
Social Media Consultant, Business Owner & Entrepreneur
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area

Social Media Consultant, Business Owner & Entrepreneur
Colorado Springs, Colorado Area
Jon was born in London, England, in 1977. He moved with his family to Texas at the age of 10. He started his first business at age 15 and has been a serial entrepreneur ever since.
In 1996, Jon started his first marketing firm. For the last decade, he has worked with small and medium-sized companies helping them develop and implement innovative marketing strategies. He specializes in the use of social media.
Jon married Amy in 1996, and they live in the mountains of Colorado with their four incredible children. Jon is an avid outdoorsman. In the winter, you'll find him snowboarding with his kids. When spring comes and the snow starts melting, you'll find him whitewater kayaking on rivers throughout Colorado.
Tribal Management, Social Media, Podcasting, Blogging, Social Networks
(Marketing and Advertising industry)
May 2002 — Present (7 years 3 months)
I help businesses and organizations understand that new marketing is all about conversations...not the "conversation" where they, the marketer, shout out their message to as many people as possible, but the conversation where my client's existing customers are talking to their contacts about my client.
I explain that there are two types of conversations. The first conversation is the conversation that's happening some place else, because people are already talking about them. They may be saying good things...or bad. The question is, does my client know when the conversations are happening and, when appropriate, take part in them?
The second type of conversation is the conversation my clients host themselves. Who better to connect their customers? Often their customers naturally gather around my clients' product in the real world. I help my clients facilitate that conversation.
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Publishing industry)
March 2002 — Present (7 years 5 months)