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John Mario

Pioneer · DISC type sid
Principal Consultant at Stage Left Consulting
📍 Greater Chicago Area, United States

John Mario is a Principal Consultant at Stage Left Consulting with over 20 years of leadership in the Managed Service Provider (MSP) space. He specializes in value creation and advising MSP principals on successful exit strategies, drawing from his experience as President at both Adar and Nerdio, where he led strategic acquisitions.

Outside of his professional life, John has a connection to Indiana, having attended a sales meeting in Indianapolis and showing an interest in Indiana University Bloomington. He values community, as shown by his engagement with organizations like NetVU, and reflects on the personal aspects of professional interactions, like in-person meetings.

He once shared his feeling of anxiety before his first in-person sales meeting after 12 months, a uniquely candid and humanizing reflection.

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Experience
16 Years
Current Role
Principal Consultant
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Greater Chicago Area, United States
Personality Overview

How John shows up

Driven But Considerate
Dynamic But Sincere
Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Priorities

Topics John cares about

MSP Exit Strategies
His current role at Stage Left Consulting is focused on advising MSP principals on successful business transitions, exits, and acquisitions.
IT for Insurance
As President of Adar, he specialized in cloud-based IT solutions for insurance agencies and is an active member of the NetVU insurance technology community.
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Career

Work history

7-2023
Principal Consultant
Stage Left Consulting
1-2020 - 6-2023
President
Adar
1-2019 - 12-2019
President
Nerdio
10-2014 - 12-2018
Senior Vice President Operations
Nerdio
4-2009 - 8-2014
Managing Partner
Iddea Group LLC
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
Education details unavailable
North Central College
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

s

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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