John O’Malley is president of Strategic Visions, a business consulting and training company headquartered in Birmingham, AL. He is a nationally recognized out-of-the-box visionary, author, consultant, speaker, and trainer who employs out of the box strategic thinking, creative marketing, and motivational insight to establish competitive ledges for his client-partners. Yes, competitive ledges, not edges!

John has more than twenty-five diversified years in corporate planning, marketing, and sales where he has served in senior management capacities and honed his skills, working knowledge and expertise in marketing, sales, and business development. His forte is growing business enterprises and associated customer base, improving customer satisfaction and loyalty, and reengineering mindsets to effect change and achieve desired goals.

John is a nationally known motivational speaker in the areas of diversity, self-development, and creating a winning attitude. His marketing and advertising efforts have won many awards, such as the Bronze Quill, the Golden Star, and the 11th Annual Healthcare Advertising Awards, brochure category “Gold” and overall “Best of Show.”

John is a prolific writer, authoring numerous articles and many books related to business and healthcare, including:

• Healthcare Marketing, Sales, and Service: An Executive Companion, Health Administration Press-ACHE, 2000
• Ultimate Patient Satisfaction, McGraw-Hill, 1997
• Managed Care Referral, Irwin Professional Publishing, 1996
• Ninety-Four Referral Development Strategies for Imaging Centers, Diagnostic Imaging, Miller Freeman Publishing, 1994

John is also the coauthor of Men of Men: Stories of Courage, http://www.menofmenbook.comand a series of children’s books based on animal assisted therapy, www.wonderwhippet.com.

John often appears on television and radio talk shows and his writings have appeared in many national and local publications including:

• Selling Power
• USA Today
• Repertoire
• The Birmingham Business Journal
• The Birmingham News
• The American Marketing Association's Marketing News
• The Journal of Healthcare Marketing
• Marketing Health Services
• Hospital & Health Networks
• The Alliance for Healthcare Strategy and Marketing
• Diagnostic Imaging
• M.D. News
• Pharmaceutical Rep. Magazine

John is also the founder of National Patient Recognition Week and Day, www.nprw.com, the Professional Sales Association, www.professionalsalesassociation.org, and the Alabama War Dogs Memorial Foundation, www.awdm.org. He also serves on several associations and company boards.

 John is also available for speaking engagements.