About
Blue Tide
Blue Tides are rare phenomena that occur with overgrowth of the phytoplankton Lingulodinium polyedra. At night, when catalyzed by waves or other movement in the water, they emit a dazzling neon blue. Not only are these tides rare phenomena in nature, so is the color blue.
Blue Tide Catalysts exists to help founder-led organizations break through the founder's ceiling and scale by transitioning to united and aligned senior leadership teams. Our Vision is to help 1000 organizations by 2035 become the rare ones that defy the statistics and breakthrough the Founder's Ceiling.
About Jon
Over the last 25+ years, I have helped C-Level and senior leaders at dozens of Fortune 500 and high-growth technology companies define strategy, launch, grow, and scale businesses or products. I've had the privilege of working with household names such as Nissan, Toyota, GM, Kaiser Permanente, BCBS, Aetna, Labcorp, CVS, Vistaprint, IBM, Rapid7, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Lincoln Financial, as well as lesser-known one such as Medullan, Elemental Beverage Co, and Answer Financial. In addition, I have worked with non-profits, and ministries, achieving remarkable results in growth and scalability. From this vast experience, I have learned the secrets to scaling organizations with soul and maximizing its impact.
Through all these experiences, common strengths and passions emerge which give a sense of what it's like to work with me:
- Entrepreneur/Catalyst - I started my first business in college, and since then I’ve started or co-led 6 start-ups, most of which still continue to thrive and delight customers
- Builder/Creator - I love building and leading teams in the creative process to create exceptional products and businesses.
- Connector - I probably enjoy the "do you know" game a bit too much, but in business that translates the ability to connect people to partners, employees, service providers, or financial resources to catalyze their success
- Mentor - As a maximizer, one of my strengths is taking excellence I have seen before and coach individuals, teams, or organizations to achieve that same level of greatness.
This last bit is the part I love the most -I’ve found that clarity, alignment, and unwavering focus on people are most critical to success. This drives exponential growth and true competitive advantage
I love helping entrepreneurs and founders. Give me a call, and let's partner to catalyze breakthrough in your business.
"“Jon has a line of honesty, trust, intelligence, curiosity, and respect that will serve whatever organization he chooses to work for … from people to culture to process to profitability. I can't underscore how valuable, and rare, I find the combination of his skill sets and experiences–work and life–to be”."
“Jon’s insight, leadership, and willingness to adapt to balance his ideas with our company's unique culture was deeply valued. He's a fantastic partner.”
"With Jon, you’ll have the opportunity to do some of the best work of your career. Jon is tireless in delivering quality ideas and solutions for clients, but he is also relentless in providing the mentorship and feedback his team needs to get there. I’ve seen Jon take relatively inexperienced teams and get them to perform at high levels very quickly.”
"Jon is a strategist at heart with great attention to detail, a team builder and a dot connector…. with, a cut-to-the-chase personality that brings everyone united to work on a common purpose.