Jon Ferrando
Founder, CEO and President | Entrepreneur Of The Year Winner
- Role
- Founder, CEO and President at Blue Compass RV
- Location
- Fort Lauderdale, FL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Jon Ferrando
Seasoned Fortune 200 senior executive with a strong strategic orientation and 25 years of experience leading entrepreneurial growth and large public companies. Founder, CEO and President of Blue Compass RV, a leading recreational vehicle retailer in the United States with over 100 stores in 33 states generating over $3.0 billion in annual revenue. Also served as key member of the AutoNation senior leadership team that drove the strategy/execution of the company’s extraordinary growth phase from a start-up to a $20 billion+ enterprise. Expertise includes building and leading high performing teams, driving strategic corporate growth programs, optimizing entrepreneurial energy, capital allocation, retail industry expertise, and leading people development in a people-driven business.
Experience
Founder, CEO and President
Jan 2018 — Present · Miami, TX, US
Leading the start-up and growth of Blue Compass RV, which was founded in 2018. Blue Compass RV is a leading recreational vehicle retail company in the United States with an exceptional culture of investing in our people and providing an outstanding experience for RV customers in sales, service and during their RV ownership life cycle. Blue Compass RV has grown significantly since the first motor home was sold on June 29, 2018 with over RVs sold in 5 years. Blue Compass is the fastest growing RV company with over 100 RV stores in 33 states generating over $3 billion in annual revenue.
Education
Harvard Law School
Doctor of Law - JD
University of Michigan
AB, Economics with High Honors and High Distinction
1984 — 1988
Harvard Law School
Doctor of Law (JD), cum laude
1988 — 1991
Skills
- Litigation
- Human Resources
- Sales
- Research
- Legal Research
- Restructuring
- Employment Law
- Securities Regulation
- Profit
- Corporate Law
- Corporate Governance
- Appeals
- Negotiation
- Management
- Fundraising
- International Law
- Accounting
- Civil Litigation
- Joint Ventures
- Internal Investigations
- Intellectual Property
- Executive Leadership
- Leadership
- Trade Secrets
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Privacy Law
- Corporate Finance
- Structured Finance
- Social Media
- Due Diligence
- Dispute Resolution
- Leadership Development
- Mergers & Acquisitions
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