Jon Montgomery

Experience

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  Kumon North America, Inc.

  Nov 1999 - Sept 2010

  -Consulted Kumon Mexico in revising their initial and on-going franchisee training, as well as mentor staff in developing conference speaker presentations-Provided leadership training, researched employee engagement, and consulted on staff development to select Kumon franchisees with their 400 employees, leading to improved employee retentionand increases in customers and profitability-Task force member and Lead Trainer for Center Performance Analysis system designed to provide field operations and franchisees with key performance indicators Show less -Established the National Training Center for Kumon after leading research and proposal stages-Leader of Kumon's centralized training for all US franchisees and staff initial start-up training (established the facility and department which trained over 600 franchisees)-One of founding and on-going committee members as well as a lead trainer for Kumon Instructor Mentor Program for Kumon USA and Kumon Canada-Consultant and advisor to Kumon trainers and training departments in Mexico, Spain, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Japan-Designed and conducted training as well as piloted new training initiatives, such as consultation training for field operations employees and managers-Organization Design advisor for field operations re-design task force (Center Support Initiative) Show less

  • Vice-President

    Jun 2009 - Sept 2010

  • Vice-President, National Training

    Nov 2002 - May 2009

  • Regional Leader, US Midwest

    Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  • Branch Manager, Chicago

    Nov 1999 - Jan 2001
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  Visual Editors

  Jan 2002 - now

  Board Member

  Visual Editors aka VizEds is the community-driven, interactive Web site where journalists share multimedia strategies, editing tactics, interactive expertise, and design knowledge. The company is a 501(c)(3) certified public charity. My current involvement is as a board member.

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  Daekyo America, Inc (DBA Eye Level Learning Centers)

  May 2011 - May 2014

  General Manager, National Training Center

  -Established new corporate training facility and use of web-based training-Redesigned franchisee training to address business objectives, leading to improved numerical performance for new franchise units and increased center director competency-Designed and provided workshops for leaders and employees on leadership, organizational and interpersonal communication, conflict negotiation, group development, team building, coaching and customer service-Hired, trained and managed the national training personnel and HQ corporate-owned directors-Advisor to the CEO and Eye Level training departments in the USA, Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia Show less

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  Independent consultant and coach

  May 2014 - now

  Consultant and Coach for Leaders, Teams, Organizations and Small Businesses

  Looking to partner with clients who are seeking to enhance their leadership, develop their team, strengthen their organization, and grow their businessExperience with small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as startups*Consulting services include: Organizational Development, Leadership Development, Team Building, Coaching, Training Design and Delivery, Talent Management, Employee Engagement, Change Management, Strategic Planning, Mentoring, Corporate University, Working with International Companies*Coaching services include: Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Career Coaching, and Personal Coaching*Business Services include: Franchising, Business Planning (initial business plan, executable plans for launch to year one, and plans for established small businesses), and Training Show less

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  Lions Club International

  Oct 2016 - now

  Leadership Development Division Manager