Davide V.

Health First Network

► President and Chief Executive Officer reporting to a board represented by each province across Canada
► Canada's largest network of retail health and wellness operators representing over 9 figure sales in the growing category of natural health and wellness.
► Founded in 1999, Health First Network, is a national network of 140+ independent health and wellness stores offering supplements, organics, gluten-free foods, natural health & beauty aids, as well as sales, marketing, retail flyer, category management, and distribution services.
►  The focus will include growing retail member sales across all vendors, increase retail traffic and revenue through collaborative vendor partnerships and best-in-class marketing to drive demand generation.
►  Responsibilities include sales, marketing, business development, category management, finance, operations, warehouse, procurement, new product development, and vendor/partner relations.
►  Hybrid retail/CPG model
►  Coast to coast representation across English and French Canada

Chief Executive Officer

Harvard Business Review

As a member of the HBR Advisory Council, we help HBR improve the published content as well as help chart future direction.

Through HBR research, Council Members have the opportunity to provide feedback to the editors, preview new content, and weigh in on ideas from HBR as well as those from the wider world of management and leadership.

Advisory Council Member

CEO MasterMind

► The CEO MasterMind brand concept was born as an Executive MBA thesis about a significant gap in the marketplace; top-level marketing, sales, finance, and strategy development tools never make it to start-ups, 6- 8, and even most 9-figure businesses.
► We fight business failure and stagnant growth by enabling business owners, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs with P&L responsibility to grow and scale their business with proven tools and frameworks from Fortune 500 companies and business schools, our alma mater training ground. All without the cost of the traditional ultra-high-cost consultancies that do not offer accountability and long-term implementation. 
► CEOMasterMind.ai (application required) is the world’s first Super-MasterMind, combining the power and benefits of a mastermind/advisory group with an ongoing expert consultant (human & AI-powered) to connect the hidden levers of growth with the installation of our proprietary CAMR Operating Systems (Strategic Clarity, Accountability, Momentum, and Results). Accountability comes free, and once CAMR is implemented, success is guaranteed to grow and scale.
► CEO MasterMind helps those looking to unlock growth and acquire more freedom and business predictability
► CEOMastermind Academy is a DIY, self-paced, super-training online membership delivering a virtual MBA experience with weekly group coaching calls on core topics (Sales, Marketing & Financial Mastery)

Here are a few top questions we help address:
► How to build great teams with rigorous systems and processes to enable scaling
► How to develop a sales and marketing plan to attract a steady stream of customers (B2B or B2C, goods or services)
► How to choose which strategic and financial structures to maximize growth and profitability
► How to innovate and scale to attract investors, position for divestiture, or even seek acquisitions
► Learn, and access for life, the proven frameworks to scale in any economic condition

Chairman of the Board

Guidepoint

► Bespoke consulting and input on strategy, marketing, consumer research, sales, retailing, etc.
► Confidential, private phone conversations across various industries 
► Guidepoint connects clients with vetted subject matter experts—Advisors—from their global professional network. Clients leverage the insights and perspectives shared by the Advisors to stay informed and make better business decisions.

Global Consultant

Umbrella Local

I’m part of a globally based, leading team of digital marketing experts at Umbrella Local, a global full-service digital marketing agency that focuses on generating more leads and sales for small and medium businesses.

Expert Strategist, Sales, and Marketing Advisor

TEC Canada

- Chapter 428 Member
- Leadership Mastermind of some of Canada's top CEOs and leaders of small/medium-sized companies
- Growth through collaborative advisory

Member

Melitta North America

Melitta is the world’s largest integrated coffee company, Top 10 Coffee company globally with ~$1.5 Billion EUROS Billion in sales, and Top 10 Coffee manufacturer in Canada.  

COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP
►Provided leadership to help turn around the Canadian business unit
►Member of the Senior Leadership Team 
►Co-led business plan which led to #1 total market dollar share in Coffee Filters for the first time in decades.  
►Co-developed, researched, and sold into Walmart a consumer story that helped lead to category exclusivity and securing new items under our new strategic Pour-Over focus. Sales doubled versus prior year.
►Significantly improved marketing spend ROI - increased revenue generated per dollar spent by +>30% (2015-2017 vs 2012-2014).  

MARKETING STRATEGY
►Developed 360 integrated marketing strategy & consolidated agency partners to drive efficiency.  
►New campaign (Digital/PR/In-Store/In-Home/Print/Flyers) supported by new merchandising tools reversed business trajectory
►Supporting new North American Pour-Over coffeemaker strategy of new premium/luxury durable goods to penetrate new channels for Melitta (B2C & B2B).
►Increased brand household penetration high-single digits and aided brand awareness double-digit growth while driving share gains in each segment.

DIGITAL STRATEGY
►Revamped Digital strategy including new agency, revised content strategy, and launch of E-Commerce for January 2018.
►In the first 5-months of 2018 exceeded the entire digital metrics for 2017 by 25%.

