“One moment can change everything. I am so lucky that every day I get the chance to guide others as they work toward the moments that define lives.” -Jon Bartos

MAKE IT HAPPEN

Your Career Coach
Jon Bartos is an expert in human capital solutions who has coached hundreds of individuals and businesses to professional success. He enjoys mentoring and motivating others and has made a career out of doing just that.

A successful executive coach, Jon specializes in working with individuals to carve rewarding career paths. His Magnum Program has re-energized professionals across the country, helping them focus and achieve superior results. As host of the weekly Talent Wins talk show, Jon dispenses no-nonsense career management advice. He is a dynamic public speaker and frequently publishes articles on talent strategies.

Jon is a graduate of Michigan State University where he received a bachelor’s degree in communications. He received his M.B.A. with an international business concentration from Amber University in Garland, Texas. Prior to founding JSI, Jon had a successful 16-year sales and executive management career in the automatic identification and data collection industries, where hiring top talent was one of his chief initiatives. He served as Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Lowry Computer Products, Vice President, General Manager at Weber Marking Systems, and Vice President of Sales and Marketing, AIDC at Paxar-Monarch.

After identifying a need for superior talent in the AIDC industry, Jon decided to start his own executive recruitment firm. In 1999, Jonathan Scott International http://www.jonathanscott.com opened its doors in Mason, Ohio. JSI is dedicated to finding for its clients “A” players, the top 20% who will make a positive impact in the workplace on a daily basis. Jon and his team have established JSI as a top 10% executive search and contract-staffing firm. The office has won over 13 international awards in the MRI franchise system, including International Billing Manager of the Year and Top 10 SC Office.

Jon believes in work/life balance. He gives back to the community in a variety of ways. He is a volunteer track coach for Mason High School and he also runs an online pole-vaulting coaching website, http://www.vaultmonster.com. He is a longtime board member of the Warren County, Ohio United Way http://www.warrencountyunitedway.org and is honored to serve as 2006 campaign chairperson. Jon is a member of the Women’s Resource Collaborative Advisory Board.

Jon competes in the Master’s Level pole vault, a sport in which he has achieved national success. In his spare time, he enjoys relaxing on his farm with his wife, Melissa, and their two children, Danielle, a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, and Aaron, a sophomore at Mason High School.