Jon Kr. Stephansen

Current

Senior Consultant | Growth Consulting | ICT Practice, EIA at Frost & Sullivan
Owner at J R Wireless Inc.

Past

Advisor / Business Writer at Stephansen Research
Founder and President at J R Wireless Inc.
Consultant at CEQ consulting (Thommessen & Co.)

Business Analyst / Consultant at ACOS
Analyst at Buchele & Kremer Produktivitätsberatung GmbH
Intern at Brokat
Intern at Deutsche Telekom North America
Intern at Promeco AS (Aker Kvaerner ASA)

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Education

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen

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Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

J R Wireless Inc.

Jon Kr. Stephansen’s Summary

A management consultant and entrepreneur with extensive experience from the ICT sector. Worked in the Nordic countries, Germany, South Africa, South Korea, USA, Canada and UK in cross-functional and cross-cultural roles, demonstrating problem solving and analytical capabilities. Outstanding interpersonal skills, a keen networker and relationship builder. Regarded as an independent thinker, technically savvy and a strong team player.

Jon Kr. Stephansen’s Specialties:

Growth consulting - identification, evaluation and implementation of growth opportunities.

Sales optimisation, Market sizing, Distribution strategies, Corporate/BU growth programmes, Commercial due diligence, Value chain optimisation, Branding, Positioning & pricing, Entrepreneurship, Business case and business plan development, Mobile content and services.

Jon Kr. Stephansen’s Experience

Senior Consultant | Growth Consulting | ICT Practice, EIA

Frost & Sullivan

(Privately Held; Market Research industry)

November 2008 — Present (9 months)
Owner

J R Wireless Inc.

(Wireless industry)

October 2005 — Present (3 years 10 months)

Founded J R Wireless Inc., a company specialized in wireless alert solutions and mobile content. The company explores new market niches and provides Canadians with services popular in the European market place. We operate two premium SMS / short code services and have established strategic partnerships with numerous marketing partners. In Q2 2008 we acquired a competitor to grow customer base and footprint.
Advisor / Business Writer

Stephansen Research

(Management Consulting industry)

October 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 1 month)

Conduced market research and competitive analysis. Developed financial projections, budgets, business cases and business plans. Published business related articles in leading Norwegian newspapers and management magazines.
Founder and President

J R Wireless Inc.

(Wireless industry)

October 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 1 month)

Founded J R Wireless Inc., a company specialized in wireless alert solutions and mobile content. The company explores new market niches and provides Canadians with services popular in the European market place. We operate two premium SMS / short code services and have established strategic partnerships with numerous marketing partners. In Q2 2008 we acquired a competitor to grow customer base and footprint.
Consultant

CEQ consulting (Thommessen & Co.)

(Management Consulting industry)

November 2003 — September 2005 (1 year 11 months)

Responsible for various marketing and sales related projects with a focus on the Scandinavian market place.
Business Analyst / Consultant

ACOS

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

January 2003 — October 2003 (10 months)

Responsible for business development and strategic analysis of the European market for EDMS (electronic document management systems).
Analyst

Buchele & Kremer Produktivitätsberatung GmbH

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

March 2001 — October 2001 (8 months)

Responsible for process and procedure analysis. General productivity and business re-engineering projects.
Intern

Brokat

(Public Company; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

June 2000 — September 2000 (4 months)
Intern

Deutsche Telekom North America

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

June 1999 — September 1999 (4 months)
Intern

Promeco AS (Aker Kvaerner ASA)

(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Oil & Energy industry)

June 1998 — August 1998 (3 months)

Jon Kr. Stephansen’s Education

Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration

MSc in Business , Strategy, Organisation and Management , August 1997 — December 2002
Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen

medisin 1994 — 1996