PACKAGING
►Developed new integrated packaging across coffee portfolio enabling current users to find Melitta 22% faster while improving new user conversion by 250%.

CLIENT BASE 
►Loblaw, Sobey, Metro, Walmart, Shopper’s Drug Mart, London Drugs, Canadian Tire, Home Depot, Home Hardware, Staples, Amazon, e-Commerce & Specialty Channels

Vice President | Head of Marketing

Centric Health

Centric Health is a franchise retail operation with 60-stores in Canada in the Home Medical Equipment sector. 

COMMERCIAL LEADERSHIP
► VP/GM for MEDIchair retail/medical brand: North America's largest retail/B2B franchisor that carries a complete selection of Home Medical Equipment and Home Health Care products designed to enhance the quality of life, increase mobility, and provide a safe and accessible environment for the home.
►Implemented revised organizational model. 
►Developed ‘Playing to Win’ strategy road-map to exceed $100 Million in sales by championing a One Brand/Duo target Professionals/Zoomers (Rehab/Retail) approach.

PRIVATE EQUITY PARTNERS
►At less than two months into my role, Centric announced intent to sell June 2014. Consequently, Centric Health completed the sale of the Home Medical Equipment Retail Division to Birch Hill Equity Partners on Sept 12, 2014.  
►Hired by Birch Hill in Sept 2014 but exited in Dec 2014 due to a significant change in strategic direction (from growth to divest).

SALES & MARKETING STRATEGY
►Initiated & developed new digital/virtual training across a network of 400+ associates from technicians to Rehab sales staff.
►Completed Brand Playbook & Guardrails. Revised strategy executed during 2015. 

CATEGORY MANAGEMENT 
►Instilled category management discipline with Vendors & negotiated new contracts delivering improved margins for franchisees.

Vice President | Chief Operating Officer

Maple Leaf Foods Inc

PnL RESPONSIBILITY
►Commercial management of ~$400 million PnL (+$25 million trade and marketing budget) leading team of 7; largest desk in Maple Leaf Consumer Foods.
►Led new collaborative process with Sales that secured strong 2013 Retailer support leading to highest share ever – reached 58 share in Hot Dogs, +5.8 pts vs. YAG, +3 pts vs. prior high.
►Led and spearheaded agency RFP consolidation to drive efficiency via scale across four (4) summer promotions.  

PRICING STRATEGY
►Led & developed a revised pricing strategy utilizing Pricing Analytics to recover a $10MM commodities rise.

INNOVATION LEADERSHIP
►Initiated & developed a 3-year offensive strategy to tackle chicken category.  Jan 2014 pilot with LCL showed the validity of the category management story. 
►Developed a 60/40 win product with record commercialization of less than 20 weeks.
►Initiated & sold-in, an out-of-plan Halal wiener strategy for Sept 2014. Entrepreneurial drive led to a co-man solution.
►Quadrupled innovation concept pipeline for Hot Hogs and Sausages to explore new ideas/formats to drive topline & margin-accretion in a flat category. New insights sparked smoked chicken Grill’ems line extension & Quebec-specific innovation.
►Identified & developed two growth strategies for Sausage business; expanded volume & margin recovery plan for Fresh Sausages (including manufacturing repatriation) & secured incremental resources for a new Smoked Chicken platform.

SPORTS SPONSORSHIPS
►Developed sports sponsorship with Toronto Blue Jays.  Schneider’s “Grab a Taste of the Big Leagues” guerilla campaign attracted over 2.4+ M views (YouTube + Bluejays.com)!

Category Business Unit Director (Sr.), Prepared Meats Division

Loblaw Companies Limited

PC is the largest consumer brand in Canada with $3B+ in sales. 

PROJECT MANAGEMENT 
►Responsible to lead and own bringing the PC Insider’s Report to life from ideation to in-market and analysis. 
►Developed a RACI Model to get the process and engagement across the organization on time.  (Marketing, Merchandising, Supply Chain.)

 INNOVATION LEADERSHIP
► Lead and collaborate with LBL and Category to bring to market, via the Insider's Report, hundreds of new product innovations generating over millions of dollars in new product sales

RETAIL MARKETING STRATEGY 
►Influence and collaborate with National Event team to showcase innovations & themes via weekly flyers, in-store POS, and merchandising.
►Responsible for go-to-market and marketing of PC Insider’s Report. Marketing mix included TV, digital marketing, content management (videos, tips, recipes, etc.), signage, flyer & merchandising mapping.
►Recommended revised consumer investment strategy that helped drive PC brand health score +6.2% to its highest level ever. 
►Led & implemented an IMC Process for PC Blue Menu. Successfully executed new communication strategy with sales trajectory +8% through revised positioning from ‘taste/good for you’ to ‘healthier choices within reach’.

