John is a senior business executive with a career that spans over 40 years growing and existing businesses in both private and public markets. He possesses a unique ability to spot industry trends that others miss and developing and implementing plans to successfully identify and give dimension to new growth and revenue stream opportunities and to effectively align resources and execute against them. His background spans diverse industries which includes consumer package goods, manufacturing, early education, and digital educational content, and others.

Jon started his career with the Colgate-Palmolive Company in various sales, brand management and senior level positions. After Colgate-Palmolive, he became Chairman, CEO and President pf CoActive Marketing Group, which he led through leveraged buyout and a successful IPO traded in the NASDAQ exchange. He subsequently led CoActive to become a Top 20 marketing and sales promotion agency in the U.S., with 250+ employees and $130m in revenue.

After his departure, he founded Wall & Madison, LLC, a management consulting firm dedicated to assisting start-ups and turn-arounds by providing founders with expertise and hands on support necessary to grow their companies. While with Wall & Madison, John co-founded StarWalk Kids Media, a digital publisher creating eBooks for children served on a streaming software platform. In December 2015, he helped lead a transaction that resulted in Starwalk Kids Media's sale to Isabella Products, Inc.

As a co-founder and Managing Partner of Paley Madison Partners, he is a pioneer in leading one of the first ESOP programs under the Wall Main Street Employee Ownership Act.