Sales, Marketing & Operations Leader | Entrepreneur | Business Development

Summary

john Himmelspach
To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business, and your business in your heart. – Thomas Watson, Sr.
I graduated from Miami Universities' Farmer School of Business with an Entrepreneurship degree. I took the skills of team work, creativity, hard work, discipline, and leadership and started my own business, The Himmelspach Group.

I work with Start-ups and help them in any area of business they need, while specializing in sales and marketing. I have done everything from marketing for social media websites, product-line manager, automotive competitive analysis, to import/export sales.



Timeline

  1. -
    Business Development/Sales, Vorwerk Autotec

    I was second to join the Vorwerk team to help open the North American office. My expertise in start-ups allowed me to be the perfect fit for new business development and sales.

    Vorwerk is a 200 year old tier 1 automotive supplier with over 1500 employees and annual revenue of 400 million.

  2. -
    Consultant, Arthrex Medical

    Help with office duties and profitability through financial analysis.

  3. -
    Account Executive, National Mineral

    My role is to acquire new accounts, in need of large orders of rock salt.

     

  4. -
    Account Executive, ATAR Technologies

    I acquire and manage new accounts for ATAR Technologies. We have Biomass suppliers throughout the Midwest and can help you become a more renewable company.

  5. -
    Owner, Green Glow Inc.

    We sell military grade lasers. They go up to 10 miles and can even light a match. If you would like to see them or learn more please contact me at: Himmelja@miamioh.edu

     

    Great for:

    Astronomy

    Fun

    Teaching

    Concerts

    Playing with pets

    Camping

    Safety while boating

  6. -
    Business Development , Workfolio

    Conduct any array of tasks helping Workfolio to learn more about their target market, find their target market, and then sell to those people.

  7. -
    Consultant, VTX

    Conducted competitive analysis of the automotive aftermarket.

  8. -
    Product Line Manager, Mugzle

    Managed the launch for a promotional item manufacturing company. It is a ten piece 3D puzzle, when put together creates a coffee mug. I was in charge of design, packaging, shipping, manufacturing, quality control, logistics, marketing, sales, displays, retail relationship management, as well as corporate relationship management. http://mugzle.com/

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    Sales Associate, Green Power Technologies

    Green Power Technologies is a company building facilities to convert municipal solid waste into combustible green energy. A plant can be scaled to any size but an average plant can consume 500 tons of municipal solid waste per day and produce energy material called, fluff. This fluff can be burned in any coal burning plant. Visit http://www.green-power-tech.com/ to be apart of the future.

  10. -
    Entrepreneurship, Miami University

    Fraternity Treasurer . College Student council member. Graduated with B.S. Entrepreneurship.

  11. -
    Executive Assistant, H&A Associates

    Helped with office and administrative duties

  12. -
    Marketing Consultant, Volio Vino

    While in college I worked on a team that consulted for Volio Vino. After implementing our ideas from an extensive marketing research study, yearly revenue went from 1.5 to 2 million a year. He was also able to expand his market outside of just Colorado. http://www.voliovino.com/

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    Consultant, Tubagua Plantation Eco Village

    While in college I worked with an Educational Excursion Agency, Tubagua Plantation Eco Village, to formalize their financials, marketing, excursion structure, business plan, sales plan, as well as explore different avenues to attract more students. Tubagua Plantation Eco Village is now doing a couple student groups a year helping the communities of the Dominican Republic while teaching students useful business tools in real world scenarios, with little to no resources.

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    Consultant, Workfolio

    Handle all book keeping and send reports directly to CEO, CFO, and President. Coach them on analytical reports.

  15. -
    Social Coordinator, Workfolio

    Expanded brand awareness through the use of social media. http://www.workfolio.com/

  16. -
    CO- Founder, Gross & Himmelspach Corp.

    Started a business in college to create and develop applications for the Droid marketplace. Handled business development side of company.

  17. -
    Consultant, The Himmelspach Group

    I work with Start-ups and help them in any area of business they need, while specializing in Sales and Marketing. I have done everything from marketing for social media websites to Product-line manager of a promotional items manufacturing company.

Experience Highlights

  • President & CEO
    Green Glow Inc.
  • Business Development and Social Media Marketing
    Workfolio
  • Product line Manager
    Mugzle
  • President & CEO
    The Himmelspach Group

Education Highlights

  • Graduated from top 50 high school in the country
    Notre Dame Preparatory
  • Entrepreneurship
    Miami University in Ohio

Causes

  • Make a Wish
    http://wish.org/
  • Clean Water
    http://www.americanrivers.org/initiatives/pollution/
  • Breast Cancer
    https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org/breast-cancer-donations
  • Autism
    http://www.autismspeaks.org/
  • Leader Dogs for the Blind
    http://www.leaderdog.org/

Interests

  • Cooking
    Specialties: Rotisserie Duck, Steak and Lobster, and Grilled Cheese Sandwich
  • Outdoor Activies
    Golf, Fly Fishing, Disk Golfing, Hiking, Swimming, Scuba Diving, Skiing
  • Reading
    Political spy thrillers, lawyer themed novels, mysteries

Results

  • 3
    Companies Founded
  • 100%
    Sales increase for Mugzle
  • 1
    Founded my Fraternity in College
  • 1
    Ascended to the peak of Mount Garfield
  • $5000
    Raise when i was 11 years old for 9/11

Skills

  • Salesforce
    1
  • Quickbooks
    1
  • Competitive analysis
    1
  • Management
    1
  • Passionate
    20+
  • Problem Solver
    20+
  • Communications
    20+
  • Creativity
    20+
  • Leadership
    20+
  • Team Work
    20+
  • Social Media
    12
  • Public Speaking
    5
  • Sales
    4
  • Marketing
    4

Blog

The Importance of Having a Strong Web Presence

We’re seeing more and more recruiters use the web as a place to search for talent and conduct employment background searches. This trend is set to increase year over year and I’ve been predicting that an “online presence search” will become as common as a drug test since 2007. Your online presence should consist of your own website at yourfullname.com. This website is the core of your online presence and if you optimize it effectively, it will rank number one for your name in major search...

Location

Greater Detroit Area

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