RETAIL MERCHANDISING STRATEGY
►Summer IR 2012: Program delivered +24.6% driven by increased investment in digital marketing, focus & simplified in-store signage focusing on building retail theatre, plus addition of Summer Essentials theme ($100 million event/46 innovations)
►BTS IR 2012: Program delivered +14.2% driven by increased content focusing on lunch & dinner solutions, plus strong focus on peanut-free ($60 million event/ 32 innovations)
►Holiday IR 2012: Program delivered +4% and expanded digital marketing to include Pinterest

RESEARCH STRATEGY 
►Initiated research to secure consumer insights for PC Organics, supporting a revised value proposition. The implemented strategy resulted in sales growth of +50+% in first eight weeks.

Marketing & Sales Director, President's Choice Insider's Report │ Marketing Director, PC 

President & CEO | Fortune 500 trained expert strategist and executive enabling start-ups to billion-dollar brands to differentiate, compete, grow and scale predictably in any market condition.

An energetic & passionate Tier 1, Fortune 500 trained CPG/Retail business executive with a love of translating consumer & category insights into business & brand growth.  My superpower is connecting dots in businesses that others miss, allowing businesses to unlock growth, scale and grow beyond the owners/leaders' wildest dreams.

MY PROMISE
► I make a difference that has a lasting impact on businesses, brands, and people. 
► I turnaround businesses to restore growth and profitability by uncovering untapped opportunities.

VISION
► Discover, create, and lead new ways to traditional business models.  
► Always exploring more efficient and effective alternatives. 

PURPOSE
► I’m a dynamic leader of people, equally excited by the growth of my team as I am by the growth of the brand.   This is the most tangible and visible result of leadership and is a statement of the difference I can make.  
► At heart, I’m an “owner”.  And with this mindset, I seek to make an accomplishment of every day, ensuring that as a business and team, we are better than we were yesterday.  

VALUES
► Passionate about doing the right thing for the business and the greater good. 
► Optimism, Engagement, and Collaboration, even under pressure.   Makes results tangible. 
► Makes the world better with Enthusiasm and by Helping Others. 

TOP SKILLS 
► Leading cross-functional teams & talent development
► Brand Strategy & Management with full 360 marketing mix exposure (4Ps), from start-up to $3+ Billion
► Digital Marketing And E-Commerce: Marketing Automation, SEM, SEO, Analytics, etc.
► Strong business acumen & financial skills; commercial management of PnLs up to $400 Million
► Category Management, Retail Merchandising, and Retail Marketing
► Business Turnarounds & Pricing Expert, including commodity-based businesses
► Consumer Research, Quantitative & Qualitative

KEY ASSETS
► Consumer centric mindset
► Customer focused
► Business & Financial Acumen
► People Leadership
► Cross-functional Knowledge
► Tier 1 Marketing, Sales & Retail training
► OGSTM discipline

Davide Viola, MBA
Unlocking Brand, Business, and People potential using "Discipline as my Performance Grease" (TM)


AI Isn’t the End of Work; It Should Be the Beginning of the Best Economic Model in Human History

Every day, we’re bombarded with headlines like:
“AI will replace 50% of jobs.”
“The economy is doomed.”
“Prepare for collapse.”

Here’s the part nobody says out loud:
- An economy with 50% unemployment cannot function.  
- A +10–15% GDP long-term boom isn’t sustainable either.
- The truth is far more intelligent, and far more hopeful and helpful!

For the first time in human history, we have the tools to intentionally design an economic system that creates:
- Strong, stable GDP growth
- A healthier population
- Lower burnout
- More time for family, community, purpose
- And more meaningful work, not less

This inspired me to write my latest newsletter, a piece I’ve thought about for months, based on my own journey and my recent Harvard AI course.

It’s not doom.
It’s not hype.

It’s a vision, grounded in economics and history, for what the next 100+ years could look like if we choose wisely.

If you’ve ever wondered: Is there a better way to build the future?”

This one is for you.

Let’s build a future worth living by design, not by default (a concept I learned from one of my favourite authors, Greg McKeown).

Davide Viola, MBA

Fortune 500-Trained CEO | Guiding Founders/Execs in Scalable Business Strategies, Operational Blueprints & Dream Team Building for Predictable Growth in Any Economy With Less Friction | Podcast Fanatic | AI Expert

Imagine a world where we work less, live longer, and economies grow faster. A world where stress, burnout, and economic instability aren’t inevitable,

Open article: The Future of Work with AI Isn’t Doom:        It’s the Greatest Economic Opportunity for Humankind in 1,000+ Years.                      Here’s how. by Davide Viola, MBA • 6 min read

The Future of Work with AI Isn’t Doom:        It’s the Greatest Economic Opportunity for Humankind in 1,000+ Years.                      Here’s how.

Agentic AI Insight #5 → Why Most AI Pilots Fail Before They Even Start

After four weeks in this Harvard Agentic AI course, one fact has become impossible to ignore:
Most AI pilots fail long before they ever get deployed.

Not because the tech doesn’t work (businesses honestly don't need ANY more models, but I understand there is a technology race going on).

