John W. James III
Founder of Venture Studio Services
John W. James III
Founder of Venture Studio Services
Greater Philadelphia
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & CEO
2015 - Current
We provide payment solutions that help your business move products and motivate people. Our end-to-end payment solution can be configured to meet your card issuing and payment settlement needs. We can offer one of our existing turn-key products or we can integrate our payments solution with your innovation to create a whole new product. Let’s talk.
Founder & Managing Director
2023
Venture Studio Services on helping Christian Founders become Investor Ready.
Board Member & Senior Advisor
2019
How can we leverage our payment expertise to help bring transparency and efficiency to continuous giving for those in need?
Founder and Managing Partner
2002
Reseller of innovative products focused on the automotive dealership industry. We specialize in lead generation, sales, employee/customer incentive management systems, employee & customer retention. Sales and product support provided through our national network of Automotive Consultants.
Account Executive
2013 - 2015
AchieveGlobal is a world leader in training and performance improvement, partnering with client’s to transform their strategy into results. After 40 years in corporate training and consulting, we have distilled thousands of unique problems into eight definitive issues that we help organizations overcome today: - Developing Leaders - Responding to Competition - Managing Change - Driving Sales Growth - Improving Morale, Engagement and Productivity - Creating an Innovative Culture - Responding to Globalization - Managing the Customer Experience
Owner
2002 - 2013
Leveraged my skill set and background in business development to help companies generate the energy and focus they need to improve current product or service positioning. Are you considering launching a new product or service in Automotive Retail? What about proposing a new program to an OEM or your customers? We can bring a unique perspective and energy that your team needs.
Enterprise Sales Executive
2007 - 2009
Designer, producer, and service provider for prepaid card programs. Enterprise Sales Executive Guided organization through reorientation from commodity-based strategy to value-based products. Leveraged entrepreneurial experience to affect cultural shift company-wide. Developed and implemented Prepaid Enterprise Platform (PEP). Generated more than $6M in revenue in 2010. Brought five major Fortune 100 companies and established reseller agreements.
General Manager
2004 - 2007
Successfully ran the Automotive Division which managed and executed the web-based retail training for five OEM's. Outsold three person sales team by 300% while simultaneously administering five accounts and 20 employees as General Manager. Grew division from one account to five within three years.
Vice President
1995 - 2002
Provider of risk management, insurance, and claims consulting.; Ran division with 125 employees generating $12M in annual revenue. Conducted outsourcing activities as well as recruiting, screening, and hiring for entire blue collar workforce for GM, Ford and Chrysler across North America. Installed and coached MBA student for aged receivables project; achieved successful collection of 75%. Turned around operation from $700K underwater to $1.5M profit in 12 months. Retooled pay structure from time cards to task-based structure. Streamlined billable hours from outside consultants. Managed automotive retail consultants for 6 years through Chrysler's Customer One, Advanced Customer One and Five-Star programs.
Account Executive
1999 - 2000
Responsible for the development of the VSI automotive retail training network and the oversight of the selection, management and policies regarding the independent retail contractors.
Education
BA
1984 - 1988