's eyes and speak in a way that sticks. Johnny's specialist subject.
Planning, saving and first investments in plain language — from the first spare change to the first paycheck.
Practical strategies for handling pressure, social media and other people's expectations — balance and self-confidence before results.
A frank conversation about respect, consent and responsible information, for safer and more empathetic relationships.
What the circus, Broadway and the great stages teach about creating things that hold attention and stay in the memory — and how to use that in a class, a meeting or a brand.
how it works
Success is attitude, preparation
and wellbeing.