Not because teams lack enthusiasm.
Not because budgets are too small.

They fail because the starting point is wrong.

Companies begin with tools, not systems.
With excitement, not architecture.

With “let’s try something” instead of “let’s understand something.”

And that’s why more than 90% of AI and Agentic AI initiatives never make it past the pilot stage.

Here’s the uneasy truth:
You can’t fix a pilot that was designed on top of a broken workflow.

It’s like installing a jet engine on a bicycle and wondering why you’re still not moving fast enough (I couldn't help myself to generate an image).

Agentic/AI exposes every weak link in an organization’s operating model:
- missing data
- unclear decisions
- inconsistent rules
- human exceptions that nobody has ever written down
- undocumented policies
- siloed systems
- tribal knowledge held in people’s heads

If the foundation is weak, the agent collapses under the weight of ambiguity.
The problem isn’t capability.
It’s chaos disguised as “process.”

What Harvard is drilling into us is this:
Agentic AI amplifies whatever system you already have: clarity or confusion.
That’s why the most common failure point isn't in Month 3, it's Month 0!

The winners take a clear & different path. 
They:
1. Start with VSM, not vendors.
Run value stream maps to expose reality:
What is the actual workflow?
What decisions are made?
By whom?
Based on what information?
Most companies don’t know. They only think they know.

2. Make the hidden work visible.
You can’t automate steps you can’t see.
Every exception, nuance, and judgment call must be surfaced.
Otherwise, the agent will hallucinate to fill the gaps.
It takes time to do this work.

3. Define the outcome before the system.
The goal isn’t “let’s try AI.”
The goal is “increase throughput,” “reduce cycle time,” or “eliminate error categories.”
Technology follows outcomes. Not the other way around.

4. Build a “human–tech–human” loop.
This statement was the analogy my professors loved most.
You redesign work so the sequence becomes:
Human sets intent → Tech executes → Human evaluates and refines.
Humans bookend the system.
Tech fills the middle.

That’s where trust and intelligence grow together.

When pilots fail, it’s not the agent that failed, its the humans who didn't provide the VSM.
It’s the system design leading into the agent that wasn’t engineered for autonomy.

The takeaway is uncomfortable yet simple:
If your workflow is unclear to your people, it will be impossible for your agents (they are machines and operate very literally).

Agentic AI doesn’t fix broken processes.
It reveals them.

Agentic AI Insight #4 → The Hidden Cost of Context Switching (For Humans and Machines)

Like most people, I used to think context switching is just a “productivity issue.”
Lose a bit of focus, take a bit longer to finish a task, yeah, no big deal.

But in the world of Agentic AI?

Context switching actually becomes a strategic risk.

Here’s the part few are talking about on LinkedIn: 
Just like humans, AI agents degrade when they’re forced to jump between tasks without clarity, structure, or continuity (cue VSM design).

The machine equivalent of mental fatigue shows up as:
– higher error rates
– weaker reasoning
– memory drift
– inconsistent outputs
– misaligned decisions
- hallucinations

These outcomes may sound familiar, as they are precisely what happens in human teams overwhelmed by fragmented work.

I used to think context switching only affected people.

Now, after studying Agentic AI in this Harvard course, it’s obvious:

Systems suffer in almost identical ways (because ultimately they are still designed by human input).

The problem isn’t capability.

It’s cognitive overload, whether biological or computational.

In traditional organizations, humans patch the gaps:
1. We ask clarifying questions.
2. We recall past conversations.
3. We “hold it together” through working memory and judgment.

Agents can’t do that unless we design for it.

And most companies aren’t. Hence, the 90%+ implementation failure rate.

Key word is ... design.

Across industries, the same pattern is emerging:

The biggest failures in early agent deployments aren’t technical; they’re architectural (lack of VSM process mapping).

They stem from workflows that assume agents can magically keep context across dozens of steps, tools, & data sources.

They can’t.

Not without a system built around clarity, continuity, & explicit memory.
Humans need to design for it.

Here’s what the best organizations are doing differently:
1. They reduce fragmentation.
Single-purpose workflows outperform “Frankenstein” processes stitched across nine systems.

2. They make context explicit.
Every decision, rule, constraint, & exception becomes machine-readable.
Humans are embedded at critical nodes that require judgment.

3. They design for “low-interruption” execution.
Agents complete full loops, not ping-pong tasks back and forth.

I won’t share how we’re applying this internally for IP reasons, but here’s the key lesson:

A system can only be as intelligent as the continuity you give it.
(And that applies to your teams just as much as your agents.)

If automation makes work faster, Agentic AI makes work flow.

But only if you eliminate the invisible tax of context switching for everyone & everything (computers) involved.

Develop an obsessive focus on VSM, & then you set the fertile foundation for technology to shine as we dream it.

My professors really loved my analogy of a human technology sandwich, which always deploys a "human-tech-human" transformation approach. 
More next time

Agentic AI Insight #6 → The AgentOS Advantage

Here’s something I didn’t fully appreciate until this Harvard course I took:

Most organizations attempt to achieve AI-driven results using a human-centric operating system (me included).

