Contract to services companies to plan and execute commercial strategy - leveraging the latest tech and AI (All DM's confidential).

Commercial strategy focuses on inflating company earnings valuation via a combination of product, marketing, sales, and distribution initiatives - a mix of core business strategy and functional execution. 

Senior executives often lack access to independent (conflict-free) advice to help optimize the ~7%+ of gross rev they allocate to S&M (or 'growth') each year. This high-risk expenditure often comes with low independent oversight and governance. 

Instead of spending more, changing platforms or vendors, often quicker gains can be had by...

- adding proper strategy into BAU operations 
- better measurement systems
- enhancing internal capability
- direct incentive structures

Engagements typically start with advisory, audits, reviews, workshops, or simple execution oversight. Then custom project work where needed. Once the earnings engine is humming, I then move back into an advisory role.

I've helped hundreds of firms in over 50 sectors, across 4 continents over 17 years.  Professional services, to product, e-com, B2B, B2C and SaaS. From women's luxury apparel, to industrial manufacturing, fine art, plastic surgery, fintech, proptech, education, real estate and more. 

I suit private businesses ($10-200m ARR), PE and forward-thinking corporate brands. Usually reporting directly to the owner, board, C-suite or department heads.

Titles vary from, strategy consultant to fractional CMO, CRO to CGO, CCO, advisor, NED etc. 

In between engagements I work on AI tech of my own. 

You might see me occasionally speak at conferences like WMF or SXSW. Or stumble across articles I've written, heard me on podcasts, seen one of my viral memes on Twitter or completed one of my courses. If you have - cheers!

I also produce a podcast/show called Champagne Strategy which explores all the areas I encounter professionally, featuring world-class practitioners from all around the world. 

DM me to discuss consulting/advisory work, fractional roles and speaking opportunities.

If budgets are tight - follow the link in my bio for pro-bono resources which include:
- the Champagne Strategy podcast
- Hybrency YouTube channel
- A Dose of John *LinkedIn) & Hybrency (Substack) newsletters
- Twitter/X memes
- Brandingmag article series
- Vexpower brand tracking course

TL:DR I enjoy solving difficult business problems for those in need, because everyone wins

John James

Pfizer

Focus: Multiple Myeloma | Launch Exellence

Country Brand Lead | Hematology | Biosimilars

Focus areas: Renal Cell | Bladder | Prostate

Commercial Strategy Lead | Oncology | Genitourinary Oncology

Urban Art Middelburg

Owner & Curator

Takeda Pharmaceuticals Nederland

Focus areas: Hodgkin Lymphoma | Multiple Myeloma | Dengue

Brand Lead Hematology | Oncology | Travel Vaccines

The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson

Brand Manager Hematology

Roche

Launch Readiness Manager

Product Manager Hematology

Product Manager Breast, Ovarian & Cervical Cancer

Support international brand-team in global brandplanning (e.g. global-strategy, -goals, ...)

Member International Business Team (BC / GYN)

Product Manager Breast & Ovarian Cancer

Product Manager Breast Cancer

Specialist in targeted therapies in the therapeutic area of oncology. Disease focus: breast -, gastric- and ovarian cancer.

Product Specialist Oncology

Servier

Product Specialist

Healthcare | Oncology | Marketing | Launch Excellence | Ideation | Creativity | Urban Art | Graffiti | Gallery | Check Info 👇🏼

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