
President, Effective Business Strategies Inc
Vancouver, Canada Area

President, Effective Business Strategies Inc
Vancouver, Canada Area
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As an executive, consultant and venture investor, John has substantial and broadly-based domestic and international business experience, frequently tapping his wide range of contacts in the US, Canada, Western Europe and India. Highly relational, he is a market-oriented consultant.
John developed his capabilites with major public companies such as Dunlop, Alcan and MacMillan Bloedel--he was the "trouble-shooter" for the COO--and later in small to medium early stage technology enterprises.
John was educated at the University of British Columbia, UCLA (The Anderson School) and the LSE (London School of Economics).
• Trusted advisor to senior executives and leaders
• Certifed professional for the Birkman Method of Personal Style Profiling
• Independent corporate Director
• Building management teams
• Issue-oriented strategic planning
• Orchestrating “outside the box” strategic thinking, followed by organizing specifically how to make it happen
• Acquisitions and strategic alliances—orchestrate and realizing results
• Commercializing new products, entering new markets
(Information Services industry)
November 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)
To address the large market of small businesses who fall outside th scope of the traditional legal delivery system, we're first creating LexPublica, an online community to open source the law, and reinvent the business of legal services.
(Privately Held; Professional Training & Coaching industry)
June 1997 — Present (12 years 10 months)
Birkman provides worldwide and comprehensive methodology for assessing human potential and optimizing personal and organizational performance. The Birkman Method is an innovative technology that has been used for more than 50 years to enhance performance and transform corporate culture. Been involved bringing benefits from Birkman for 12 years.
(Professional Training & Coaching industry)
May 1997 — Present (12 years 11 months)
Vision:
To improve people's success in both their professional and personal life.
Mission: To minimize lost productivity caused by poor interpersonal dynamics.
Core Purpose: Individual and organizational success comes from the combination of Professional / Technical Skills and Constructive Relationships. We provide coaching and learning programs to support people and organizations in developing information into awareness and skills into mastery, making them more successful.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)
March 1994 — Present (16 years 1 month)
See Specialities above.
UCLA Anderson Alumni, UCLA Alumni