Jon Schlinkert

DRAFT (this rough outline will turn into a bio)

Entrepreneur

20+ years of experience working with startups, entrepreneurship, sales, business development, public speaking, go-to-market strategy, and executive coach.

Experience and expertise

• Executive coach to dozens of CEOs at companies of all sizes, from small business to Fortune 500
• As a turnaround CEO, I have successfully taken companies from near bankrupcy to successful exits.
• Experienced with startup fundraising and venture capital
• ERP, CRM, eprocurement, ecommerce, supply chain automation
• Search engine marketing (SEM)
• Business modeling, product strategy, monetization, and go-to-market strategy
• Sales pipeline development (revenue forecasting)
• Sales funnel development (stage advancement)

Achievements

• Recipient of 2001 Score, Small Business Client-of-the-Year Award
• Recipient of 2001 SBA, Small Business of the Year Award
• Achieved the highest score on oDesk (now upwork) out of 10,224 business consultants for the "business plans"​ category (received a perfect score in half the allotted time on the first attempt)

Certifications

• Salesforce.com certified consultant
• Google Advertising Professional

Honorable mention

• Mentioned in the book Startup: The Complete Handbook for Launching a Company for Less, by Elizabeth Edwards

Public speaking

• "Entrepreneurship" for the State of KY and (now former) Congressman Geoff Davis
• Motivational speaker to Fortune 500 sales organizations such as Pfizer.
• Entrepreneurship (What it takes, and how to start): for Congressman Geoff Davis and the Kentucky Community & Technical College
• Sell Like an Enterpreneur (When You Work for a Big Company): for Pfizer, sales organization
• Keynote Speaker for IAPPA (International Assocation of Amusement Parks and Attractions): The Future of Communications Technology, and How It will Impact Recreation. The speech was attended by several hundred C-Level executives from companies such as Univeral Studios, Disney, Paramount and Six Flags.
• Guest lecturer multiple times on "E-Business and the Virtual Value Chain" for University of Cincinnati, College of Business
• Guest lecturer on "B2B Supply Chain" for University of Cincinnati, College of Business
• "How Social Technology Will Impact Business" for Northern Kentucky University
• "Entrepreneurship" for Xavier University

Programmer

TODO

Public speaking

• js-jabber

Honorable mention

• How to Set Up Sublime Text for a Vastly Better Markdown Writing Experience

Contact information

Jon Schlinkert
jon.schlinkert@sellside.com LinkedIn profile Twitter profile