John has nearly 19 years of marketing and operational experience in the high-tech, cable, and telecommunications fields. John's client-side experience includes working at Showtime Networks and Jones International where he spent seven years positioning and marketing the company's cable programming channels and developing new Internet-based education offerings. In his seven years at Sterling-Rice Group, John has lead a wide range of projects in the high-tech, telecommunications, and travel industries, from positioning, new product concepting, and market segmentation to product launches and integrated communications programs. His clients have included large, high-tech and telecommunications firms (Qwest, HP, and AT&T Broadband), mid-size service companies (Budget/Ryder and Globus & Cosmos), and entrepreneurial start-ups (Navidec, Qwest Digital Media, and NETdelivery). John has a master's degree in business from the University of Virginia.