Jon Thompson
Speaker Profile
Jon Thompson is co-founder and Senior Partner at Blue Margin Inc.
An author and speaker, Jon sheds light on how businesses can take advantage of a revolution in business intelligence to become data-driven and accelerate their success. By employing the tactics of The Dashboard Effect (the title of his book), companies can become data-driven by increasing shared accountability through the organization and improving focus on the value-creation strategy.
Jon's career began in Botswana, where he spent two years working for the Peace Corp as a game warden. Upon returning to the US, he traded the wilds of Africa for the jungles of corporate America, spending the next 25 years as an entrepreneur and business executive.
He and his brother, Brick Thompson, have founded several companies, including Vercuity, which grew to over 500 employees and was backed by One Equity Partners.
Jon's Topics Include:
- How to develop the “Dashboard Effect” in any organization
- The keys to data adoption and change-management
- The 5 critical characteristics of dashboards that actually impact business outcomes
- Making data a key differentiator to outpace your competition
- Case studies on the effective use of BI
Jon's Past Audiences Include:
- Constant Contact
- Information Technology Alliance
- North Carolina, Wisconsin, Texas, and Utah Society of CPAs
- Finley and Cook CPAs
- Colorado State University School of Business
- Microsoft Identity Team, Redmond, WA
Jon's Clients Include
- National Renewable Energy Lab
- The Grammys
- Fitbit
- Generali Insurance
- Nalco, an Ecolab Company
- (and 200+ other mid-market companies)
