Founder/CEO - Stolfe's Portside Percussion Studio --- Musician/Entrepreneur/Educator
Greater Chicago Area
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- Owner/Educator at Stolfe's Portside Percussion Studio (Sole Proprietorship)
- Regional Director - Independent Associate at Mannatech, Inc.
- Past
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- Human Resources Manager at The Home Depot
- Area Manager at AppleOne Employment Services
- Education
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- Roosevelt University
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John Stolfe’s Summary
Hi! I'm John...a...musician, educator & entrepreneur.
Life is truly a gift and we were put here to do great things. Achieving the ultimate purpose in life means to transform your life and your world by doing what you love to do! My mission in life is to positively touch and effect as many lives as possible!
I LOVE music...it feeds & soothes the soul! I studied percussion and music ed while completing my BSBA in business management from Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL. The first 15 years of my professional life were spent in sales and human resource management. That was a great experience giving me the opportunity to attain knowledge and skills for the next phase of my career.
I wanted to purse two of my life's passions...music and health & wellness. In 2003, after much research, introspection and investigation, I left a corporate HR manager position with Home Depot to start my own business.
Today, I own my own drum studio teaching workshops, clinics, drumlines & percussion ensembles in the Midwest. Utlizing previous professional experiences, my studio also offers leadership/small business/personal development coaching for musicians & entrepreneurs.
I am the percussion instructor at several schools, currently teaching drums and percussion at Antioch High School in Illinois, Greendale High School in Greendale, WI and Tremper High School in Kenosha, WI.
My other business interests are in the areas of nutrition & health. Go natural & get active! Nature provides us the tools, use them! Checkout www.mannapages.com/John_Stolfe for information on products my family and I have used for more than a decade as part of our personal wellness plan. I swear by them!
I'm a Chicagoan at heart. Go Cubbies & Bears! I love nature, being outdoors with my wife & kids, sitting by the water, my dog, thunderstorms, golf, photography, fitness, good books, compelling conversations, jazz music & great java!
Please visit & say "Hi!" @ www.portsidepercussion.com
John Stolfe’s Specialties:
Corporate Consulting
Individualized Coaching
Personal Development
Primary/Secondary Education
Music Education
Music Performance
Writing & Arranging
John Stolfe’s Experience
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Owner/Educator
Stolfe's Portside Percussion Studio (Sole Proprietorship)
(Sole Proprietorship; Myself Only; Music industry)
August 2005 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Educator and coach working with students ages 5 - 75 facilitating individual and group drum and percussion lessons. Teach middle school and high school aged percussion ensembles.
Facilitate various team building and organizational development workshops, utilizing drums and percussion instruments as one of the modalities for delivering a memorable and effective learning experience. -
Regional Director - Independent Associate
Mannatech, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; mtex; Health, Wellness and Fitness industry)
March 1997 — Present (11 years 8 months)
Independant consultant and wellness coach, sharing the technologies of Coppell, TX based leading research and development company. Utilizing the most unique, patented and innovative technologies, baby boomers to millenials can see tremendous benefits of the emerging field of glyconutritional technologies. These technologies are not available in the typical health food store or supermarket.
With over 20 million dollars spent in research and development in the last five years, customers can be certain that they are using only most scientifically based, standardized products available.
Utilizing and Intelligent Supplementation philosophy, customers can receive benefits in the following areas: nutrition, weight management, sports fitness and endurance, children's nutrition, skin care and renewed energy. -
Human Resources Manager
The Home Depot
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Retail industry)
February 2002 — June 2003 (1 year 5 months)
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Area Manager
AppleOne Employment Services
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
February 2001 — February 2002 (1 year 1 month)
John Stolfe’s Education
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Roosevelt University
BSBA, Human Resources Management/Music Education/Music Performance, 1987 — 1992
Received academic and music performance scholarships, President' List and Dean's List
- Activities and Societies:
- Wind Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, Woodwind Quintet
Additional Information
John Stolfe’s Websites:
John Stolfe’s Interests:
health & wellness, nutrition, integrative medicine, natural & holistic approach to health, music - performance & teaching drums and percussion, golf, entrepreneurship What can I do for you???? With over 15 years experience in sales, marketing, training and human resources management, & education my business philosophy is simple...Have FUN!!! Utilizing a unique blend of methods including activity based, interactive and entertaining formats, you and your team can experience synergizing and inspiring results. Improved methods to health and wellness can result in increased energy, greater alertness, better abilities to focus and most of all an improved outlook and attitude. These are all important in improving an individuals personal and professional productivity. Most of all remember...we have FUN!
John Stolfe’s Groups:
PAS - Percussive Arts Society
MENC
Wisconsin Music Educators Association
Wisconsin School Music Association
John Stolfe’s Honors:
Kenosha Unified School District - Award of Exceptional Merit 2006
John Stolfe’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- new ventures
- job inquiries
- expertise requests
- business deals
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