Jon

Bird

Jon is a ‘creative businessperson’ with decades of experience as a founder and leader in both Australia and the US.
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Jon

Bird

Why do you want to be a mentor?

Success in business and life today is a team sport. Mentors are your coaches and your sounding boards, your strategists and your greatest supporters, cheering you on from the sidelines. I have had mentors of one kind or another since the day I started in business and I have always found their counsel to be invaluable. I hope that I can now repay the favour, listen well, and pass on some of what I have learned – not just the successes, but also the mistakes – because there is value in understanding both.

Jon is a ‘creative businessperson’ with decades of experience as a founder and leader in both Australia and the US.

Starting out as a Creative Director, Jon rounded out his creative skills by completing an MBA, majoring in Marketing. At the same time, Jon co-founded IdeaWorks – an “Intelligent Retail Ideas” agency – which he and his partners successfully grew and sold. Jon built on his knowledge of retail marketing to become a leading commerce expert and was head-hunted to M&C Saatchi, before being invited to New York to lead retail and shopper marketing for Young & Rubicam globally. Seeing that the future was digitising, Jon joined VML in the US – a digitally-based agency – and rose to Chief Retail & Commerce Officer, worldwide. Jon returned to Australia to take up the role of CEO of VMLY&R across Australia and New Zealand.

Today, Jon is Executive Director, VML Global, and works on thought leadership projects with team-members in the US and all over the planet. He also serves on the board of a tech start-up and is a contributor to Forbes.

Countries Jon has worked in

Australia, USA / Canada

Industries Jon has worked in

eCommerce & Electronics, Entertainment, Media & Advertising, Technology

Jon's key roles and titles

Board Director, CEO & Founder, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Retail and Commerce Officer, Executive Creative Director

Management Skills & Competencies

Communication & Interpersonal Skills
Creativity & Innovation
Customer Focus and Management
Leadership
Management & Strategy

Companies Jon has worked with

  • VML
  • VMLY&R
  • Young & Rubicam
  • WPP
  • IdeaWorks
  • M&C Saatchi
  • Marketforce

Jon's current city

Sydney, Australia

Jon's hobbies

I write for Forbes - this is a link to my articles: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonbird1/

Jon's book recommendation

"Four Thousand Weeks - Time Management for Mortals" by Oliver Burkeman

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