This approach does not scale well.

Traditional operating models rely on meetings, handoffs, approvals, silos, & defined ownership.
It works … until it doesn’t.
It was never designed for systems that can act, decide, & improve in real time, since we've never had this level of technology.

Most of us are at this stage since that's been the historical playbook.

An AgentOS flips the script.

Instead of optimizing workflows for human comprehension, organizations optimize them for autonomous execution, with humans serving as supervisors, decision-makers, & exception-handlers.

The shift looks small on paper.
In practice, however, the impact is big.

Here’s what the Agent OS enables that traditional org structures cannot:
1. Instantly complete tasks w/out bottlenecks.

No stalls. No “who has the file?”
Agents move work from intent → action → outcome with minimal interruption.

2. Knowledge is systematically codified and accessible by agents.

Most companies store knowledge in people’s heads.
Agent-first systems require clarity, codification, & explicit rules.
This alone exposes decades of organizational debt.

3. Decision-making accelerates dramatically for faster outcomes.

Humans debate. Agents calculate.
Your people can finally focus on judgment, creativity, and relationship work, instead of chasing data across 12 systems.

When I joined HFN, we had 21 systems. Today, we have much, much less, but still more to simplify and optimize.  It’s truly hard work and takes time.

4. Continuous workflow improvement, driving ongoing gains.

Humans improve quarterly. Agents improve hourly.

Yesterday I was on a call where the workflow created a website in 41 seconds, which would have taken weeks a couple of years ago. 
Exciting & terrifying.

From weeks to seconds.

Early success cases show that agentic approaches achieve 2–10× productivity, while traditional AI barely moves the needle.

The big lesson from Harvard?

You don’t get agentic performance with a human operating system.
You must redesign the entire OS itself.

This is the part that's hurting my brain today.

An critical thought remains:

If your org chart still controls workflows, you aren’t ready for agents.
If your processes rely on tribal knowledge, you aren’t ready for agents.
If systems need people to connect them, you aren’t ready for agents.

The Agent OS isn’t futuristic.
It’s simply the operating model required for the next era of work.

Those who grasp this shift early will quietly outpace others.

To begin transitioning to an Agent OS, identify one process that could be redesigned for autonomous execution & start with that initiative.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
And although I’m quite a few steps into this, there is much more to go!

Success Circles

➡️ Began in 2005 in New York, Success Circles has become an international entrepreneur braintrust coaching center and advisory circle supporting high performance leaders to thrive through the power of play. 

➡️ Success Circles combines the power of relationships with top peak performance principles. We empower our clients to improve executive function, master prioritization and delegation skills, all while staying in their zone of genius. 

➡️Our core "Momentum Buddy" huddle program integrates accountability and peer support to help our members access exponential growth across all areas of life and business they are committed to.  

➡️ Each of our members has access to a regular Momentum partner in addition to access to ongoing support and virtual co-working. Through feedback and the willingness to "course-correct" daily, members have reached many audacious goals and dreams.  

➡️See https://success.reviews for reviews and case studies. 🚀

➡️If you are an organization that needs support engaging your virtual teams to thrive, consider implementing our MomentumOS framework.  We have a white-labeled solution that enables your members to thrive in this new virtual landscape.  Go to https://SuccessCircles.com to learn more or call 747-2CIRCLE.

Team members act as a board of advisors providing each other invaluable feedback, mentoring, resources, referrals and accountability. The program has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and coaches stay the course to win the game of work, life, and play. Since the inception of the Inner Circle, we have launched over thirty 90 day programs.

Our Success Circles Momentum programs have been responsible for over 5000 successful peer coaching pairings/sprints over the past 18+ years. We have enabled hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners in 13 countries to cumulatively reach over 7880 inspiring goals since we began. Yes, we keep track.

Founder

JV Alliance

➡️ Created joint ventures and strategic alliances for various online businesses in the digital marketing, crypto-currency, personal development, health and wellness industry. Clients include: OptimalHealthBridge.com (sold 2020), VegHealth.com (sold in 2018) , IntegrativeNutrition.com and others
➡️ DeepOrigins - JV Manager (January to December 2015) - Joint Venture & launch manager for all DeepOrigins.com projects - Tribe500, MobiPubber, Project Yourself launches.
• Crypto Mentor Club (2017) - Joint Venture & launch manager. Managed launch webinars that converted $500K in revenue.
• I was personally mentored by business strategists Spike Humer and the Godfather of marketing Jay Abraham. 💹
• Note that I am personally an authority in the area of peer-accountability. See SuccessCircles.com. We have been able to uphold all partnerships at a high level of integrity to ensure that all our strategic alliance & joint ventures progress to completion.

