John M. Bocker is a highly experienced professional who has worked in various industries throughout his career. He is the Managing Director and Client Coach at JB Group, LLC, dba FFL Consultants, where he provides strategic support to firearms industry business owners and executive leaders. He specializes in ATF compliance, operations, security, and social marketing. With an academic background in psychology and business management, Mr. Bocker is highly effective at identifying operational inefficiencies and risk-exposed vulnerabilities. He is an expert in industrial and organizational psychology, which has allowed him to create customized training programs isolated to specific internal needs. He leverages his regulatory knowledge, trends, research, and proven industry-standards to improve internal compliance, employee knowledge and understanding, and operational controls that yield positive results. His work with firearms trade association members for the past 4 years has helped him to become a trusted expert in the field.

Mr. Bocker has also worked as a Strategic Planning & Risk Management Consultant, Independent Consultant, Security and Firearms Compliance, Author/Blogger, Director, EHS, Risk Management & Loss Prevention, Director, Compliance, Risk Management and Loss Control, Vice President Operations, Fleet, LP, Safety, and Risk Management among others. His vast experience enables him to deliver ongoing and fact-based training, and creates custom-designed social marketing activities that work for the firearms industry. He is known for his ability to provide simple-to-comprehend solutions and advice that helps business owners and managers run their firearms businesses with confidence.