John A. Jack Dellert

About John A. Jack Dellert

Transitional coaching in the areas of job search, entrepreneurship and retirement with additional experience as a profit-conscious, growth oriented senior level marketing/sales professional with highly effective interpersonal communication skills-documented talents in formulation growth strategies for both established brands as well as new products in both consumer products and food-service market-places - skilled in recruiting, training, supervising and motivating outstanding sales and marketing teams. Specialties: Transitional coaching, trade and consumer advertising and promotion, branding, market research, pricing, package design, new product development, acquisitions, sales and marketing management.

Experience

1. Job Coach

   Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc

   Jan 2010 — Present · Chicago, IL, US

   Provides job transition support to outplaced individuals in one-on-one settings. Provides ongoing job transition support to outplaced individuals on a regular basis, via phone, email, and virtual technology • Works in a customized environment with professionals in transition to create a job search action plan that maximizes their potential to land the best possible job. • Analyses, develops and delivers strategies on career options, target markets, social media optimization and online branding, interviewing skills, body language and etiquette techniques. • Prepares job seekers for video interviewing, personal assessments, job offer negotiation, as well as personalized marketing plans. • Presents company’s proprietary technology tool to clients to support their job search efforts, ensuring comprehension and future utilization • Works with client on the creation and/or improvement of their online presence by reviewing their social media and LinkedIn content. Designs and suggests customized strategic business ideas to displaced employees considering self-employment or business ownership. Collaborates with clients in the analysis and creation of a business plan while analyzing marketing, financial, organizational and operational alternatives for success. Provides ongoing support to clients considering entrepreneurship as the next step in their professional lives. Follows up with them on the creation and implementation of their business plan, including recommendations/suggestions on alternatives in the different aspects of the path towards business ownership, such as financials, competition, marketing, accounting, and operational issues, among others. Provides coaching and counseling transition advice to clients contemplating retirement. Initiates dialogue regarding lifestyle, health, activities and social interactions, to help clients create a meaningful action plan for the next stage of their lives

Education

• Loyola University Chicago

  Master's degree

• DePaul University

  BSC

• Loyola University of Chicago - Graduate School of Business

  MBA

• Loyola University Chicago

  Master of Business Administration - MBA