Joint Venture Specialist & Product Launch Manager

Process To Profit / Breakthrough (AI) Engineer

➡️ Process to Profit is a leader in training organizations to build better continuity (subscription) programs, increasing engagement and client retention.
➡️ We’ve empowered our clients to scale their business models using the latest marketing and sales resources and strategies including Sales Pipeline Management and Optimization, blogging, viral video, Social Media and effective branding.
➡️ For 8 years, we have supported e-commerce publishing partners to scale operations via Merchant Processsing joint ventures, generating well over 20 Million in revenue for these partners.
➡️  Organized 200+ high impact events, retreats and workshops. Managed behind the room sales funnels for Peak Potentials, Michael Gerber, Tony Robbins via Crew and others - events grossing over $1 Million in sales.
• Client Powerconsulting.com – Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) Consultant - Created Disaster Recovery campaign, Project manager for new optimized website site and testimonial videos. Designed and outsourced the creation of an online downtime calculator as an entry point into funnel. (2013)
• StoryTellIt.com (formerly LikeableLocal)- Identified hundreds of outbound business opportunities for account executives. Expanded Sales NBA team by bringing in 4 new members. (Summer 2014)
Responsible for building, maintaining & growing sales pipeline using SalesForce.
• DeepOrigins/MobiPubber.com - Business Consultant working directly with Inc 500 Entrepreneur Amish Shah - Responsible for building & growing sales pipeline (PipeDrive), coaching potential members(Fall 2014)

Growth and Process AI Strategist

Genesis Digital, LLC

JV and Affiliate Partnerships Manager - managed relationships with our top partners, Managed launch for the All-New WebinarJam and EverWebinar all on our Kartra platform. Conducted weekly webinars to engage our partners.

Genesis Digital products WebinarJam, EverWebinar and Kartra.  Providing comprehensive SaaS eCommerce solutions to an ever growing market of innovators.  http://GenesisDigital.co

JV and Partnerships Manager

Peak Potentials Training

Facilitated team processes at multiple Peak Potentials training workshops and camps - Ultimate Leadership Camp and Enlightened Warrior Camp.  Coached participants at Life Directions events.

Leadership Coach

Metrofly

Co-Founder of Metrofly, Inc a non-profit event planning organization with monthly fun-raisers for local charities.  Created unique signature "party with a purpose" theme where all profits are donated to the respected charity.
• Developed marketing and lead generation strategy growing our community to 6000 subscribers in 12 months using email campaigns and joint ventures with dozens of local charities. 
• Managed and coordinated 25+ volunteers and Emceed all events. Charity benefits included The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, New York Cares, Make A Wish Foundation, Stand Up For Kids,  St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Red Cross, SafeSpace, and many more.

Metrofly’s “Adopt a Charity” program was committed to giving back and connecting with the community. Metrofly was a volunteer based organization and was funded strictly through the generosity of its donors and a small retained percentage of revenue.

Co-Founder

eStrategyCorp

Director / Enterprise Systems Management Consultant / Internet (Cyber) Security Consultant:
- Specialist is systemization and automation of systems and processes across several Fortune 25 companies.  Company covers multiple industries including manufacturing, insurance, technology and health care.  

Clients:
American International Group - AIG, Inc., (N.J.) (2000/2001) - Internet Security Architect
• Coordinated the migration of Servers and Checkpoint and Rapture Firewalls in a multi-tiered environment integrated with Content Switches into a fully redundant topology to ensure 100% uptime. 
• Implementation and management of security infrastructures (Firewall, VPN, web servers, IDS) of International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other American International Technology Enterprise (AITE) clients. 

GE Capital ITS / Pfizer, Inc., NYC (1998/1999) -Technology Systems Management Consultant -
• I was a consultant For GE Capital serving our client Pfizer at their 42nd Street Headquarter for this 1.5 year project.
• Project leader for the automation of Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group Windows NT Domain Consolidation to Windows 2000 Domain structure including NT/Exchange user accounts.
• Designed and implemented Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group Microsoft Systems Manager Server (aka SMS) architecture to remotely manage desktops and servers.

Enterprise Systems Management Consultant

XeroxConnect (formerly XLConnect)

🙌🏽 My first full time job post-college. It gave me access to become a trainer and lead to audiences on the topic of technology automation. I will always be grateful to my manager, John Kostakis, for seeing that skill in me and helping me to find my voice as a trainer and a leader.

Systems Consultant and Trainer:
• Worked with Microsoft Consulting Services (MCS) on Systems Management engagements utilizing SMS/WinInstall. Clients include GTE (Stamford, CT), NPD (NY), SouthCo (PA).
• Citibank, N. A. – Created and automated processes to be used in the migration of several thousand CitiCorp CGTI seats nationwide from CCMail for HP OpenMail to Outlook 97. Trained Executive VPs and Managers
• Presented seminars on systemization and deployment using various Microsoft Technology.

Systems Engineer and Trainer

International Flavors and Fragrances, NJ

🙌🏽 I was blessed to have a Junior Process Engineering position while being in co-operative education with my college. This specific work experience was priceless since it gave me the clarity that I no longer wanted to be a Chemical Engineer and instead focus on technology.  I highly recommend co-op programs and getting experience when possible.

