Senior Consultant, Business Development
Summary: Jon Black has founded, built, and successfully sold several companies. His former clients include Coca-Cola, RJR Nabisco, RCA, Novell, IXL, Banner Health, St. Jude’s, Duke University, Nu Skin Enterprises, and hundreds of other top-tier companies. Mr. Black has become a sought-after consultant and business development SME, having spoken at industry conventions both nationally and internationally, interviewed by the Wall Street Journal, quoted in Forbes and Entrepreneur magazines, and featured regionally on NBC, ABC, Fox TV and nationally on CNNfn, CNN.com, MSNBC and many other media outlets.
Experience:
Chief Executive Officer, Mind and Body Naturals, Jun 2020 – Present
Lehi, Utah
Founder, Groviv, LLC, 2014 – 2017
- Developed, launched, and successfully sold this high-tech farming startup – with over 50 pending patents, to a public company at a final valuation of over $30M.
President and CEO, Terillion, Inc., 2011 – 2014
- Developed, launched, and patented an online marketing and reviews-based product line that was employed in hundreds of retail businesses nationwide. Although the technology was adopted across several industry segments, this company ultimately failed, giving Jon the greatest learning experience of his career.
President and CEO, checkMD.com, 2008 – 2011
- Developed, launched, and grew checkMD into a “Top 5” physician directory site that was featured on over 90 media outlets, then followed consumer and market trends that led to a patent-pending reviews-based product line in the healthcare industry.
President and CEO, GetProof, Inc. 2001-2008
- Bought this existing business, then executed on a business plan that tripled sales and ultimately led to the successful sale of the company to the top player in the space.
Founder and President, GetProof.com, 2000 – 2001
- Developed a patent-pending business process in the credentialing industry that led to the sale of the business and its associated IP.
Founder and President, NorthStar Direct, 1995-2000
- Founded this training and consulting company and grew it to a successful acquisition.
Director of Sales, R. I. Webber Company, 1989-1995
- Drove sales to nearly $20M annually for this small (4 FTE’s) manufacturer’s representative of commodity raw materials. Negotiated and closed contracts with corporate customers and suppliers in China, Mexico, and the United States.
Relevance: Jon Black can find, strategize, and execute to deliver unseen revenue opportunities to your company. With a successful sales, marketing and business development background, as well as several industry and market innovations, Jon sees things others miss.
Other: Bi-lingual – fluent in Spanish and English, extensive international business experience, “Enlightened 50” Nominee, American Society for Training and Development, Golden Key National Honor Society, multiple scholarships, Dean’s honor list, all league, two CIF championships, one state championship, Eagle Scout.
