Jon is President of Sales Driven Services, LLC; a firm that specializes in helping firms improve top-line revenue growth on the front-end with lead generation and on the back-end with deal closure.Jon is a seasoned executive with over 29 years’ experience and has assisted firms in top-line revenue growth with an emphasis in providing leadership in business relationship development. His primary responsibility is leading firm management teams in practical sales assistance and providing guidance on how to leverage their practice development time. Jon’s efforts have proven to increase market awareness and assist teams in deal closure with exceptional service. Jon has always been recognized as a top performer in closing deals varying from mid-sized to multi-million dollar opportunities in any organization he has helped.Jon graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in packaging engineering, and his diverse employment background includes over 16 years in finance and leasing with such companies as CMI, Encore International, AT&T Capital, and GMAC. He spent 3 years in the technology industry with Vincam and Acxiom and over 10 years in the accounting field (Arthur Anderson, PwC, and BDO Seidman). He has been successful in numerous markets including Detroit, Atlanta, Los Angeles, New York City, as well as Europe and Asia. His extensive knowledge in serving the automotive manufacturing industry provides the framework of understanding how to work in a complex environment. Some of the notable clients Jon has worked with include GE, GECC, New York Life, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cigna, Whirlpool, Ford, Pulte, TRW, Federal-Mogul, AutoAlliance International, Compuware, Chrysler, Magna and GM.Jon is a past Board Member of Financial Executives International, Detroit Chapter; Executive Committee Member of Oakland University Incubator; and Board Committee Member of Walsh College; and has a network of numerous professional services firms & organizations.Specialties: Follow-through is one of his greatest strengths.
Listed skills include Mergers, Business Development, New Business Development, Lead Generation, and 21 others.