Gender

Male

Location

Chicago, IL

Birthday:

October 27

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John Patterson worked for a global leader in the field of training and development managing the Midwest office from 1994-2007. He facilitated leadership and performance programs for over 10,000 people and was accountable for the day to day management one of the largest offices in the enterprise overseeing 45 staff, program leaders and 1500 volunteers over a five state region. John joined Pixel Brothers, a television production company in 2007, as head of business development to break new ground in the media industry. He founded The Chicago Convergence, an annual conference of select presenters and companies powered by a collective of journalists, entrepreneurs and organizations with noteworthy accomplishments in digital technologies, entertainment and design. Welcomed by Mayor Daley, the annual conference is referred to, in documents used to attract international business, as the cities 'new media glue'. He joined FilmNext in 2008 and is active in the management of Hollywood Farms, a Los Angeles based Comedy Production Company. His entrepreneurial focus is in the media industries helping highly compensated individuals and small businesses fulfill their primary personal, performance and financial ambitions.