John leads our Licensee and Client strategic planning and training programs.  As an experienced executive John has a diverse background spanning over 30 years with start-ups, mergers and acquisitions and businesses in various states of maturity.  John has a wide variety of industry experience including manufacturing, retail, restaurants, and insurance and risk management. He has been involved in many aspects of business across national and international boundaries.

John has a passion for helping others achieve personal and professional success. He believes success for an individual or a business is based on passion and clarity. People and businesses succeed when they are clear on what they do really well and what they want to achieve. Working with Leaders to develop clarity and create alignment as the platform for change, John has developed a track record of helping companies achieve industry leading results.

With expertise in strategy and strategic planning; organizational alignment; organizational development; change management; marketing and sales; and operations John has helped small and medium sized businesses achieve improvement through focus, accountability, discipline, and organizational alignment.

John is a business advisor and Executive Associate accredited by The Institute for Independent Business.  He is a Certified Master Mentor/Coach/Facilitator, trained in DISC assessments, a Fellow of IIBI, a VOP Certified Practitioner, an expert in Planning (strategic, operational, and individual) and a leader in organizational development and effectiveness.  An avid reader and learner, husband, father of three, John enjoys cars, residential construction and running. John holds a BA in Economics from Saint Michael’s College in Winooski, VT.