• Automated Union Beach plant processes in design of a new chemical plant in
Augusta, Georgia. Created process workflow using AllClear / Visio and CAD.
• Responsible for keeping operators and plant engineers trained and up to date with
changes made to the Control and Data Acquisition System process control software.

Junior Process Engineer

Helping growth-minded high performance leaders to make 1% DAILY meaningful and measurable progress to win the game of life, work & play. Founder of SuccessCircles.com Coaching Center

My mission is to make you better. I guide high-achieving individuals to integrate work and life seamlessly, achieving success in both professional and personal realms.

At Success Circles Braintrust and Advisory Circles, we enhance executive function, prioritize effectively, delegate tasks, and keep clients within their areas of expertise. Our commitment is for members to make 1% meaningful and measurable progress DAILY. This daily progress leads to exponential growth.

Explore our programs at SuccessCircles.com and read our reviews and case studies at Success Reviews. 🚀

Short Bio

I began my career as a Technology Management Consultant, working with Fortune 500 companies like Pfizer, JPMorgan, GE Capital, and AIG. Over the past twenty years, I’ve immersed myself in Internet Marketing and lead generation, founding several community-based businesses, including Metrofly, an event planning company aimed at creating unique charity "fun-raisers" while connecting people.

I am recognized as a thought leader in peak performance and gamification. Since 2005, I have been holding entrepreneurs and corporate leaders accountable through the Success Circles community. Members collaborate in "peer-momentum" partnerships, tracking their goals and making consistent progress.

In 2008, we launched Process to Profit, a holistic approach to streamlining all facets of Online Marketing, including Product Launches, Lead Generation, Sales, and Joint Ventures. We have successfully managed multiple six-figure launches. I thrive on developing bold, out-of-the-box approaches to any challenge.

Personal Note

🙌🏽 I’m happily married to a beautiful and brilliant woman who encourages me to be my best. My favorite role in life is being Dad to my daughter Jasmine and son Ethan. 💞

Joseph Varghese

Innovation saves lives. Your action keeps them.

On December 3, 1967, the first human heart transplant was performed in Cape Town.

Exactly 29 years later, on that same date, my mom, Grace Varghese, received hers at Mount Sinai.

She is still here.
 Still thriving in the one percent club.
 Still proof that every moment counts.

Yesterday, twenty-nine years to the day of her transplant, I was back at Mount Sinai for my own heart checkup.
 Echo. Calcium score. Blood work.

Clear plumbing. The numbers are better than good.
 Fifty-five percent ejection fraction.
 Still in the game.
 And now, grateful to say, with no medication.

But it was not always like this.
 Decades ago, my heart function hovered around 31 percent.
 I was borderline heart failure.
 Heading down the same path that nearly took my mother and eventually took my father.

The shift came from one thing:

Ownership.
 Radical responsibility.
 One percent progress every single day.

  Movement.
  Nutrition.
  Mindfulness.
  Recovery.
  Awareness.
  Year after year of staying consistent and being willing to get 1% better.

That consistency brought my heart back.

That consistency is why I am here today… and why I hope, God willing, to walk my young kids down the aisle one day.

But too many people never get that chance.

In the last couple of years alone, I have lost six friends, including Eric Patel, to sudden heart attacks.
 No symptoms.
 No warning.
 No second chances.

Heart disease is still the number one killer in the world.
And most people have no idea what is happening inside their own bodies.

So here is my ask.

 Please get your heart checked.
 Get your calcium score.
 Know your numbers.
 Do not wait for a crisis to force you into action.

And if you can, consider becoming an organ donor.
Innovation may give someone a second chance, like it gave my mom.
Your action can give them the life that follows.

Check your heart before your heart checks you.

#HeartHealth #GraceInAction #OnePercentBetter #GetChecked #OrganDonation #LegacyOfLife #MountSinai #LiveOnNY #PreventiveCare #Inflammation #MensHealth #Leadership #Family #EveryMomentCounts

Fractional Chief AI Officer | Accelerating Biz Growth Through Strategic AI | Founder of SuccessCircles.com Advisory Circles - Causing entrepreneurs and C-suite leaders to execute better & faster | Best-selling Author

20 Years of Success Circles… and the Pattern Is Unmistakable

Twenty years ago this month, Success Circles started as a simple idea.

A daily check-in.
 A real conversation.
 Two people helping each other stay focused daily over a 2-week sprint.

Over time, something bigger emerged.

Wisdom compounds.
 Execution compounds.
 And together… they multiply.

Across tens of thousands of peer-to-peer conversations from high-level entrepreneurs and C-Suite leaders, one signal keeps rising above the noise:

The Multiplier Effect.
 Shared genius → Exponential growth.

And it happens because of how we work.

