Jim Courtney
Jim Courtney brings thirty years’ experience as a sales, marketing and business development executive with high technology enterprises.
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Professional networks: LinkedIn, eCademy
email: jim_courtney AT skypejournal.com
voice:
+1 (905) 812-0202
+1 (650) 488-4610
in person: Mississauga, ON Canada
Jim’s current interests are in the area of intelligent, interactive real time communications, embedding chat, presence, voice and web conferencing into Web 2.0/Voice 2.0 applications and services. His introduction to VoIP was through business development activities associated with VoIP and web conferencing software available in 1996.
Jim’s consulting includes:
- Business development: partnering strategies and execution
- Sales and marketing: leveraging distribution channels for revenues and coverage
- Product management: from concept to product/service success, bridging developer innovation and market needs
- Business plans: supporting funding search for early stage entrepreneurs
Most recently he consulted with businesses that apply Internet and associated technologies to the healthcare, automotive, telecommunications and location-based services markets.
Jim worked with product lines ranging from computerized instrumentation and PC hardware to PC software and Internet-based services. He led the successful launch of new products in geographical and vertical markets, often taking them to significant market share leadership. He also:
- participated in a successful corporate reorganization team
- developed effective business partnerships built around distribution channel and OEM models
- lead a trade organization whose goal was to generate awareness of intellectual property rights and responsibilities.
Jim holds four degrees from the University of Toronto in engineering, physics and business administration.