John is an experienced international speaker on sales, sales management, and marketing for Vistage, a worldwide network of CEOs.He co-founded an engineering firm in 1986. He and his team grew the company at a compounded growth rate of 42% per year for 14 straight years. During his tenure as CEO, the company acquired seven other engineering and software development companies. His team sold the company in 1997 after growing annual revenue to $165m.In 1998, he co-founded a sales advisory services practice that has grown into a global leader in sales strategies. These strategies include sales, sales management, and marketing. His team has trained over 80,000 Executives, Salespeople, and other customer facing managers in 22 countries over the past 19 years.