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

SELV

Synergy | Evolution | Leadership | Vision
--> The only constant is change and every change is an opportunity to grow. My services enable you to understand, implement and guide the systemic dynamics of improvement & growth so you can guide this change towards your desired results. This will allow you to achieve direct gains through methodic and strategic competence and insights into key growth areas. It also gives you the opportunity to get to know me better ,-)
Together we establish a culture of continuous growth aligning your private and professional life so you and your business are enabled to improve, scale, and grow. 

improve yourSELV and your environment.

Alien Founder [pauL AF]

PdP Technology

Previous Inscript:
"PdP Technology was founded to make an idea become reality - a brand for immersive Support. We want to realise the meaning of the word to a service which truly supports - humans to companies - in every aspect of mastering their challenges and environment."

Here now lies the naive approach of a young man.

To an innocent company that wanted to change the world for good. May it have a second chance in future days.

Founder & Gravekeeper

BMTI Technik & Informations GmbH

I was proud to help BMTI with the optimization of their technical environment, elevating their very diverse and ambitious company level to the state of the art. BMTI is till today one of the very few truly independent market research and news agencies in the international dry shipping industry.

IT System Consultant

QUIBIQ Berlin GmbH

I joined the Team Quibiq Berlin, the latest location of Quibiq, a leading Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for Application Integration based on BizTalk Server and Azure.
Quibiq interconnects Systems, Processes, Trading Partners and IOT-Endpoints to smart, networked Solutions, based on Microsoft Technologies, in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

Developer

codecentric AG

As part of my re-education to be a certified Application Developer, i spent nine months in the vivid, fast paced environment of the codecentric AG, a Knowledge Leadership company for agile Consulting and Development, learning more about agile and systemic management.

Consulting, Methodology & Development Apprentice

GPB mbH

Coming from Sales Relations Consulting and Promotions, i did a two year re-eduction, becoming a certified "Specialiced Computer Scientist - Subject: Software Development" and extending my professional orientation, while generating value with my experience from other fields.

Trainee: Specialiced Computer Scientist - Subject: Software Development [IHK]

PDP Sales Relations Berlin

As a freelancing Sales, Promotion and Customer Consultant, i joined teams in Berlin to help and coach them with the goal of increased customer engagement and satisfaction, fostering higher acquisition rates in direct customer business.

Sales Consultant

I am a coach | An Alien | Founder of SELV | My DMs are open.

𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙈𝙀

I'm a friendly Alien traveling through time and space to learn things. Then I share them.

"First you adopt. Then you adapt what you adopted. Then you share it"


𝘼𝘽𝙊𝙐𝙏 𝙎𝙀𝙇𝙑

To embrace the SYNERGY, facilitated through the alignment of personal and professional goals and development.

EVOLUTION, through continuous improvement.

LEADERSHIP of yourself to the point of developed ability to lead and rise and improve your environment along with yourself.

And the VISION of a world of leaders that improve themself and their environment, continuously, with their heart, soul, and mind.

To be yourSELV is a privilege you have to earn - over and over for the rest of your life.


𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚’𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙄 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩:

Content & Foundational Explorations every Saturday - Follow & click the Bell!

1on1 Coaching on critical topics: Personal & Professional Improvement, Mindfulness, Mindset, Brain Resilience, Public Speaking, Framework & Solution Building, Methodologies, and Thinking.

Improvement Foundation Workshop: Learn foundational NLP & Mindframe techniques along my four elemental methods, developed to enable and empower you to grow.

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