A partial client list includes:
Avnet Computer Marketing Group, Digi International, Gould Instrument Systems, JCPenney, McDonald’s Corporation, Midland Foods, Progressive Insurance, Sealy Mattress, Sears, Time Warner Cable and Zadar Technology.

Currently John is:

• President of Matrix Impact, a full service consulting firm located in Westlake, Ohio that specializes in improving the sales, marketing and customer service teams for his clients in a variety of industries nationwide.
• Chief Knowledge Officer of the BodyTek Training Center of Valparaiso, Indiana.
• Panel speaker of the Decorative Concrete Cruise 2007 and 2008
• Member of Sales and Marketing Executives of Cleveland
• Writing his new Parker Logan “sales novel”, a cross between the TV show “24” and the top 7% of all sales practices mixed with some real life everyday situations.

His reputation is well known in the training and consulting field. News publications, such as Forbes, Biz Journals.com, Breitbart, Beta News, Selling Power, AOL Money News, LA Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer and Inside Business Magazine have called on John frequently to be a source for their consulting or training articles.

“To inspire a person to action that will ultimately improve their career… whether it is an individual or an entire sales team, that is my job!” - John C. Kolencik

A life long comic book and movie buff, John incorporates the best parts of his hobbies into his presentations. He utilizes his own proprietary technique known as Infotainment© (Information presented entertainingly) incorporating (movie, TV and sound clips) to analogize key points. The result is information delivered with energy, humor and style. Topics are easy and accessible to audiences of all demographics. His unique approach captures and holds an audience's attention. The sensation of learning without feeling "taught" is his gift. His motivation through enthusiasm and knack for involving an audience is an offshoot of his competitive nature. He is an athlete at heart and you feel an athlete’s passion throughout his programs.

John earned All-State and Catholic All-American honors in football at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio. He attended Kent State University on a football scholarship, where he earned dual Bachelor degrees in Rhetoric & Communication and Psychology. He was also was a 4-year letterman. John currently resides in Westlake, Ohio and cooks (often) for his wife Anne and children Jack and Emily. 2 Labradors and 2 cats are also part of the family mix. A workout enthusiast, he and Anne go to the gym regularly and love to go camping, hiking and mountain bike riding whenever possible.