Accountability isn’t pressure.
 It’s a reminder system. It's a daily nudge to stay aligned with what you said mattered, to stay connected with your personal BIG WHY

Our huddles aren’t scripted.
 They’re authentic conversations where people share wins, struggles, strategies, and truth.

And here’s the part many don’t see:

Our members don’t just hold each other accountable.
 They share resources.
 They teach each other what worked.
 They build ventures together.
 They pass forward what they learned from past partners.

That’s why the wisdom multiplies.
 The execution multiplies.
 And the people multiply their results.

PART 1: The Multiplier Mindset

Focus and action. Every single day.
“Everything is energy.”
 Match the frequency of the life you want.

T.A.R.L. – Take Action, Revise Later.
 Don’t wait for perfect. Ask:
 “How can I ship this today and improve it tomorrow?” (K. Kinder)

Simplify and Dominate.
 Go deep. Serve the hungriest people. Become the obvious choice. (⭐️ AJ Mihrzad ⭐️)

Eliminate the Non-Essential.
 If it doesn’t move the goal, cut it.
 Invest your hours into revenue-driving actions. (Doug Samuel)

Embrace the “&.”
 Not Freedom or Family.
 Freedom and Family. (K. Ghassemian)

When you integrate these principles into your daily rhythm, something shifts:

Your days stop feeling random.
 Your progress stops feeling accidental.
 And your results start accelerating.

This is why Success Circles works.
 Not because of motivation.
 Not because of hype.

But because we extract wisdom from each other… and turn it into action the same day.

That is what compounds.
 That is why people win.
 And that is why year twenty feels like year one.

Part 2 drops tomorrow.
 (Leadership, Integrity, and the Beacon Mindset.)

If this sparks something, share it forward.
 Someone in your network needs it today.

Let’s keep multiplying.

Happy Small Business Saturday!

Before you think about goals for 2026, ask yourself three real questions:

1. What pattern from this year has to end for you to rise next year.
 2. What’s the one outcome that would make Q1 a win.
 3. How much faster could you grow if AI handled the busywork and you focused on the real moves.

Most entrepreneurs are drowning in tasks AI could do in minutes.

 They’re losing time, energy, and momentum without realizing it.

 You don’t need more grind.
 You need leverage.
 You need a system that saves you 10–15 hours a week with AI so you can build, lead, and scale.
 You need accountability that doesn’t let you drift.
 You need the multiplier effect from a community that’s been leveling up together for over a decade.

What takes most people a year, you can achieve in 90 days with the right team and the right AI systems.

This is the 11th year we’re running the Momentum Team 90 Day Accelerator.

 It’s been forged, refined, and pressure-tested by hundreds of entrepreneurs who have built real results.

Black Friday: the Q1 cohort is half off until Monday.

If you want 2026 to be the year you scale faster, build smarter, and save hours every week,

 DM me MOMENTUM and I’ll send details.

Your strongest year starts with clarity and leverage. Let’s build it.

20 Years of Success Circles… Part 2: Leadership, Integrity & The Beacon Mindset

Yesterday, I shared how Success Circles became a multiplier and how wisdom and execution compound when peers hold each other to their highest standard to become OWNERS.

Today we go deeper.

Because over 20 years, one thing became clear:  The people who grow the fastest aren’t the ones who know the most…

They are the ones who lead themselves the most.

And that leadership shows up long before the big goals are hit. It shows up in the way you speak. It shows up in the way you keep promises. It shows up in who you are when no one is watching.

Across thousands of conversations, these 5 patterns of self-leadership rise again and again:

1. Be the Beacon.
"Your community rises to the level of your example. If you hit a ceiling, they feel it too."
David C Rush

2. Stand From the Future.
"Operate as if your success is already a ‘done deal.’ Move from identity, not insecurity."
— E Munoz

3. The Feedback Triad (Bloom / Bud / Thorn).
A simple framework for honest feedback:
🌺 Bloom: What’s working? (YES!) 🌱 Bud: Where is the opportunity? (Idea worth developing) 🌹 Thorn: What is the risk? — M. Johnston 

4. Fix Broken Promises Fast.
Integrity isn’t perfection—it’s cleanup.
"Shorten the gap between the miss and the repair. Clean it up instantly."
— G Graham

5. Transformation Happens in Communication.
"Say what’s real. Say what’s uncomfortable. Let go of looking good."
— Henry

The Bottom Line:
When leaders communicate honestly, trust speeds up.
When trust speeds up, partnerships deepen.
And when partnerships deepen, growth goes vertical.
This is the real magic of the Success Circles Braintrusts.

It’s not just accountability.

It’s leadership practiced daily—out loud—with people who hold you to your truth and to your WHY.

Because when you show up as the beacon, you give everyone around you permission to rise.

Tomorrow: Part 3 — Leverage, Ecosystem, and the Power of Connection.

👇 Which of these 5 leadership principles do you need to dial in today? Let me know below.

#SuccessCircles #Leadership #Integrity #TheBeaconMindset #Entrepreneurship

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