John Weiss

john weiss

Independent Management Consultant at Independent Consultant

United States

Bio Summary

Data driven professional with demonstrated success in commercial strategy and marketing roles, spanning multiple countries and industries.

Employment History

Independent Consultant

Independent Management Consultant

Independent Consultant

September 2019 - February 2022

Chicago, IL, USA

Example Projects: * Development of Business Plan, Financial Modeling (Revenue modeling, Pro Forma Income Statement, DCF Valuation), and Go to Market Strategy for VC backed application concept * Custom Market Research & Pricin ...see more

dunnhumby

Analyst And Client Lead

dunnhumby

March 2017 - September 2019

Chicago, IL, USA

Example Project: * Establishment of new Pricing Strategy and centralized pricing function for high profile national supermarket chain * Establishment of Category level Price Lines, Volumetric Discounts, Attribute Premiums, ...see more

Simon-Kucher & Partners

Strategy Consultant

Simon-Kucher & Partners

January 2016 - December 2016

London, UK

Example Projects: * Complete re-haul of commercial strategy for a previously government funded education organization (Survival strategy), including advanced quantitative consumer research * Revenue Management / Dynamic Prici ...see more

Vistaprint

Global Product Marketing Specialist

Vistaprint

January 2014 - December 2015

Barcelona, Spain

* Development of new customer segmentation and targeting, New Category Launch, Go to Market planning, establishment of Category Strategy * Market and Trend Analysis, Opportunity Identification, Development of strategic change ...see more

Mondelēz International

European Analytics AND Strategy Intern

Mondelēz International

June 2013 - December 2013

Mechelen, Belgium

Coordination and management of pan-European strategic projects as part of internal cross-category consulting team

Adidas

Go To Market Intern

Adidas

July 2012 - February 2013

91074 Herzogenaurach, Germany

Analysis of major Fast Fashion apparel and footwear markets, and assisted in the development of Adidas NEO Label global market entry, portfolio development, and growth strategies

Selected Project Experience

Project Description:
Custom Market Research & Pricing / Packaging Strategy project for UK based Consumer Fintech firm (UK & U.S.), including conjoint analysis and financial impact modeling. Project conducted using existing customer base as well as panel respondents

Industry: Technology

Topic(s): Sales & Marketing


Project Description:
Development of Business Plan, Financial Modeling (Revenue modeling, Pro Forma Income Statement, DCF Valuation), and Go to Market Strategy for VC backed application concept. Very interesting project on short timeline

Industry: Technology

Topic(s): Strategy & Planning

Education

Master's in International Business

ESADE Business School

2012

Bachelor's in Marketing

DePaul University

2011

Country Experience

Belgium Germany Spain United Kingdom United States

Skills

Business

Benchmarking & Best Practice,

Business Case,

Business Planning,

Business Unit Strategy,

Corporate Development,

Corporate Strategy,

Growth Strategy,

New Business Build,

Portfolio Strategy,

Value Creation,

Commercial Due Diligence,

Corporate Venture Capital,

M&A Strategy & Due Diligence,

Valuation

Marketing and Public Relations

Branding,

Competitive Analysis,

Customer Insights,

Market Research

Finance

Budgeting,

Corporate Finance,

Financial Modeling,

Revenue Growth