Vision Werks Testimonials
Testimonials for Bill Johannesen and Vision Werks Consulting
--Bob Weissburg, President, North America, D&M Holdings
"The Unilateral Policy Program execution falls apart at Sales & Marketing if they cannot lead and execute. Bill J brings something no one else can; he understands the program better than anybody!"
- Mark Sullivan, General Counsel, Bose Corporation
"The education alone from Bill & Chris was worth every penny"
- Jeff Peters, Domestic Sales Director, Kicker/Stillwater Designs
“Bill's kick-off keynote presentation for our annual summit was expertly crafted to our membership; insightful, to the point and enthusiastically delivered keeping the audience engaged and entertained. His vision of our evolving business environment struck a chord that resonated with the members throughout their time at our annual event.”
- Jim Ristow, EVP-Electronics, Home Entertainment Source (HES) division of AVB
“Bill created many aspects of Bose's dominant market share position at Best Buy, and the depth of many of the relationships Bose still enjoys dates back to him getting them started and cemented. There are very few impact players I have met in 20 years in the business and Bill is one of them.”
- Dave Happe, President US Install LLC and former Senior Buyer, Audio & Video, Best Buy
“Bill J is the finest intermediary that HTSA has ever had. He understands the vendor & dealer dynamic better than anyone I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with.”
- Richard Glikes, Executive Director, HTSA Buying Group
"I have known Bill for many years - me on the merchandising side and him primarily on the factory side (Bose, Sharp, AVAD, et al). He has always been a person who gets things done and he operates with a high degree of integrity."
- David Kaplan, Executive Director, Digital Delivery Group
“I’m most impressed with Bill’s talent in multiple disciplines, superior communication skills, attention to detail & his ability to maintain a pragmatic view of the industry from multiple perspectives. He presents a rare package of multi-faceted strengths in these days of narrow specialization"
- Joe Piccirilli, Executive VP of Business Development, AVAD LLC div. of Ingram Micro
“Bill is a seasoned veteran whose career has been spent affiliated with many best in class companies. Bill understands consumer electronics from a multifaceted perspective as he has held key positions in retail, manufacturing and distribution and I’m pleased to see Bill building his own firm as I believe he has much to offer his prospective clients.”
- Jim Herd, President, Polk Audio
"Bill J. delivers a unique insight and perspective on today's quickly changing connected home. Working with Bill J. has enabled our organization to look beyond the daily routine and form a vision of tomorrow’s customer, their needs and preferences, market trends and opportunities. Given the unprecedented pace of change we are all experiencing, Bill J. has been a great asset to our strategic planning process in preparing our organization to thrive in tomorrows integrated world."
- Greg A. Calderone, Floorcare General Manager, H.P. Products, Inc.
"One of Bill J's innate strengths is his capacity to clearly envision the desired end-result coupled with a proven ability to provide the leadership necessary to bring about the most preferred outcomes. This is particularly true of Bill's talent for accurately anticipating the key results-producing elements of the negotiation process.”
- John Geheran, Vice President, The Americas, Bose Corporation
“No one delivers more insightful reports than Bill J. And he actually understands what it means to walk a mile in another man's shoes. He can see through a retailer’s eyes without taking off his vendor hat. We created great business together when he was with Sharp. Bill’s truly a terrific partner.”
- Franklin Karp, COO, Audio Video Systems
“Bill’s deep sales knowledge and vision for our industry was critical to further cementing AVAD’s position as the leading distributor of home technology.”
- Bob Gartland, Former President, AVAD, LLC division of Ingram Micro
“Bill is, in my humble estimation, a senior leader who can make a sizable and sustainable impact on any sales and marketing organization that is focused on dominating a high revenue, premium space.”
- Shelley Miller, General Manager Americas Sales & Operations, Bose Corporation
"It is a pleasure working with Bill. Bill is instrumental in developing key sales programs and strategies to help grow our business. Bill's knowledge of the custom and consumer electronics industry is very impressive and very helpful to us."
– Kevin Reinis, President & CEO, NetStreams
“Bill not only has excellent relevant experience and contacts, industry-wide, he has strong analytical skills, being able see the flaws in a plan or an execution and then effectively knowing how to solve the problems.”
- Allan Evelyn, VP of Business Development, Emo Labs
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