John Vars is a Chief Product Officer at Vendasta. They is proficient in French. Colleagues describe them as "John is a first-class leader. During the year and a half I was on his product team at TaskRabbit, I observed many traits of his that are both rare and valuable. First, John not only inspires with strong vision, but he does so with a thoughtfulness on how to get there. This extends from business and product strategy to organizational dynamics. To this day I regularly find myself referencing his excellent Medium posts on those subjects! Second, John's calm and even hand permeate the Product org - no matter how pressure-filled the situation. His teams know the stakes, retain sharp focus, and consistently deliver while maintaining health, happiness, and motivation. Third, John is one of the most genuine, direct, and respectful people I've ever met. I've learned so much from him and am a better leader myself because of that. John's an enormous asset to any organization and I'd happily work with him again in the future.", "John brought a valuable management style to product teams at TaskRabbit. Through his example, we all learned how to better foster growth mindsets that lead to new product ideas and unexpected solutions. This culture truly lifted the best ideas and contributors to the forefront regardless of role or department. I also grew as an organizational leader, applying those same values to my projects and through the start-to-end ownership that John gives his direct reports. The Bay Area often turns out to be a small place, and given the opportunity, wouldn't hesitate to be on John's team again.", and "When John joined, he instantly brought stability and structure to a very complicated and diverse product team. He excels at communication, setting goals, and providing the kind of transparency the team needs to understand the direction we want to move in. Additionally, he gracefully finds ways to involve himself in the smaller, more nuanced day-to-day product decisions that helps the team feel tighter and on track. It's been a great pleasure working with John!"