John Viviani BIO

"Experience, Business Expertise and Proven Strategies"

John R. Viviani,  president and founder of Ascent Business Consulting gives our organization a strong  foundation through his more than 25 years of experience in developing successful  business, sales, marketing  and technology plans & strategies.

Viviani has worked with such companies as IBM, Siemens, Cable and Wireless, Dimension Data,  Cabletron, Enterasys Networks, Lucent Technologies as well as several start up companies including a very successful Internet Services Provider, Verio.  This experience along with a team of seasoned Ascent consultants and other partner resources, gives us a "winning formula"  for taking your company to the next  level exceeding organizational goals.  Our expertise in linking your business components together sales initiatives, marketing plans and technology  into a comprehensive strategic model is key to developing a successful winning strategy.

Some of Viviani's Accomplishments Include:

• Developing and managing top performing regional, national and WorldWide sales/marketing organizations.
• Designing and implementing innovative consultative training programs for hundreds of sales executives.
• Creating and managing successful WorldWide sales channels and business partnerships with some of the most respected multi-national organizations.
• Developing winning sales and marketing strategies for IBM, Verio, Siemens, Cabletron,  Enterasys Networks, Cable&Wireless, Digital Island, Lucent Technologies.
• Designing  S1 marketing strategies that led to an IPO for several start-up companies.
• Creating and deploying effective professional services business organizations.
• Successfully launching new major products lines and services.
• Developing and deploying innovative Web sites,  e-commerce services and solutions
• Engineering multiple IT and networking infrastructures.

Our Goal at Ascent Business Consulting is to "take your company to a higher level of business performance and become a trusted business advisor to your organization."

Ascent Business Consulting uses an (ABC) consulting methodology across service offerings

Our simple and effective four step approach includes:

• Step One, Assessing your current position and helping you understand exactly where you are.
• Step Two, Developing an executable strategic plan, designed to meet your organizational goals.
• Step Three, Creating implementation/project management plans with targeted deliverables.
• Step Four, Monitoring, measuring and re-assessing and re-aligning objectives, when necessary.